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General Homesteading thread

sarahsingletono98 said:
I just went and looked up because I have a tree next to my apartment. But it appears the roots cause cancer so they no longer use it to make root beer
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* SUSPECTED

Safrole (as he explained in the vid) is the "cancer causing" agent in "true" sassafras.

And it's only suspected, according to what he had to say on the topic. Somebody or other claimed it causes cancer, and it got banned here in the US. I Wasn't interested enough to chase the concept down - Maybe there's been some actual research done, maybe not. Either way, one more brick in the "keep the stupid population growing" wall that our nanny-state so delights in...

(I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Remove every warning label and "safety" device, and let the idiots weed themselves out of the gene-pool!)
 
UR20Z said:
* SUSPECTED

Safrole (as he explained in the vid) is the "cancer causing" agent in "true" sassafras.

And it's only suspected, according to what he had to say on the topic. Somebody or other claimed it causes cancer, and it got banned here in the US. I Wasn't interested enough to chase the concept down - Maybe there's been some actual research done, maybe not. Either way, one more brick in the "keep the stupid population growing" wall that our nanny-state so delights in...

(I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Remove every warning label and "safety" device, and let the idiots weed themselves out of the gene-pool!)
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I put keys in a electric plug as a kid. I turned out okish
 
UR20Z said:
* SUSPECTED

Safrole (as he explained in the vid) is the "cancer causing" agent in "true" sassafras.

And it's only suspected, according to what he had to say on the topic. Somebody or other claimed it causes cancer, and it got banned here in the US. I Wasn't interested enough to chase the concept down - Maybe there's been some actual research done, maybe not. Either way, one more brick in the "keep the stupid population growing" wall that our nanny-state so delights in...

(I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Remove every warning label and "safety" device, and let the idiots weed themselves out of the gene-pool!)
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main reason for ban is you can make certain compounds with safrole it is popular in raves and makes one horny and lovey
 
OffgridK9lover said:
main reason for ban is you can make certain compounds with safrole it is popular in raves and makes one horny and lovey
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Hell, you can do that with a dozen other compounds as your starting point! I once hung out with an organic chem major, and he showed me (not that I can remember enough of it today to actually DO it) a process for making meth starting from lemon juice. For his semester project, he tried (and failed to produce enough for testing to verify the result - His best guess was that the ancient, dust-covered bottle of acetaldehyde he started with wasn't properly sealed, and air-oxidized over the who-knows-how-many-years it sat on the shelf in the supply room, buggering the reaction) to start with Acetaldehyde and end up with Pseudoephedrine. (AKA Sudafed AKA one of the (formerly) popular starting points for making Meth in large batches)
 
sarahsingletono98 said:
Tonight experiment I just learned how to make butter! can i just say how absolutely stupid I feel at the moment - mind blowing how simple somethings are but we just envision some complicated process
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what ever you do, do not start adding things like rum, vanilla, and other flavors.
 
UR20Z said:
Hell, you can do that with a dozen other compounds as your starting point! I once hung out with an organic chem major, and he showed me (not that I can remember enough of it today to actually DO it) a process for making meth starting from lemon juice. For his semester project, he tried (and failed to produce enough for testing to verify the result - His best guess was that the ancient, dust-covered bottle of acetaldehyde he started with wasn't properly sealed, and air-oxidized over the who-knows-how-many-years it sat on the shelf in the supply room, buggering the reaction) to start with Acetaldehyde and end up with Pseudoephedrine. (AKA Sudafed AKA one of the (formerly) popular starting points for making Meth in large batches)
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true, but safrole is a jump start, and it is a derivative, Sounds similar to YMCA.
 
Bones + wood chipper? I keep asking the sales guy and all that seems to happen is a strange car follows me for a few weeks.

I'm not aiming for bone meal (Well at least not yet) but I need a better method of dealing with bones, ideally when mildly fresh.
 
OffgridK9lover said:
Bones + wood chipper? I keep asking the sales guy and all that seems to happen is a strange car follows me for a few weeks.

I'm not aiming for bone meal (Well at least not yet) but I need a better method of dealing with bones, ideally when mildly fresh.
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Compost them. Or ash them. I’ve also planted over bone piles before. Good for the ground and roots.
 
Bloodwolf said:
Compost them. Or ash them. I’ve also planted over bone piles before. Good for the ground and roots.
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Yes but I am dealing with a larger volume then most, that is just not practical, and this will just be going higher over time thus I need to work on a system

My thought process is course pulverize, then I can either grind to past and use as calcium supplement in dog food, and or use for compost.

At my current rate a high end machine isn't justified but if a small electric wood chipper can work I'll go that route, I planned to feed that into a custom fabricated ball mill to make fine paste to liquify and spray on yard.
 
Bloodwolf said:
Compost them. Or ash them. I’ve also planted over bone piles before. Good for the ground and roots.
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+1 for bonemeal it makes great fertilizer! Dehydrate them at about 70C for 4 hours then throw them in a blender or grind them with a pestal and mortar.
Love your new(ish?) profile photo by the way Bloodwolf
 
Doggyboy22 said:
+1 for bonemeal it makes great fertilizer! Dehydrate them at about 70C for 4 hours then throw them in a blender or grind them with a pestal and mortar.
Love your new(ish?) profile photo by the way Bloodwolf
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Again we're not talking a few meals worth here, we're talking whole bodies and more than 1.

those ideas are planned to be implemented (just much larger scale)
 
OffgridK9lover said:
Yes but I am dealing with a larger volume then most, that is just not practical, and this will just be going higher over time thus I need to work on a system

My thought process is course pulverize, then I can either grind to past and use as calcium supplement in dog food, and or use for compost.

At my current rate a high end machine isn't justified but if a small electric wood chipper can work I'll go that route, I planned to feed that into a custom fabricated ball mill to make fine paste to liquify and spray on yard.
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I’ve gotten rid of volume through ashing better than just piling up. If you got a good hole in the ground and cage up the bones in thick chicken wire. It creates a big pocket jacking up the heat when you get a fire going. I guess a chipper could work but it’s going to be hell on the blades. Messy as hell too.
 
Bloodwolf said:
I’ve gotten rid of volume through ashing better than just piling up. If you got a good hole in the ground and cage up the bones in thick chicken wire. It creates a big pocket jacking up the heat when you get a fire going. I guess a chipper could work but it’s going to be hell on the blades. Messy as hell too.
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Atm thermal routs aren't viable annoyingly, future I could fab a dedicated furnace for that. but till then I need a make do approach, if it works good enough I'm fine with that. Just don't want to waste money on it if it simply will not work. I got away till the next batch is done.
 
Chicken breast, salted with a dusting brown sugar and whole salt, Garlic, ginger, rosemerry, thyme, ground in with whole wheat flour, dusted on to the breast. Extra virgin olive oil preheated to smoke temp, drop breast on then reduce heat and cover, slow cook till browned (depends on stove) Take off reheat to smoke temp and flip and repeat.

Enjoy
 
Bacon rubbed with cayenne pepper, smoked paprika, garlic and onion powder, sprinkled with brown sugar. Let it sit overnight. Grill it still crispy. (Damn good snack!)

canned baked beans, chop up a jalapeño and mix in. Bake 30 min till bubbly. Broil 2 minute till light crust on top. crush and sprinkle the bacon on top.

(you are welcome)
 
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