What produce/ingredients did you buy or obtain today (2024)?

[TastyReuben]

 

[Barriehie]

Spring water from Stanley Spring on Turkey Mtn. Nothing but water!

 

[TastyReuben]

Spring water from Stanley Spring on Turkey Mtn. Nothing but water! View attachment 120972

When we lived in Minnesota, we had a nearby natural spring for water, and growing up a little over an hour west of where I am now (Ohio), we had one as well.

I’d forgotten that. I think I’m going to do a little digging (not literally!) and see if there’s one around where I live now.

 

[Barriehie]

When we lived in Minnesota, we had a nearby natural spring for water, and growing up a little over an hour west of where I am now (Ohio), we had one as well.

I’d forgotten that. I think I’m going to do a little digging (not literally!) and see if there’s one around where I live now.

This might help.

Find A Spring - Use Find A Spring to visit the best cold and hot springs

 

[TastyReuben]

This might help.

Find A Spring - Use Find A Spring to visit the best cold and hot springs

Thanks! Turns out, there was one just a few miles from my house, but it’s been shut down.

Two more about 30 miles away…day trip!

 

[Barriehie]

 

[karadekoolaid]

I can remember going on "rambles" when I was a kid. No mountains anywhere near, but some fine chalk hills along the South Downs. We'd drink straight from the fresh springs along the way. How things have changed that now, natural spring water has a Government Warning!

 

[Barriehie]

I've seen the water report from this spring and it's pretty clean! The mills around here have dumped "waste" in the rivers for a *long* time and nothing that's pumped from the city is clean. Of course they don't test for the industrial waste so what's published looks good.

 

[karadekoolaid]

I went to two places yesterday morning. The first, an Italian deli where I bought 2 lts olive oil, white wine vinegar and Grana Padano cheese. I also bought some black garlic, because my wife saw a recipe in tik tok (or something like that) and I've never used it.
The second was the supermarket, where I got some lovely peaches for jam-making and fresh Borlotti beans. I think they're probably my favourite bean. Saturday or Sunday, I'll make some pasta e fagioli with them.
The bottle at the back (on the right) is buttermilk, for making pancakes and Andean hot sauce!

 

[Barriehie]

Mayacoba beans are my favorite at the moment.

 

[MypinchofItaly]

OMG

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

. I also bought some black garlic,

just try it straight from the jar.... it is wonderful

 

[medtran49]

I also bought some black garlic, because my wife saw a recipe in tik tok (or something like that) and I've never used it.

I've used it in place of mushrooms when I needed to make a dish where a very mushroom allergic person was going to be eating. Made a pretty decent substitute.

Don't remember off hand what else we've used them for, but they are a great ingredient.

 

[Barriehie]

I tried making some but the crock pot didn't go low enough and it was too dry. They burned on there so bad I had to trash the crackpot!

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I tried making some but the crock pot didn't go low enough and it was too dry. They burned on there so bad I had to trash the crackpot!

That's a shame. I recently made a whole load of them using my dehydrator but it had to be moved to the garage.