So what do you do with the bacon grease?
mmc...@delphi.com
to do with the bacon grease I don't pour down the drain? My
mom used to put it in a soup can and throw it in the garbage but
now that we recycle that stuff, I don't know what to do with
it. Thanks in advance...
Mary
HARRISHILL
grease in trash. Start new can.
Jon Fox
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Well it might not be the most healthy for them, but I have found that if you
poor it over your dogs dogfood (if you have a dog that is) they just love the
stuff. :-)
Barry Fowler
: Anyone have any suggestions (practical that is ;-) about what
: to do with the bacon grease I don't pour down the drain? My
: mom used to put it in a soup can and throw it in the garbage but
: now that we recycle that stuff, I don't know what to do with
: it. Thanks in advance...
I collect mine in a plastic bottle (a vegetable bottle), along with
the other stuff (other grease) I don't want going down the drain.
It takes me around 9 months to fill the thing, then it goes in the
trash. If you don't have trash service, give it to a friend for
their trash or perhaps burn the stuff. It seems to attract ants
and critters, I've found, if I dispose of it outside.
Perhaps marketing it as a suntan lotion? :-)
Larry London
>Anyone have any suggestions (practical that is ;-) about what
>to do with the bacon grease I don't pour down the drain? My
>mom used to put it in a soup can and throw it in the garbage but
>now that we recycle that stuff, I don't know what to do with
>it. Thanks in advance...
Save it in a pot then render it into clean fat (boil & filter it).
Collect pine sap (rosin) & beeswax and put it into pot with rendered
pork fat; heat, stir, skim off trash; filter through coarse cloth if
possible. Pour into containers to cool and harden. This tacky material
makes an excellent wood finish. Heat wood surface with a hair dryer
then work material into the wood - continue to heat and polish wood
until all wax is absorbed and surface is dry and non-tacky.
Any animal fat can be used to make this wax. I used lamb fat to make mine.
Lawrence
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Patricia Schwalm
: Anyone have any suggestions (practical that is ;-) about what
: to do with the bacon grease I don't pour down the drain? My
: mom used to put it in a soup can and throw it in the garbage but
: now that we recycle that stuff, I don't know what to do with
: it. Thanks in advance...
Gee, Mary, the only reason I buy bacon anymore is for the grease
(no one in my family likes bacon, except for me). I save the
grease in a glass jar in the 'fridge. I use it to sautee onions
and garlic. It's especially good with beans of any kind.
Patty
Clisby Williams
|> Anyone have any suggestions (practical that is ;-) about what
|> to do with the bacon grease I don't pour down the drain? My
|> mom used to put it in a soup can and throw it in the garbage but
|> now that we recycle that stuff, I don't know what to do with
|> it. Thanks in advance...
|>
You can use it for cooking.
Larry Smith USG
Bacon grease is a good replacement for butter in a lot of
recipes, and I've heard of people adding a little salt and
using it as a spread. A dollop in the frying pan instead
of butter or margarine is much less likely to burn. It is
a polysaturated fat, so these alternatives should be used
sparingly.
Since it _is_ a grease, it can be clarified and strained
and used to make soap - I would suggest a healthy dose of
vitamin E in whatever recipe you use to kill the bacon odor
of the final product.
A dollop of it can be fed to your cat or dog every week or
two to help keep their fur shiny.
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Laura Ann White
: >Anyone have any suggestions (practical that is ;-) about what
: >to do with the bacon grease I don't pour down the drain?
: Well it might not be the most healthy for them, but I have found that if you
: poor it over your dogs dogfood (if you have a dog that is) they just love the
: stuff. :-)
That's right is clogs a dogs arteries just like it would yours or mine. A
friend of mine that raises worms just puts it in the worm box.
Apparently they eat anything and return the most wonderful soil in the world.
