my first big reward - The Firearms Forum

wv hillbilly · 06-25-2012, 07:50 PM

from my garden
the wife and i canned 7 qts of blue lakes today and tomorrow we will be canning these

sorry about the pic. size but photo bucket wouldn't let me adjust it

jack404 · 06-25-2012, 08:00 PM

cool what ya do with the leaves?

here i boil em up get the oil out and use it as a stain for wood , natures own wood treatment

76Highboy · 06-25-2012, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by jack404

cool what ya do with the leaves?

here i boil em up get the oil out and use it as a stain for wood , natures own wood treatment

Nice Hillbilly. Jack that is a great idea.

jack404 · 06-25-2012, 08:51 PM

beet oil and nicotine is the red stain you see on many early AK and SKS rifles

rosierita · 06-25-2012, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by jack404

cool what ya do with the leaves?

here i boil em up get the oil out and use it as a stain for wood , natures own wood treatment

awesome idea!!

how long will that keep, do ya know?

congrats hillbilly!

jack404 · 06-25-2012, 09:10 PM

i've a jar with a batch my grandfather made

i think he made it about 1970 as we bought a ruski rifle and he had to redo it and made up the mix then its just methylated spirits some turpintine and the extracted oils from the beets and tobacco ,, keep the turps and metho in the mix and it should be ok for years , let it dry out and it'll set hard and be wasted , nicotine goes like a thick oil and seperates and then breaks down but is preserved in methylated spirits ( denatured alcohol )

wv hillbilly · 06-26-2012, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by jack404

cool what ya do with the leaves?

here i boil em up get the oil out and use it as a stain for wood , natures own wood treatment

we eat some and compost the rest

jack404 · 06-26-2012, 07:48 AM

makes a great natural dye

they pickle up ok too like sauerkraut, then salt em

carver · 06-26-2012, 08:50 AM

I'm getting my fall garden ready, and will probably plant some beats, love em! Put up several qts of frozen peaches this year. I did 48 jars of peach perservs year before last, and am still eating on those!

rosierita · 06-26-2012, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by jack404

i've a jar with a batch my grandfather made

i think he made it about 1970 as we bought a ruski rifle and he had to redo it and made up the mix then its just methylated spirits some turpintine and the extracted oils from the beets and tobacco ,, keep the turps and metho in the mix and it should be ok for years , let it dry out and it'll set hard and be wasted , nicotine goes like a thick oil and seperates and then breaks down but is preserved in methylated spirits ( denatured alcohol )

how much of each is in the mix? this is very interesting to me!! i gotta grow me some beets!

& i've made saurkraut, so that's interesting...

rosierita · 06-26-2012, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by carver

I'm getting my fall garden ready, and will probably plant some beats, love em! Put up several qts of frozen peaches this year. I did 48 jars of peach perservs year before last, and am still eating on those!

hmmm... maybe we can plant them then.

we've done really well with our garden this year, but we've never grown beets before.

the only thing i've ever done with beets was pickle them.

Zane71464 · 06-26-2012, 08:59 AM

Nice, you guys must have got the rain that we've been missing...lol
I've got a nice sized garden out, but have been watering it from the cistern and it's really low already.

jack404 · 06-26-2012, 08:59 AM

its a two quart jar still about 2/3rds full you can see whats evaporated , the turp's hold the evaporation back though ..

peel em ( the stalks ) before pickling the outer can get bitter ..

hstout1143 · 06-26-2012, 09:15 AM

Nice looking harvest there Hillbilly, I love roasted beets. Rub them with a little vegetable oil, salt and pepper then wrap in foil and shove in a 350 oven for about 45 minutes. That's the way to go, or beet salad.

06-25-2012, 07:50 PM	#1
wv hillbilly Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: mountains of wv. Posts: 2,026	my first big reward from my garden the wife and i canned 7 qts of blue lakes today and tomorrow we will be canning these sorry about the pic. size but photo bucket wouldn't let me adjust it -->

06-25-2012, 08:00 PM	#2
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: my first big reward cool what ya do with the leaves? here i boil em up get the oil out and use it as a stain for wood , natures own wood treatment

06-25-2012, 08:51 PM	#4
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: my first big reward beet oil and nicotine is the red stain you see on many early AK and SKS rifles

06-25-2012, 09:10 PM	#6
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: my first big reward i've a jar with a batch my grandfather made i think he made it about 1970 as we bought a ruski rifle and he had to redo it and made up the mix then its just methylated spirits some turpintine and the extracted oils from the beets and tobacco ,, keep the turps and metho in the mix and it should be ok for years , let it dry out and it'll set hard and be wasted , nicotine goes like a thick oil and seperates and then breaks down but is preserved in methylated spirits ( denatured alcohol )

06-26-2012, 07:48 AM	#8
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: my first big reward makes a great natural dye they pickle up ok too like sauerkraut, then salt em Last edited by jack404; 06-26-2012 at 07:53 AM..

06-26-2012, 08:50 AM	#9
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,555	Re: my first big reward I'm getting my fall garden ready, and will probably plant some beats, love em! Put up several qts of frozen peaches this year. I did 48 jars of peach perservs year before last, and am still eating on those! __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

06-26-2012, 08:59 AM	#12
Zane71464 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ohio NRA Member Contributor Posts: 5,415	Re: my first big reward Nice, you guys must have got the rain that we've been missing...lol I've got a nice sized garden out, but have been watering it from the cistern and it's really low already. __________________ Two Words; "Simple Man", song by Charlie Daniels sums up my thoughts on a "few things"!

06-26-2012, 08:59 AM	#13
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: my first big reward its a two quart jar still about 2/3rds full you can see whats evaporated , the turp's hold the evaporation back though .. peel em ( the stalks ) before pickling the outer can get bitter ..

06-26-2012, 09:15 AM	#14
hstout1143 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: California Contributor Posts: 1,815	Re: my first big reward Nice looking harvest there Hillbilly, I love roasted beets. Rub them with a little vegetable oil, salt and pepper then wrap in foil and shove in a 350 oven for about 45 minutes. That's the way to go, or beet salad. __________________ NRA Life Member Kids that hunt and fish don't mug old ladies. "Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives." - Ronald Reagan "Deo Duce, Ferro Comitante", With God as my leader and my sword as my companion