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[elainegrey]

I forgot i was on the low fiber/residue diet and nibbled on my pickling sunchokes. Salty but pleasant enough.

One tiny mouse has been released. I suppose i should set the trap back up again.

The cold has hit Christine hard, and this morning she has a migraine. I'm doing OK. I'll go see my parents tonight after work despite the cold.

I'm thinking of buying a 3 quart "fourth burner" pan for making candy. The tall container would mean that more of the solution would be over the thermometer. I am fantasizing about making hard candy on my little grill in the summer using herbs: it's a while yet before i have mature enough echinacea plants to harvest roots and the horehound is just getting established. My first elderberry is ordered but it's next fall or winter when i will plant selected elderberry plants. But it would be lovely to be able to gift herbal lozenges.

My sister says the maple fudge was a perfect consistency and it's the fudge with the crystallization that is not ideal. Well, pralines have the texture i really enjoy. Maybe another batch of those.

Marlow chased Edward and tried ambushing Carrie as Carrie zoomed around the yard. Such a bold kitten! She could use lots and lots of play. I hope Edward (or Carrie) can figure out a way they'd like to play with her. Until then, i am on string dangle duty.

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[annie_r]

The next time I get more cats, it's two younger ones at the same time, like I did with Sophie and Larry. We don't always get a considered choice/plan when adoptions happen, though.

[elainegrey]

I don't think we've ever had a kitten as young as Marlowe, either. I don't think i would have picked a kitten had we been picking. I swear, her latest play behaviors are going to lead her to ambush me by jumping on my head.

[cmcmck]

The last tiny mouse we caught before we moved was a very pregnant female, so set away! :o)

[elainegrey]

This one moved too quickly for such a evaluation.

[warriorsavant]

Isn't 3 quarts of candy rather a lot? Or does the solution have to boil down like making maple syrup from maple tree sap?

[elainegrey]

When the sugar solution is boiling it can foam up, and there are needs to whisk and blend, so the container volume is needed to contain movement, not as a direct quantity. My regular pot is 3 qt, but has a larger diameter base.

[warriorsavant]

Thanks.

Once did make maple syrup. Had gone to a sugar shack, they sell the syrup. Looked at me amused when I said I just wanted to buy a gallon of the sap - don’t think he even charged me. Boiled down to 1-2 Tbs syrup. Fun to do once. Hope you enjoy your candy making.