And if it clogs their arteries... just take'm fishing :-)
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In article <3qi9ut$b...@lynx.unm.edu>, lwh...@pegasus.unm.edu (Laura Ann White) writes:
>Jon Fox (jf...@commonlink.com) wrote:
>: Well it might not be the most healthy for them, but I have found that if you
>: poor it over your dogs dogfood (if you have a dog that is) they just love the
>That's right is clogs a dogs arteries just like it would yours or mine.
Both cats and dogs, as honest carnivours of long standing,
have far less problem with fats in their diet than do we
carnivour-come-lately primates. A diet extremely heavy
in fat _can_ be a problem, but the dog or cats digestion,
coupled with lifespans 1/3 or 1/4 of the human norm, sug-
gest that any difference that bacon grease will make in
their longevity may only be detectable in the statistics
in veterinary paper on pet diets. If you are truly worried
about it, buy a low-fat commercial god or cat food for the
base diet.
bow...@eisner.decus.org
> mom used to put it in a soup can and throw it in the garbage but
> now that we recycle that stuff, I don't know what to do with
> it. Thanks in advance...
I've never tried it but you might be able to use it for the "fat" component of
home-made soap of you're so inclined...
Bruce
SteveO
>Anyone have any suggestions (practical that is ;-) about what
>to do with the bacon grease I don't pour down the drain? My
>mom used to put it in a soup can and throw it in the garbage but
>now that we recycle that stuff, I don't know what to do with
>it. Thanks in advance...
>
I put in a glass jar with a lid (along with hamburger grease, etc.) and keep
it until it's full, then toss it. I figure it won't kill us to not recycle
one glass jar every 6 months or so. Warning...it gets kinda ripe after a
while, you might not wanna leave the lid off very long. OTOH, you could use
it to make candles or something :-).
Steve
jbec...@sallie.wellesley.edu
put it out for the birds & squirrels like suet...
Bill Young
Put that jar of grease in your freezer until it's full. That way nothing
can grow in it - thus no smell.
Bill
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Polar
>In article <pu+9UVU...@delphi.com>, mmc...@delphi.com writes:
>> Anyone have any suggestions (practical that is ;-) about what
>> to do with the bacon grease I don't pour down the drain? My
>> mom used to put it in a soup can and throw it in the garbage but
>> now that we recycle that stuff, I don't know what to do with
>> it. Thanks in advance...
>
it to fry potato pancakes in. Drooooool!
Mike Morris
><mmc...@delphi.com> writes:
>
>>Anyone have any suggestions (practical that is ;-) about what
>>to do with the bacon grease I don't pour down the drain? My
>>mom used to put it in a soup can and throw it in the garbage but
>>now that we recycle that stuff, I don't know what to do with
>>it. Thanks in advance...
>>
>>Mary
>
>I put in a glass jar with a lid (along with hamburger grease, etc.) and keep
>it until it's full, then toss it. I figure it won't kill us to not recycle
>one glass jar every 6 months or so. Warning...it gets kinda ripe after a
>while, you might not wanna leave the lid off very long. OTOH, you could use
>it to make candles or something :-).
I use a tin can rather than a jar, and keep it in the fridge. I take it
out of the fridge, add the grease, let it cool to room temp during the
meal, then put it back in the fridge. No smell, and no broken glass if
it slips out of the hand...
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>
><mmc...@delphi.com> writes:
>
>>Anyone have any suggestions (practical that is ;-) about what
>>to do with the bacon grease I don't pour down the drain? My
>>mom used to put it in a soup can and throw it in the garbage but
>>now that we recycle that stuff, I don't know what to do with
>>it. Thanks in advance...
>>
>>Mary
>
>
It works great for getting grease off of your hands after working on
the family car.
Tom
Arnold Chamove
If you put the full tin in the freezer, the birds will appreciate
it, come winter
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Sandy
We kept a small crock (about a quart size) in the
refrigerator for just bacon grease. We poured the
grease into this crock.
On the rare occasions when we had fried foods, out
came the bacon grease for frying. If you've never
had scrambled eggs cooked in bacon grease - well,
it's just delicious! (Yeah, the cholesterol is
astronomical, but hey, we shouldn't be eating
fried foods to begin with!) Ditto with fried
potatoes, etc.
