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Project Discussions:  What we are working on ~ 2020  |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9196 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
9196 Posts |
 Posted - Apr 03 2020 : 05:46:13 AM
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Thanks everyone! I started the last skein last night. Will work on it more once I get some things done around the house today.
I have a lot of puzzles that I received for Christmas and I am going to work on one this weekend. |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9196 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
9196 Posts |
Posted - Apr 07 2020 : 11:12:02 AM
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I have been in the kitchen today. Making bread that is now ready for the freezer.  |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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debbieklann
True Blue Farmgirl
2638 Posts
Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
2638 Posts |
Posted - Apr 07 2020 : 11:15:09 AM
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You have been busy, Denise!
Has anyone else had shortages of flour, sugar or yeast in your area? |
Debbie Klann
Farmgirl Sister #770
2018 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
January 2020 FGOTM
"Well behaved women seldom make history"...
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9196 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
9196 Posts |
Posted - Apr 07 2020 : 3:10:08 PM
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| Yes, the grocery here has a shortage of flour. I don't know about sugar and yeast. I grind my own flour and buy yeast and honey in bulk so it isn't an issue for us right now. I know they are also out of baking powder. I have been able to get a couple of things online. Oats and choc. chips, crackers and coffee. So far things are holding out for us but we just have us two. |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Apr 07 2020 : 3:39:48 PM
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| There must be a shortage here because my Julie came to get flour Sunday. |
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darlenelovesart
True Blue Farmgirl
5996 Posts
darlene
Loleta
California
USA
5996 Posts |
Posted - Apr 07 2020 : 3:52:39 PM
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I hope they have baking powder here, I want to make fry bread.
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Farmgirl # 4943
Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything.
Tell God what you need, and thank him for what he has done.
Philippians 4:6
Just follow God unquestioningly.
Because you love Him so, for if you trust His judgment there is nothing you need to know.
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
3453 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
3453 Posts |
Posted - Apr 07 2020 : 4:17:34 PM
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| Denise, those loaves of bread are beautiful!! I made another loaf of bread for this week as well. Fortunately for me, I have plenty of flour but I am now out of yeast so that will be on my weekly grocery run. I guess lots of people are making their own bread these days because I noticed some empty shelves in the basic ingredient area in the stores I visit. This week, I am going to buy some buttermilk too because I love to make soda bread, biscuits, and pancakes with it. |
Winnie Nielsen #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Girl of the Year 2014-2015 |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4642 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
4642 Posts |
Posted - Apr 07 2020 : 4:33:45 PM
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| We could not find flour, either. Don't know why the run on that. I had to get some Wondra flour, which can be used similarly, but with a bit more added. |
Linda B
quiltee
Farmgirl #1919
FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
1170 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
1170 Posts |
Posted - Apr 07 2020 : 9:23:55 PM
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| We put on the masks and went to the store for the first time in two weeks. There was sugar but no flour. Good thing I have plenty. I'm not sure why there isn't any either as it seems most people don't bake much anymore. The only tp was dinky rolls that wouldn't last a family a day and the limit was four rolls. I grabbed the very last can of spray disinfectant and used it to spray everything (except the asparagus and bananas) when we got home. Also got some veggie seeds. DH got our little garden area ready last week before the rain. |
Judith
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Happiness is Homemade |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9196 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
9196 Posts |
Posted - Apr 08 2020 : 06:39:02 AM
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I know a lot of places online are out of baking essentials also. I am making sure I make things that can be frozen in extra portions or baked goods that can be frozen separately. Less waste that way. A lot of these shortages come I believe from getting too much of our things imported instead of done in the U.S. the way it used to be.
I am doing household cleaning today along with working on another blanket. This one is done in a shell stitch with rows of white, purple and yellow. My daughter saw the other blanket I was making and wants an afghan in that pattern. So I am going to order some yarn and possibly get it done for Christmas. I have another friend who is using this time to make her gifts now.
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Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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treelady
True Blue Farmgirl
1190 Posts
Julie
medina
ND
USA
1190 Posts |
Posted - Apr 08 2020 : 07:00:57 AM
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| We had a run on flour and yeast a few weeks ago, but I had bread flour and all purpose flour on my grocery list last week and our grocery store gave me both. I order in 25 lb. bags and the flour I like is milled in North Dakota. If they were still out I was going to order on line and have it shipped. I baked bread yesterday. Friday I am making hot cross buns and maple sticks for my daughter and her family. I will leave them on their doorstep when I deliver the Easter baskets. Yesterday I also managed to get a bunch of woven coasters done, some are for the craft your stash swap on the big forum and the rest I am tucking away for future gifts. Today I am processing a 22 pound turkey. I was tired of constantly moving it around in my freezer so I will debone it, can it and make a huge pot of stock to can as well. |
A little rain can straighten a flower stem. A little love can change a life.
