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finding gold is really easy. i always go on saturday morning ., best spots to find gold is scraping the moss off rocks by the river or cleaning out crevasses in bedrock along the river shore. i scrap moss as it acts like the carpet in a sluice box and traps the gold that is washed down the river during the winter. i have had pans with hundreds for pieces, just amazing to see., i designed customs tools for scraping and getting the fine dust and matter off the rocks. well i am an inventor., nothing is better than sitting down against a rock at lunch time , having a great sandwich, ice cold water, the river is flowing by, the sounds of the water, birds on the wing, lizards scooting over the rocks, and there is gold in the bag., by bag i mean , i scrap the moss or clean crevasses, put the material in a special pail, place the pail under the surface and stir to get the dirt to float out., then i put this material in my pan , swish it around, work a little of the sand out and then tilt it back and let the water roll over the sand. bang! glitter all over. now most people sit there and pan out all the sand, get down to the black sand (iron), pan out the iron, and then put the gold in bottle. total waste of time., panning is strictly recreational. i have a limited time at the river and ever minute counts. i carry my 6 mil 12 x 12 inch zip lock bags. once i see there is color in the sand, it is dumped into the bag and i go get more material. this way i can collect the most material for the 5 hours i have to pan. this is a very cool way to get gold and developed by me., once i get home , i put the material onto cookie sheets and dry it in the oven. once dry and cool, i use a special magnet and remove the iron particles. once the iron is removed, i put the sand through different size brass screens to separate the larger particles so when i pan i am not trying to move large and small particles., sunday morning i sit in my recliner , a light over my shoulder and put a tbsp of material in the green pan in the pics. watching a dvd i start panning the material, suck up the gold and put in a bottle. i do this starting with the biggest particles, love seeing the biggest pieces of gold., i work all the sand i can on sunday and if i am down to really fine particles of sand, it is put in quart containers for another day. there are so many of these containers still not panned. 1 might say there is gold in the garage., if there is a river known to have been a producer of gold close to you, go out and give it a try. i have taught many kids to pan; 1 went and found a nugget as big as my nail on my finger. it was huge! rotten kid wouldn tsp give to me for teaching him. oh, its all right, i will find my own some day. what was cool was after teaching the kids they would go back and pan on their own and find gold. how cool is that, hope you enjoyed finding gold for fun. jj - thegoldminer

cinnamon sticks, apple juice, blueberry tea bags (either green or black teas work) or 8 blackberry tea bags (either green or black teas work), navel orange , cut crosswise into rounds

dijon mustard (regular yellow works fine too), sour cream (reduced fat works fine ), honey, worcestershire sauce (reduced sodium works )

green peppers (or half of each) or 1 red pepper (or half of each), olive oil, stalk celery, onion, andouille sausage, garlic cloves (2 tsp minced ), chicken stock, brown rice (family style boil-in bag works great) or 1 1/2-2 cups white rice (family style boil-in bag works great), hot sauce (1-2 tsp), black pepper, cayenne pepper (1/2 tsp or to your liking), salt

bread , torn up into small pieces (any type, dry works better than fresh, fruit s nice, i like malted best), milk (use as much or as little to taste, any type works, i use soya but you can use normal or flavoured et), sugar or 1 tbsp splenda substitute, maple syrup (optional, if using , omit the sugar or splenda), cinnamon (optional) or 1 tsp ginger (optional) or 1 tsp mixed spice, etc (optional), raisins (optional) or 1 tbsp sultanas (optional) or 1 tbsp dried fruit, etc (optional), sugar (optional)