We also used the grease for making bird feeders.
You melt the grease in a double boiler (to make sure
it doesn't get too hot) and dip large pine cones
in it, then sprinkle with bird seed and bread crumbs.
Keep repeating the process until you think the stuff
will fall off.
I've never had this, but I hear that it's traditional
to heat up bacon grease and pour it over a spinach
salad. (Me, I like bleu cheese on my spinach ...)
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Orest I Koroluk
(Sandy) wrote:
> This is what we always used to do with our bacon grease.
>
We don't eat bacon very often but whe we do the grease gets doled out
onto the dogs kibble over the next few days. They love it. We have a pair
of very energetic Siberian Huskies. It keeps their coats looking rich and
glossy (No we don't apply it topically :-)).
On occasion we will dribble a little corn oil on their food. Most people
who show an interest in the dogs remark about about how well groomed the
look. We don't really do much more than pull out the burrs.
Orest
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Thomas Rich Schwerdt
>Anyone have any suggestions (practical that is ;-) about what
>to do with the bacon grease I don't pour down the drain? My
Fry bagels in it (spit 'em in half first) Bagels fried in bacon
grease are the absolute BEST!!
-Tom the Melaniephile
Thomas C. Johnson
you have about 5 lbs of it. Render it (boil it in water) until it's
clean, then with a $1.50 can of lye you can make about 1 year's worth of
homemade soap that is good for you, good for the environment, and will
save you a bunch of money. Lard/lye soap works well in hard water, is
biodegradable, takes the itch out of poison ivy, mosquito bites, and even
gets the dirt off!
Elaine Gallegos
: In article <pu+9UVU...@delphi.com>, <mmc...@delphi.com> wrote:
: >Anyone have any suggestions (practical that is ;-) about what
: >to do with the bacon grease I don't pour down the drain? My
: Fry bagels in it (spit 'em in half first) Bagels fried in bacon
: grease are the absolute BEST!!
: -Tom the Melaniephile
Feed the bacon grease to the dog. Dogs are designed to be able to
handle large amounts of fat in their diet. Just throw the warm grease on
top of the dog's regular dry food. Add a cup of hot water if you wish.
Or, as I do, put a two cups of dry food into the greasy frying pan, and
let the dog lick the whole thing up. My dog does a good job. She licks
pans so clean that it's real easy to wash them. She laps up all the grease.
jgil...@mailgw.sanders.lockheed.com
>From: py...@strauss.udel.edu (Thomas Rich Schwerdt)
>Subject: Re: So what do you do with the bacon grease?
>Date: 2 Aug 1995 12:45:16 -0400
>In article <pu+9UVU...@delphi.com>, <mmc...@delphi.com> wrote:
>>Anyone have any suggestions (practical that is ;-) about what
>>to do with the bacon grease I don't pour down the drain? My
>Fry bagels in it (spit 'em in half first) Bagels fried in bacon
>grease are the absolute BEST!!
>-Tom the Melaniephile
Wow, talk about your cholesterol. Anyway, my husband and I save empty dog
food cans and pour the grease into them. When it solidifies, we throw it in
the trash. 'Course, we don't do bacon that often, maybe once or twice a year.
If you make a regular habit of having bacon, I can just envision dog food
cans all over the counter.
Jan G
Marylin Kraker
If you have a burn barrel, mix the bacon grease in with the burnable papers
and torch it.
If you use turkey bacon instead of "real" you actually have to add a little
vegetable oil to the pan to cook it, And it's really good, too.
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>In article <3voa2s$j...@strauss.udel.edu> py...@strauss.udel.edu (Thomas Rich Schwerdt) writes:
>>From: py...@strauss.udel.edu (Thomas Rich Schwerdt)
>>Subject: Re: So what do you do with the bacon grease?
