Crystal

I sometimes feel hope and at other times I simply do my best.

Pronouns: Whats-er-name, her, she, their-parent-in-law, hey-you!
Learning: Worked to survive, retired to find joy.
Blog: Finding...Hobbies https://mossyquartz.vivaldi.net/

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2025-09-29 03:14:59 UTC

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Advil/ibuprofen is another that no longer does anything for me. It used to numb the surface of my skin, especially my face, but after catching chickenpox at age 44 and using Advil for its side-effect, it no longer even stops itchy skin for me. Nope, all I get of any use is spicy food, mint tea, ice packs, or meditation unless a dentist or other doctor administers something.

2025-09-29 03:03:06 UTC

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it has been my happy experience to learn that large quantities of chiles in various cuisines cause all the muscles along my back to totally relax and any muscle pain to dissolve in gustatory bliss and relaxation. I'm told it is visible on my face as I relax. I'm also told that normal people don't eat the dried chile pods in Kung Pao Chicken.

2025-09-29 02:51:19 UTC

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it'd be interesting to know if I'm not the only autistic who gets no relief of pain by taking Tylenol. Oh, and no, my mother didn't take Tylenol before I was born.

2025-08-23 17:58:03 UTC

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I'm not a talented maker-seller of things and in current times I prefer to shop from small businesses of good people. I am saving bookmarks of websites mentioned in the profiles of some people who post here, so that I can order goods from real people after I save up the spending money to do so. You are one of the people I want to buy from, but my pension only covers so much just now. Another name I follow might have more useful ideas than I have. Their posts are not the same as advertising handicrafts, while also alerting me to maker-seller artisans of handicrafts. I also follow,
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2025-03-02 18:41:43 UTC

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My fake cheese recipes.
Measurement is to taste, but I use USA cooking measures in my notes.
1 cup ground almonds, strained from nut milk or use almond-flour
1 teaspoon tahini, or use miso or some soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon of salt or less
1/2 teaspoon of dry oregano
1/2 teaspoon of ground chili pepper, mild or otherwise
1/2 teaspoon of nutritional yeast which is also called brewer's yeast, this is the spent yeast from brewers and not the same as bread yeast
1/2 teaspoon powdered dry garlic
1/4 teaspoon powdered cream of tartar or the juice of a lime or a pinch of citric salt
then stir in enough water to make it into the shape of a cheese ball. Chill. I use this up within three days because I don't want to risk it expiring.
FAKE CHEESE POWDER:
3 Tablespoons or soup spoons of Nutritional yeast flakes or powder,
1/2 teaspoon each of powdered: garlic, cumin, chili or smoked paprika, onion, salt, and
1/4 teaspoon Cream of Tartar or 1/8 teaspoon sour-salt citric acid.

2025-02-17 19:03:32 UTC

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Your question is fair and the answers seem good, but an answer might change if your water source is changed. If something in your water is bad then distillation of the water might be the only way you can remove what is bad. If you use distilled water then you might need to do the same thing big breweries do and add in the minerals your water would have had if not distilled. You'd do that to provide for the plant's dietary needs, breweries do it to provide for the yeast's needs and flavor results.

2024-09-24 02:31:37 UTC

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Poor pup might like something I did with leftovers? I cooked some beef in chicken broth until I had shredded meat for assorted recipes, but I put the last scraped meat pieces into an old ice cube tray for later. I thought I might use them when a recipe needed "something." We had some hot weather this year, and our two old dogs were thrilled the day we gave them frozen meat treats.