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Sick Hops

on July 05, 2010

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My Cascade hop is one sick plant. Suspecting nitrogen deficiency and spider mites. Time will tell if I have enough to brew a batch come harvest time.

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A Poem for Tigerlily (A Birthday Poem Slam!)

Apple, Ball & Ice

I've met two gals named "Apple", a guy named "Ice", and a girl named "Clifton". I work with a guy who calls himself "Ram". Here's how he explained it, "I need provide english name in first day of high school. I like computer class. Therefore, using RAM for my english name." That's right, it's RAM as in Random Access Memory! I've yet to run into a boy named Sue . Update...there's a "Ball" who works in my office.

Cherry Preserves

2 lbs of sweet, Bing (?) cherries from the previously abandoned house next door 1/4 cup sugar mixed with 2t of Pomona pectin ( sans calcium water) Scant 2 cups of sugar Dash of salt 1T of balsamic vinegar 1 1/2 T fresh squeezed lemon juice Yield was 5 1/2 pint jars. Barely enough for gift giving. Damn. Might have to try some apple pear butter to complete my black friday / cyber monday holiday gift activity. This was my inspiration for the addition of balsamic. In a tiny test batch the taste of molasses in the brown sugar was not to our taste, so no brown sugar was harmed in the making of this jam . Brought the cherries and pectin / sugar mixture to a boil. Added the remaining sugar, vinegar, salt and lemon juice and boiled for just under 2 minutes, stirring all the while. Ladled into my very clean jars (fresh from a bowl of simmering H2O) and boiled the jars for 10 minutes, until they were just al dente . Uh huh. Now, hoping that botulinum tox

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