>>Date: 2 Aug 1995 12:45:16 -0400
Stick a piece of string in an empty can so it hangs from over the top
to the bottom. Pour bacon grease into the can.
No, we're not making bacon candles here, though that might work.
When the can is nearly full, stick it in a freezer bag and put it in
the freezer.
Come winter, take it out, knock the grease out of the can, roll it in
bird seed, and hang it by the string from a tree branch.
dw
Hugh Davis
cooking just about anything in it or using it to lard up some extra lean
meat like venision, you can use it to:
1. cure cast iron cooking gear like dutch ovens.
2. waterproof leather like boots.
3. grease gate hinges and other mechanical devices.
4. mix it with feed for hogs, chickens, etc.
5. plow it into the garden (its biodegradeable and the plants love it)
6. use it in fires or make fire starters with it
and so on. But we save the grease in a can and use it to cook with most
of the time. Oh, mice love it as well so you can bait traps with it.
jgil...@mailgw.sanders.lockheed.com
>From: dwh...@iii.net (Donovan White)
>Subject: Re: So what do you do with the bacon grease?
>Stick a piece of string in an empty can so it hangs from over the top
>to the bottom. Pour bacon grease into the can.
>No, we're not making bacon candles here, though that might work.
>When the can is nearly full, stick it in a freezer bag and put it in
>the freezer.
>Come winter, take it out, knock the grease out of the can, roll it in
>bird seed, and hang it by the string from a tree branch.
>dw
Now THERE's an idea I love! I'm going to try it.
Jan Gilcreast (birdwatcher)
alex...@netcom.com
>5. plow it into the garden (its biodegradeable and the plants love it)
Put it in about six inches deep around the roots of your roses. They
love grease!
Danielle
Chris Beckmeyer
>2. waterproof leather like boots.
>of the time. Oh, mice love it as well so you can bait traps with it.
be sure to store your boots somewhere mouse-proof. :-)
Alan Johnson
>>Come winter, take it out, knock the grease out of the can, roll it in
>>bird seed, and hang it by the string from a tree branch.
>>dw
>Now THERE's an idea I love! I'm going to try it.
>Jan Gilcreast (birdwatcher)
Please don't do this. Birds can die from the salt.
Alan
jgil...@mailgw.sanders.lockheed.com
>From: ajoh...@tibalt.supernet.ab.ca (Alan Johnson)
>Subject: Re: So what do you do with the bacon grease?
>jgil...@mailgw.sanders.lockheed.com wrote:
>>>dw
>>Jan Gilcreast (birdwatcher)
>Alan
Hmm, hadn't thought of that. But then, I wonder what the heck they're doing
on the side of the road scarfing up the road salt every winter.
It sounded to me like dw had tried it before. Is there some definitive info
on this?
Jan G
Jeffrey C. Lewin
<Snip>
:
: Hmm, hadn't thought of that. But then, I wonder what the heck they're doing
crop.
Jeff
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: It sounded to me like dw had tried it before. Is there some definitive info
: on this?
:
: Jan G
Larry Smith USG
In article <40qntj$k...@tibalt.supernet.ab.ca>, ajoh...@tibalt.supernet.ab.ca (Alan Johnson) writes:
>>>Come winter, take it out, knock the grease out of the can, roll it in
>>>bird seed, and hang it by the string from a tree branch.
>Please don't do this. Birds can die from the salt.
When was the last time you checked a bird's blood pressure, Alan?
According to my vet, which I just called, you would have to hit
a bird with a _lot_ more salt than a bit of bacon grease on a
seed to do one in. And very few birds die of hypertension or
strokes.
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alex...@netcom.com
>jgil...@mailgw.sanders.lockheed.com wrote:
>
>
>>>Come winter, take it out, knock the grease out of the can, roll it in
>>>bird seed, and hang it by the string from a tree branch.
>
>
>>Now THERE's an idea I love! I'm going to try it.
