bulk shopping question

[readyaimduck]

save your dish water

Just keep an eye for the baby....

[sixdogsmom]

And the silverware! 

[readyaimduck]

nah...who needs 'em. all
..a fork for the can beans and corn (then drink the juice after), the knife for the sausage and a spoon for that runny stuff that was solid at one time.
Just wipe off and put OUTSIDE of the bathtub....

ok...tmi   

six...silverware is highly overated!
ready

[jarhead]

Quote from readyaimduck:
I have never pressure cooked meat.  Do you add anything to it?

Ready, I forgot to answer you. Fill the jars with cubed or ground meat. Leave some head space. DO NOT add any liquid. It will make it's own. I do add 1 t salt per pint, just for a preservative plus I like salt. Pints pressure cook for 75 minutes---quarts for 90 minutes at 10-11 lbs of pressure.
Ol Sarge and me both like canned carp. Filet them, cool overnight to stiffen the filets---cut out mud vein and all red colored meat--pack in pint jars---one teaspoon salt and a dollop of Catalina dressing. the dressing has vinegar that helps dissolve those "Y" bones. pressure cook for 90 minutes at 15 lbs. After they are cooled get a tube of saltine crackers and slather them with the carp. Good eating !!

[readyaimduck]

thank you steve.  I have some meat given to me in exchange for a job I did, and I can't do a whole roast. 
I will try this...and if I do, I will let all of you know, then in 3 weeks, if I don't respond...then I guess I didn't follow directions...of which I do., just hope yours are good!   
ready

[readyaimduck]

tube of saltine crackers and slather them with the carp. Good eating !!

sounds like a foie de gras only 'different'.  Otherwise, yes I understand the concept.

Red wine? fish is for white...so what is the protcal?

I would say:  whole wheat crackers.
ready

[jarhead]

Steve ? I aint Steve. Steve is my older brother---and I aint talking about the Steve that kisses goats 

[srkruzich]

In a pinch if it isn't a big garden you could save your dish water and even your bath water. If you shower put the plug in and then bucket it to the plant. You might only get them a drop or two, but will make a difference in the long run. Any cooking water works too Or melted ice or tea or coffee you might throw out. Just plan on recycling.

I use greywater to water all the time. No pinch. In fact it actually helps keep the bugs down cause soap will kill them.  Just pipe it out to the garden insted of into your sewer or septic tank.

The only thing i put on septic is the toilet.  The rest can be used again to water plants. AND you can pipe it to a couple barrels and water from there.

[readyaimduck]

oh hell jug...er jarhead...my apologies to both you and to steve.

[sixdogsmom]

My hubby was a dedicated fisherman, and I used to make a dough bait this time of year to catch carp. We would clean them and freeze as a whole fish. I would thaw enough to fill a small pressure pan and cook until the bones were soft. This is prime catfood, and my kitty absolutely adored it! And we had the fun of catching these big guys, and thinning out the population as well.