fresh baby asparagus (you ll need about 18 stalks depending upon size), chopped scallions (2 or 3 stalks ) or 1/3 cup fresh sliced chives, slightly beaten eggs, flour, half-n-half , light cream or milk, frozen spinach - drained really well of its water and thawed, shredded cheese , use a combination of two or more cheeses such as goat, swiss and gouda or swiss, cheddar and monteray jack for some pizazz., pie crust (pre-made ok to use...so it s ok to cheat on this step my peeps), salt, fresh cracked pepper, garlic powder, nutmeg (preferably fresh if possible), homemade rustic pastry shell, flour, salt, chilled shortening, butter, freshly grated parmasean cheese, equipment needed : 1 working oven at 450 to start, fresh chicken eggs just laid (just kidding), bag of dried beans out of their plastic, tin foil to help with baking pie shell blind (not you but the pie shell of course), steamer for asparagus, couple of bowls to make work easier and a cookie sheet to make clean up easier by placing cookie sheet under pastry shell when baking quiche in avoiding any spills that may occur.

butter, flour, milk (whole works best for this recipe, so does using half and half butter , but 2% work), pumpkin puree, apple cider (use 1 cup low - or no-sugar apple juice with 1 cup unsweetened applesauce when cider is not in season), nutmeg , for garnishing

boneless skinless chicken breasts, cornstarch, ground cumin, garlic powder, salt and pepper, egg, beaten with, water, cornmeal, butter, ripe avocado, peeled and sliced (can use 2 small avocados if desired), shredded monterey jack cheese (marble or gouda cheese works fine also) or 2 cups any other mild cheese (marble or gouda cheese works fine also), sour cream, for garnish, chopped green onion, for garnish

butter, onion, chopped, green pepper, chopped, cream of mushroom soup, sour cream, milk, salt and pepper, grated mozzarella cheese, diced cooked ham (work really well) or 3 cups cooked ham steaks (work really well), wide or dumpling egg noodles, cooked and drained, *3 cups uncooked, potato chips (crushed )

make and maintain your own sourdough starter, need a volume of at least 1 and 1/3 cups., there are several ingredient combinations for making wild, yeast sourdough, is to grate a raw potato. then add enough water to cover, enough flour to make a thin batter of about a cup and a, third in volume ., method is to use water that you ve boiled potatoes, in instead of the grated potato and water combination., you can also use flour , sugar and water. use 1 cup of, flour , a tbsp of sugar and enough water to make a, pancake consistency batter ., yet another is to simply mix together equal amounts of water, flour (whole wheat is best for this)., anything that provides food for the yeast and a good growing, environment will work. yeast needs sugar or carbohydrates, which it converts to sugar), and clear liquid., make your choice based on what you have handy and just because, what you d like to try. don tsp worry about whether or, not 1 set of ingredients will work better than another, because the chances are that they will all be equally, efficient in attracting wild (sour) yeast. there is no exact, recipe because there are so many other variables in each house, that will invite or dissuade wild yeasts from entering the, mixture. if at first you don tsp succeed, try, try again . the, most important thing is the method ., when you have decided on the ingredients you want , put them in, a glass container that will hold at least three times the, volume of the ingredients. mix lightly with a wooden or, plastic spoon as some metals will react to it. the working of, starter will mix itself ., leave the mixture undisturbed and loosely covered with a cloth, perforated plastic (to allow gases to escape) at warm room, temperature until it begins to froth or work and expand., this is a sign that wild yeasts have made themselves at home, what you re after. the new starter will rise up in, then fall again. when it has , it s ready for, use. (note: it will smell sour !), when you use it , always leave some in the container and add, flour and water back to equal what you ve taken out. most, recipes call for a cup of starter, so replace it with a half, flour and a half-cup of water and set it in a warm, place to work again ., you will probably see a liquid covering the top at 1 time or, this is called hooch , and it s exactly what it, sounds like , but don tsp drink it! actually, it s harmless, so, stir it back into the starter if the starter is thick, or if, either way ., keep sourdough in the refrigerator unless you use it at least, every third day. if you use it that often , you can leave it on, counter or any place where it s safe. if you can tsp, refrigerate it , you can keep it fresh by throwing out a cup of, it every second or third day and then replenish with flour and, water. wait until it works again before counting days ., a properly cared for starter can live indefinitely, but if you, leave it out without using it for too long, the yeast can, literally suffocate in its own waste products. if the starter, looks off color (grayish is normal) or turns pink, toss it and, start fresh ., what can you make with sourdough besides the traditional, bread , you can make biscuits, pancakes, pretzels, bagels, muffins , cornbread and even cookies! once you re comfortable, using it , you can experiment with your favorite yeast or, baking powder recipes. simply put , you substitute sourdough