>
>>Jan Gilcreast (birdwatcher)
>
>
If you want to go one step further to get the salt out of the grease
you can put that big gob of grease in a pan of water and slowly bring
up to a temperature where the grease has completely melted. Then put
in fridge until it congeals. Most of the salt will be in the water
and a good deal of flavor as well so use it to make a tasty pot of
beans. Now you can melt down the grease, put the string in the can
and hang it out for the birds without worry. They haven't proved to
my satisfaction that cutting out salt now will keep me from getting
hypertension later...
Danielle
Jerry Ness
>Please don't do this. Birds can die from the salt.
What is the source of this information?
I have observed birds pecking at the salt lick (for deer) in my back yard
for years. There have been as many as 4 at a time on the salt lick.
I also put out the bacon grease for the birds. Some of the birds like(/need?)
the bacon fat and some prefer the lard/peanut butter/sunflower suet cakes.
It's not like I'm putting out 5 pounds of bacon grease at a time. I wait
'till I have a piece the size of a 'commercial' suet cake in the 'fridge
then I remove it from the foil and put it out for the birds. Well a
couple times a 'possum found it first. The only dead birds we find around
are the Pine Siskins that try to take a short cut thru the living room
via the windows, and that's only about 1 every 2 weeks.
'nuf ramblin'
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to use it get rid of dog excrement which your neighbors hound so
thoughtfully left for you.
You simply pour a little of the bacon grease on the dog poop and the next
time the neighbors dog shows up he will literally carry off his own
droppings from the time before. Disgusting but poetically appropiate. ;-)
Dave Henderson
Tom Lemmen
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Award: "Best use of Bacon Grease"
DH> Another use for bacon grease that I've seen lately on another group
DH> was
DH> to use it get rid of dog excrement which your neighbors hound so
DH> thoughtfully left for you.
DH>
DH> You simply pour a little of the bacon grease on the dog poop and the
DH> next
DH> time the neighbors dog shows up he will literally carry off his own
DH> droppings from the time before. Disgusting but poetically appropiate.
DH> ;-)
DH>
DH> Dave Henderson
ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!
(left with a visual in my mind of what that looks like)
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Terry Sprague
>>Please don't do this. Birds can die from the salt.
LSU> When was the last time you checked a bird's blood pressure, Alan?
LSU> According to my vet, which I just called, you would have to hit
LSU> a bird with a _lot_ more salt than a bit of bacon grease on a
LSU> seed to do one in. And very few birds die of hypertension or
LSU> strokes.
Some birds such as the finches from the northern parts of Canada actually
crave salt due to their predominently vegetable diets. Many of the birds that
regularly visit feeders can benefit from a little salt, and this they can
obtain from any kitchen wastes we choose to include in their diet such as
bakery products, bacon grease, peanut butter and salted nuts. John Dennis'
Complete Guide To Birdfeeding does suggest to take it easy on the bacon grease
and do not purposely add salt to their foods.
Terry Sprague Picton, Ontario
Shaw Moldauer
: In article <40qntj$k...@tibalt.supernet.ab.ca>, ajoh...@tibalt.supernet.ab.ca (Alan Johnson) writes:
: >>>Come winter, take it out, knock the grease out of the can, roll it in
: >>>bird seed, and hang it by the string from a tree branch.
: >Please don't do this. Birds can die from the salt.
: When was the last time you checked a bird's blood pressure, Alan?
: According to my vet, which I just called, you would have to hit
: a bird with a _lot_ more salt than a bit of bacon grease on a
: seed to do one in. And very few birds die of hypertension or
: strokes.
Also, there is no problem with a high salt diet UNLESS you have
hypertension. For the average person, excessive salt causes no problems
(except perhaps excessive thirst).
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I pour bacon grease on the the dog crap left by the neighbors dog.
This is a great way to recycle dog crap as the dog will remove it from my
yard the next time he walks thru.
Alan Johnson
>>Come winter, take it out, knock the grease out of the can, roll it in
>>bird seed, and hang it by the string from a tree branch.