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4642 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
4642 Posts |
Posted - Apr 08 2020 : 08:59:15 AM
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Julie -
What is the mill you order flour from? If I can't find flour I may do that, too. Thank you. |
Linda B
quiltee
Farmgirl #1919
FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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treelady
True Blue Farmgirl
1190 Posts
Julie
medina
ND
USA
1190 Posts |
Posted - Apr 08 2020 : 11:47:33 AM
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| Linda it is Dakota Mills. They charge a lot for shipping, but if you can't get it anywhere else it might be worth it. |
A little rain can straighten a flower stem. A little love can change a life.
Max Lucado |
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Apr 08 2020 : 3:49:23 PM
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| This makes me happy that I ordered two 40# buckets of wheat to grind a year or so ago. I also have flour in a bucket. The reason is because I've been using some of Bob's Red Mill Gluten free flour. |
Texasgran |
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Apr 08 2020 : 3:50:32 PM
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| Does Mary Jane still run her flour mill? |
Texasgran |
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
3453 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
3453 Posts |
Posted - Apr 08 2020 : 4:44:53 PM
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Marilyn, the original flour mill, owned and operated by John Barron, shuttered while he was still alive. In his late 80s, MaryJane met him and together they milled grains . She also secured a state funded rural loan to rehab the historic mill. Today she mills Montana wheat the same way she learned from John Barron. I am guessing this milling is done at her farm these days. She sells here Organic White flour on her website today and I recently have been using it. It makes great bread!! She goes into lots of details in her Wild Bread book which is where I learned that she was offering the White flour and organic rice starch products.
Remember we were talking about no toilet paper on the shelves/// Today I couldn't find any yeast AGAIN!! I will be so disappointed if I can't make hot cross buns for Easter breakfast!!
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Winnie Nielsen #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Girl of the Year 2014-2015 |
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Apr 08 2020 : 4:46:10 PM
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| Thanks Winnie. |
Texasgran |
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
859 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
859 Posts |
Posted - Apr 08 2020 : 8:51:16 PM
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| That bread looks wonderful. There is a shortage of flour here also. It will take a while to catch up. |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9196 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
9196 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2020 : 06:43:33 AM
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| I received some of my orders yesterday and the day before. I received choc. chips, coconut,crackers and oats. I make my own granola and this next batch will be without raisins unless they show up quickly. I ordered more choc. chips last night when I ordered the raisins. The first bag I got was $$ and there is only a little over 8 ounces. May have to use them sparingly. We are finding out what it was like when things were being rationed I think. |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4642 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
4642 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2020 : 07:31:31 AM
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Ed went to the grocery store yesterday and they had flour, so he got me a large bag of flour. It was one bag per family.
I have not tried ordering groceries to be delivered yet or for curbside pick up. When I tried to do a curbside pick up order at Walmart, their schedule was filled for four days out.
We have also not ordered fast food to be delivered nor have we gone through drive-Thru. Have any of you ordered fast food? I am missing it a little. |
Linda B
quiltee
Farmgirl #1919
FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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sweettea59
True Blue Farmgirl
1247 Posts
Sherry
Longview
Texas
USA
1247 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2020 : 08:04:01 AM
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| Morning Linda, Mark and I did drive-thru last night and it was great to have something different. |
Farmgirl Hugs & May all your Wishes come true.
Sherry
Farmgirl #2215 |
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debbieklann
True Blue Farmgirl
2638 Posts
Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
2638 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2020 : 08:13:55 AM
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| We have done drive through just a couple of times. I went in and picked up Chinese take out last Sunday. It was nice to have a change of something different. It was all quiet in the restaurant. I really just wanted to sit and have a pot of tea with the young girl who works there! Her family owns the place and we have watched her grow up over the years, such a sweet girl. Is anyone else missing interaction and conversation??? |
Debbie Klann
Farmgirl Sister #770
2018 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
January 2020 FGOTM
"Well behaved women seldom make history"...
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4642 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
4642 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2020 : 11:07:04 AM
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| We got hamburger and fries today. We’ve been eating so much at home neither of us could finish it. Lol |
Linda B
quiltee
Farmgirl #1919
FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
1170 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
1170 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2020 : 11:58:33 AM
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| The last restaurant food I had was March 14th at Pea Soup Anderson when my daughter and I were on the way home from the cancelled orchid show. We have cooked our own ever since. I feel that the fewer hands on my food the safer it is. It hasn't been too much of a change since we very seldom eat out, pretty much only sushi or Mexican about once a month on the major shopping day. We've always enjoyed cooking together. |
Judith
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Happiness is Homemade |
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2020 : 2:49:31 PM
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| I drove to the barbeque place Tuesday evening. I called our order in, and was told to park in front and call again...they would bring it out. How neat. There were 7 vehicles in line and almost closing time. I was so happy I had called ahead. |
Texasgran |
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Project Discussions: What we are working on ~ 2020 |
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What we are working on ~ 2020