vegetable oil (or oil of your choice- olive tends to congeal in the fridge), cider (rice vinegar also works) or 1/2 cup white vinegar (rice vinegar also works), white sugar, black pepper (fresh ground is always better), salt (sea is always better), garlic cloves, finely minced

butter, onion, chopped, carrots, thinly sliced, stalks celery, sliced, tomatoes, peeled and chopped or 1 (14 1/2 oz) can diced tomatoes, cooked turkey, parsley, minced (or 1 tbsp. dried ), turkey stock (leftover gravy mixed with water works great!) or 1 1/2 quarts beef stock (leftover gravy mixed with water works great!), turkey stuffing, cooked pasta (optional)

olive oil, tilapia fillets or 2 lbs red snapper or 2 lbs orange roughy fillets, chopped fresh parsley, chopped fresh basil, dry crushed red pepper (or more ), tomatoes, halved, kalamata olives (cracked green olives work too) or 1 cup other brine-cured black olives, chopped (cracked green olives work too), garlic cloves, minced, salt and pepper, white wine, chopped capers (optional), chopped artichoke heart (optional)

beef bouillon granules, dried onion flakes, split peas, abc pasta (any small pasta will work) or 1/2 cup small shell pasta (any small pasta will work) or 1/2 cup pasta, rings (any small pasta will work) or 1/2 cup macaroni (any small pasta will work), barley, lentils, non-instant white rice, tri-color spiral pasta

this came to mind while i was working on another recipe, it works for me., spinach and bacon pasta, bacon (peppered or any you like will work) pancetta, italian is also good). drain grease., fresh spinach ( variation 1 box frozen chopped spinach, well drained; can work), garlic chopped, chopped onion, butter or margarine, egg noodles , bow tie pasta or a similar noodle of your choice., heavy cream ( called whipping cream in stores), grated parmesan cheese, pepper, coarse ground if desired

oreo cookie lb tube cake, oreo cookies, flour, sugar, milk, shortening , butter flavored, salt, vanilla extract, eggs , large, chocolate glaze, semi-sweet chocolate pieces., shortening , butter flavored, milk, corn syrup, preheat oven to 350. grease and flour 9-inch fluted tube pan. cut each cookie into quarters. in large bowl, with mixer at low speed, beat flour and remaining ingredients except cookies and chocolate glaze until blended. increase speed to high; beat 2 minutes, scraping bowl. spoon about 3/4 cup batter into pan. gently stir cut-up cookies into remaining batter and spoon into same pan. bake 50 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched with finger (toothpick test won tsp work). cool cake in pan on wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pan; cool on rack. when cake is cool, prepare chocolate glaze. place rack with cake over large plate to catch drips, then pour warm glaze over top and side of cake. this cake freezes well and good cold from refrigerator. chocolate glaze: in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, heat chocolate pieces, shortening, milk and corn syrup, stirring constantly until melted and smooth.

baking potato, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, butter, onions, minced, leeks, thinly sliced, salt, fresh ground black pepper, turnips, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes, celeriac, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes, water, whole milk, french bread, beaufort cheese (swiss cheese works as well) or 4 oz gruyere cheese, grated (swiss cheese works as well)

pillsbury nut bread mix, milk, cream cheese (softened ), apricot preserves (or jam, seedless works best) or 1/3-1/2 cup raspberry preserves (or jam, seedless works best), butter (melted ), water, water, vanilla extract, powdered sugar