I was the guy that said you should not do this since the salt may harm
the birds. Since everyone was saying that birds 'like' salt I decided
to check and guess what. I WAS WRONG! It is the squirrels that get
the 'runs' if they eat salt. Birds will eat salt and know enought to
stop eating salt when they have had enough.
I don't know how I am going to live this down! Putting incorrect
information on the Internet! Ahhhhhhhh! :)
Alan Johnson
jgil...@mailgw.sanders.lockheed.com
>From: ajoh...@tibalt.supernet.ab.ca (Alan Johnson)
>Subject: Re: So what do you do with the bacon grease?
>Alan Johnson
Ah, but you've redeemed yourself quite nicely by being big enough to admit it
and correct it. ;)
Jan Gilcreast (Now I'm REALLY going to try it!)
Larry Smith USG
In article <41aqov$c...@tibalt.supernet.ab.ca>, ajoh...@tibalt.supernet.ab.ca (Alan Johnson) writes:
>I was the guy that said you should not do this since the salt may harm
>the birds. Since everyone was saying that birds 'like' salt I decided
>to check and guess what. I WAS WRONG! It is the squirrels that get
>the 'runs' if they eat salt. Birds will eat salt and know enought to
>stop eating salt when they have had enough.
>I don't know how I am going to live this down! Putting incorrect
>information on the Internet! Ahhhhhhhh! :)
Oh, Alan, for crying out loud, there you go violating netiquette
_again_! Apologising in public! In a _newsgroup_! You're sup-
posed to get _defensive_, man, get ugly! Holler! Yell at people!
Call 'em names! Dammit, you wrecked a good thread just as it was
getting started! What _is_ the net coming to?
=) for the humor impaired...
_Squirrels_? Hang on...drat, my vet is out of the office today.
The whole week, in fact. (Vacation! Of all the nerve. =) But
I'll try to remember to ask him and post just for the heck of it.
All kidding aside, thumbs up to Alan for posting his correction.
It's so hard for some folks to do, but it's no big deal, and
people can _respect_ that kind of integrity.
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=I pour bacon grease on the the dog crap left by the neighbors dog.
=
=This is a great way to recycle dog crap as the dog will remove it from my
=yard the next time he walks thru.
Now that's recycling !
juli...@grape.epix.net
> In article <41aqov$c...@tibalt.supernet.ab.ca> ajoh...@tibalt.supernet.ab.ca (Alan Johnson) writes:
> >I was the guy that said you should not do this since the salt may harm
> >the birds. Since everyone was saying that birds 'like' salt I decided
>
> >to check and guess what. I WAS WRONG! It is the squirrels that get
> >the 'runs' if they eat salt. Birds will eat salt and know enought to
> >stop eating salt when they have had enough.
>
> >I don't know how I am going to live this down! Putting incorrect
> >information on the Internet! Ahhhhhhhh! :)
>
> >Alan Johnson
Alan,
But you may have solved the infamous squirrelproof birdfeeder search.
Make feed that gives squirrels a bad case of the trots and maybe they
will go away. :)
Julie
Mike S. Medintz
: >>Come winter, take it out, knock the grease out of the can, roll it in
: >>bird seed, and hang it by the string from a tree branch.
: I was the guy that said you should not do this since the salt may harm
: the birds. Since everyone was saying that birds 'like' salt I decided
: to check and guess what. I WAS WRONG! It is the squirrels that get
: the 'runs' if they eat salt. Birds will eat salt and know enought to
: stop eating salt when they have had enough.
: I don't know how I am going to live this down! Putting incorrect
: information on the Internet! Ahhhhhhhh! :)
: Alan Johnson
Whoa! Somebody made a mistake and owned up to it! Now there's something
that you don't see every day here on the net! (Why aren't other newsgroups
like this one???)
Mike S. Medintz
Larry Smith USG
In article <1995Aug24.2...@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>, med...@falcon.cc.ukans.edu (Mike S. Medintz) writes:
>Whoa! Somebody made a mistake and owned up to it! Now there's something
>that you don't see every day here on the net! (Why aren't other newsgroups
>like this one???)
