Re: Hi from a new member with questions

[Guest guest]

I experimented with a oatmeal cookie recipe a while back and posted

it to the list. See message # 967 in the archives.

Great to have you on the list,

Becky

--- In @y..., " ckrisjohnson " <Kris.@a...>

wrote:

> Just wanted to sign on as a new member. I am a former dietitian,

now

> retired, who read Nourishing Traditions several months ago, and was

> dumbfounded, but finally convinced, about the conclusions about

> butter and saturated fats. Since then I have changed our eating

> habits greatly, buying mostly organic foods at the local co-op, and

> beef from a local organic farmer. Raw milk is not available, but

non-

> homogenized whole milk and butter from a nearby dairy is available

at

> the co-op. I have been gardening organically for some time, so get

a

> lot of things out of my garden.

>

> Have been making cooked cereal regularly. Have worked out a

> convenient system whereby I set the grains (1 cup) to soak in

> adequate water (3 cups) the night before in the electric oven with

> the oven light on to maintain a nice temp, and set the oven timer

to

> come on before I get up in the morning and cook the grain for an

hour

> at 275F. It's just perfect when I get up.

>

> Have tried making salsa and sourkraut. One jar of salsa was fine,

the

> other got moldy on top, so I guess I have to throw it away. I'm

> wondering why that happened. The instructions say the top of the

> vegetables should be about an inch below the top of the jar, but

that

> doesn't explain where the liquid should be. Is it important for the

> veggies to be submerged below the level of the juice/salt water?

>

> Have also struggled to make a healthy version of oatmeal cookies,

> which are handy to have around for a snack. Have tried soaking the

> oatmeal in a small amount of liquid and then using flour (bulgar

> flour when I can get it) to make the correct consistency after

adding

> eggs, etc to the recipe. Any suggestions?

>

> Kris , northwest Ohio

[Guest guest]

A rehabilitated dietician! My God its a miracle!

Glad to have among us, Kris.

SCB

>From: " ckrisjohnson " <Kris.@...>

>Reply-

>

>Subject: Hi from a new member with questions

>Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 00:36:14 -0000

>

>Just wanted to sign on as a new member. I am a former dietitian, now

>retired, who read Nourishing Traditions several months ago, and was

>dumbfounded, but finally convinced, about the conclusions about

>butter and saturated fats. Since then I have changed our eating

>habits greatly, buying mostly organic foods at the local co-op, and

>beef from a local organic farmer. Raw milk is not available, but non-

>homogenized whole milk and butter from a nearby dairy is available at

>the co-op. I have been gardening organically for some time, so get a

>lot of things out of my garden.

>

>Have been making cooked cereal regularly. Have worked out a

>convenient system whereby I set the grains (1 cup) to soak in

>adequate water (3 cups) the night before in the electric oven with

>the oven light on to maintain a nice temp, and set the oven timer to

>come on before I get up in the morning and cook the grain for an hour

>at 275F. It's just perfect when I get up.

>

>Have tried making salsa and sourkraut. One jar of salsa was fine, the

>other got moldy on top, so I guess I have to throw it away. I'm

>wondering why that happened. The instructions say the top of the

>vegetables should be about an inch below the top of the jar, but that

>doesn't explain where the liquid should be. Is it important for the

>veggies to be submerged below the level of the juice/salt water?

>

>Have also struggled to make a healthy version of oatmeal cookies,

>which are handy to have around for a snack. Have tried soaking the

>oatmeal in a small amount of liquid and then using flour (bulgar

>flour when I can get it) to make the correct consistency after adding

>eggs, etc to the recipe. Any suggestions?

>

>Kris , northwest Ohio

>

All the best,

Byrnes, PhD, RNCP

http://www.PowerHealth.net

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