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04/01/2024

Huge thank you for all the birthday wishes. Onward and upward!

11/30/2023

You can’t go by the dates on the egg cartons. Eggs can go past the date of the carton and still be used, or they can already be bad in the carton. You have no way of knowing how old the eggs are by the time you get them home from the store. There is a tiny air cell in a fresh egg, so it has little or no buoyancy. The older the egg gets, the larger the air cell becomes. The egg will float when the air cell gets to a certain size. So Here Is How to tell if an Egg is bad….I also have a video out demonstrating this with eggs. In addition to the float test, there are a few other methods that you can try to test an egg’s freshness. Science says that egg’s contents shrink over time leaving a larger pocket of air and that there is more mobility for the content of the egg to move around inside when shaken. As an egg ages, the contents degrade and mix together also. If you are in doubt, sniff the egg. There is no denying the stench of a rotten egg. There is also a plate test. A very fresh egg will have a very vibrant yellow/orange yolk that sits upright. The white will be firm and tight. An older egg will have a yolk that will be flatter, and the white will spread out across the plate. Just because it spreads out doesn’t mean it isn’t good to eat, it just means it’s just not as fresh. There are 3 pieces of important information on a carton of eggs. One identifies the packing source of where the eggs came from (the top left), the top right numbers, tells you the day of the year the eggs were packed. This information will be above or below the best by date depending on the manufacturer. For instance, if it says 023, they were packed on January 23rd, if it said 223, then they were packed on the 223rd day of the year. It will never go beyond 365, because there are only 365 days in a year. The bottom date that says best by, simply means that they need to be pulled from the shelves by the stores, but not that you still can’t eat them. If you are confused and ever in doubt, don’t eat an egg that has a crack in it, unless you just cracked it, and sniff it to smell. When using eggs in baking, you want your eggs to be as fresh as possible for rising purposes, especially in baking pound cakes that depends on eggs and the beating of the cake to rise. So try to use the freshest eggs possible when baking. I hope this has helped you some.
**Please see the post about the numbers on the sides of the egg cartons also. That posted was posted on 11/29/23. Tami’s Home & Pantry

12/16/2022

Celebrate your successes! Give yourself a pat on the back, a high five, and a job well done whenever you make progress toward where you want to be. It doesn't matter how small or great a step is, what's essential is that you are getting there, one step at a time.

What have you accomplished this year that you can feel grateful for? 🌟

10/31/2022

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10/27/2022

As the weather cools and the nights lengthen, I just wanted to say Hi! Are you ready for the holidays?

10/06/2022

Recently, Congress created the FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program, a $14 billion program that replaced the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program. This investment in broadband affordability will help people get the internet connections they need for work, school, health care and much more. Learn more about the program here: FCC.gov/ACP.

02/25/2022

Congratulations! You survived the storms and still have power!! What are you going to do now?

02/18/2022

A great thought as you wind down Friday and get set for the weekend:-)

Old Farmer's Advice:

Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.
Keep skunks and bankers at a distance.
Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.
Words that soak into your ears are whispered... not yelled.
Meanness don't just happen overnight.
Forgive your enemies; it messes up their heads.
Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.
It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.
You cannot unsay a cruel word.
Every path has a few puddles.
When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
The best sermons are lived, not preached.
Most of the stuff people worry about, ain't never gonna happen anyway.
Don't judge folks by their relatives.
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
Live a good and honorable life, then when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time.
Don't interfere with something' that ain't bothering you none.
Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.
Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.
The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every morning'.
Always drink upstream from the herd.
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.
Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back in.
If you get to thinking' you're a person of some influence, try ordering' somebody else's dog around.
Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, and enjoy the ride.
Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just shoot you!