Not to worry, we have a flotilla of people who think McDonald's
owes big money to people who spill coffee on themselves. It all
evens out.
artemis
Mike S. Medintz <med...@falcon.cc.ukans.edu> wrote:
>Alan Johnson (ajoh...@tibalt.supernet.ab.ca) wrote:
>
>: I don't know how I am going to live this down! Putting incorrect
>: information on the Internet! Ahhhhhhhh! :)
>
>
>: Alan Johnson
>
>that you don't see every day here on the net! (Why aren't other newsgroups
>like this one???)
>
Best way to get information on the net is to post incorrect
information.
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Mike S. Medintz
: >Whoa! Somebody made a mistake and owned up to it! Now there's something
: >that you don't see every day here on the net! (Why aren't other newsgroups
: >like this one???)
: Not to worry, we have a flotilla of people who think McDonald's
: owes big money to people who spill coffee on themselves. It all
: evens out.
Maybe, but this NG isn't a huge flame-fest like, well, every other newsgroup
which I subscribe to. I like it, actually. (Well, not McD's coffee-it's
misc.rural that I like)
: --
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: Government is not reason, it is not eloquence - it is force! Like fire, it is
: a dangerous servant and a fearful master; never for a moment should it be left
: to irresponsible action." -- George Washington lar...@zk3.dec.com
Mike S. Medintz
"We get in there, and kill every officer in sight."
"Ours or theirs?" -The Dirty Dozen
Tom Zennie
as the bacon. Salt is water soluble and is not fat soluble. I really like
bacon gravy on fresh tomatoes. I even have to add salt the the
>
>In article <41aqov$c...@tibalt.supernet.ab.ca>, ajoh...@tibalt.supernet.ab.ca (Alan Johnson) writes:
>
>>the birds. Since everyone was saying that birds 'like' salt I decided
>>to check and guess what. I WAS WRONG! It is the squirrels that get
>>the 'runs' if they eat salt. Birds will eat salt and know enought to
>>stop eating salt when they have had enough.
>
>>information on the Internet! Ahhhhhhhh! :)
>
>_again_! Apologising in public! In a _newsgroup_! You're sup-
>posed to get _defensive_, man, get ugly! Holler! Yell at people!
>Call 'em names! Dammit, you wrecked a good thread just as it was
>getting started! What _is_ the net coming to?
>
>=) for the humor impaired...
>
>_Squirrels_? Hang on...drat, my vet is out of the office today.
>The whole week, in fact. (Vacation! Of all the nerve. =) But
>I'll try to remember to ask him and post just for the heck of it.
>
>All kidding aside, thumbs up to Alan for posting his correction.
>It's so hard for some folks to do, but it's no big deal, and
>people can _respect_ that kind of integrity.
>Larry Smith - My opinions only. Killfile slac...@aol.com. It's the only way.
>Government is not reason, it is not eloquence - it is force! Like fire, it is
>a dangerous servant and a fearful master; never for a moment should it be left
>to irresponsible action." -- George Washington lar...@zk3.dec.com
Tom Zennie
Zen Sheep Farm
rim...@macatawa.org
Larry Smith USG
lar...@enemax.zk3.dec.com (Larry Smith USG) wrote:
>_Squirrels_? Hang on...drat, my vet is out of the office today.
My vet says he's never treated a squirrel with the runs.
Sometimes he's _so_ literal... =) My vet misdoubts that
a squirrel will eat enough bacon grease to get enough salt
to cause any kind of electrolytic imbalance, but it's true
they probably aren't too good at digesting grease, and that
might cause some loose stools, but aren't likely to be
fatal. The saltiness is something they look for, though,
like grease, it's hard to come by on a normally vegetarian
diet. He suggests not feeding it as a primary food. Advice
we can all live by, I'm sure...
Drat! I guess that means I should feed my pet squirrel
"Greasy" some lettuce or something... ;)