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The Magic of Sage For Cooking and Health

By: John Davidson,Dueep J. Singh

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The Magic of Sage For Cooking and Health

By: John Davidson,Dueep J. Singh

The Magic of Sage For Cooking and Health Table of Contents Introduction How to Grow Sage Planting Sage Taking Care of Sage Pests Attacking Sage Harvesting and Storing Your Sage Leaves Sage as a Healer Sage Tooth Care Remedy Sage for Healing Cuts Sage for Hair Treatment Josna’s Rosemary and Sage Hair-Conditioner Knowing More about Coconut Oil Massage oil How to make Infused Oils The Slow Sun Method How to Make Desi ghee (Clarified Butter) for Infusions Quick kitchen Method: Sage in Cuisine Traditional Onion and Sage Sauce Conclusion Author Bio Introduction Just imagine that you are living in ancient times in the Mediterranean area. Naturally, you do not have access to state-of-the-art medicine. So you are going to be using nostrums, lotions, potions, concoctions, decoctions and other remedies handed down from your ancestors and which are supposed to heal all your ailments. That means the next time you feel weak, exhausted, or just need something to perk you up, the woman of the house is going to feed you with Sage tea. After that, she is going to feed you delicious dishes flavored with this culinary magical herb. Is it a wonder that Sage is one of the most popular of herbs, grown in our herbal gardens, with its lore of healing powers and culinary delights coming to us down the ages? Sage, like a number of very popular cooking herbs originated from the Mediterranean, although it found a home in colder climates, where the frost was not so harsh.e a number of very popular cooking herbs originated from the Mediterranean, although it found a home in colder climates, where the frost was not so harsh. This worldwide conquering of the Sage is due to the fact that traders from the West took it all over the East, and so did the gypsies. The gypsies who are very well-versed in herbal lore used (and still use) Sage extensively to keep them healthy. Apart from using Sage leaves to make their traditional delicious stuffings and sauces, Gypsy children were taught from a very young age to chew on Sage leaves. Not only did this keep their breath fresh, but also kept their mouth, chest, and throat infection free. Sage has a strong taste and is generally used to flavor the richer meats such as duck, pork and goose. Rosemary and sage – both of them go together mixed with thyme, marjoram and other herbs. In ancient times, sages – no pun intended – always advocated that people who were addicted to overeating, eat more Sage because this aided in the digestion of fats, and did not allow it to accumulate on your tummy, legs, hips and thighs. So I would not be surprised that Romans having their parties and bacchanalias would not enjoy such delicacies as larks and peacocks stuffed with Sage, and also – ahummmm, ah well, – dormice sprinkled with poppy seeds, honey, and sage. All these recipes are authentic recipes, taken from an ancient Roman book on Roman cuisine, during the times of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Since then, is it a surprise that for centuries Sage has been highly regarded as a delicious flavoring addition to your cuisine, as well as in medicine, as shown by a traditional saying, “why should a man die while Sage grows in his garden?” That is because it was considered to be a cure-all for a large number of ailments, from which mankind suffered periodically. It was also said that any person growing Sage in his garden would never fail in business. Well, there is some justification here. Plenty of Sage in his food, and he would be working with a clear head, enhanced concentration, The Latin name of sage is Salvia officinalis. The Sage that we use in cuisine is often dried or used fresh, like other members of the Labiateae family like mint. It is cultivated extensively in Yugoslavia, England, Spain, Portugal, Cyprus, England and the USA and Canada.

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Organic Gardening for Beginners - Elementary gardening For Pleasure and Profit

By: Dueep J. Singh,John Davidson

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Organic Gardening for Beginners - Elementary gardening For Pleasure and Profit

By: Dueep J. Singh,John Davidson

Table of Contents Introduction Important tips For Gardening Planting Shrubs Where Do You Plant Shrubs Choosing the Best Location for Your Garden Perennials Annuals Different Advantages of Annuals and Perennials Fern and wildflower gardens – Planting Vines Bulbs Which Bulbs to Select Preparing Your Garden Planting the Seeds Thinning of Plants Transplanting Cold frames and hotbeds. Cultivating the Soil Enemies of Your Garden Storing Vegetables for the Winter Conclusion Author Bio Publisher Introduction Did you know that even in a small city lot, a large amount of pleasurable and profitable work in growing plants can be possible right where there is some soil available in which to plant things? It does not matter if you just have a pocket handkerchief sized backyard. If you want to know more about gardening for pleasure and gardening for profit, this book is going to give you some easy to implement tips and techniques so that you can start up this relaxing and amusing hobby right now. There is nothing quite so soul satisfying as getting your hands into rich and fertile earth and soil in order to grow something right now. You may make up a flower garden to beautify the outside of your house. A vegetable and fruit garden is going to furnish you with a continuous source of food of the best kind at a low cost. Both of these are going to give you plenty of opportunity for healthy outdoor exercise, while furnishing a source of pleasure to the one who cares for them and watches their development throughout the seasons. If you have a large yard, the vegetable and fruit gardens are going to yield you financial return, as well as keep your home table, kitchen and cellar supplied with fresh vegetables and fruit produce. Before beginning the actual work on planting, it is much more satisfactory to make a paper plan. This can be done in late winter before you intend any work done outdoors. Ask the neighboring nurseries for catalogs. You may also want to ask your neighbors about giving you some seedlings from their own gardens. This plan is going to consist of a map of your grounds drawn to a proper scale. This will show the location of the buildings, boundaries, trees, shrubbery, and other plants which have already been planted there. For example, this illustration can show you the plan of a herb garden. Along with an outer boundary limit, there is going to be an inner square, a center square, and the herbal bed areas. You can make your plan according to your own wish, but it is always sensible to ask the advice of an experienced gardener to look at your land and tell you about the right places where you can plant borders, hedges, beds, walks, and so on.

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Natural Protection Through Diet In Winter - Tips And Techniques To Keep Healthy During The Cold Season

By: Dueep J. Singh,John Davidson

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Natural Protection Through Diet In Winter - Tips And Techniques To Keep Healthy During The Cold Season

By: Dueep J. Singh,John Davidson

Natural Protection Through Diet In Winter - Tips And Techniques To Keep Healthy During The Cold Season Table of Contents Introduction Herbs and Spices to Heat You up Hypothermia Alcohol As a Warmer? Immediate Heating up Remedies Traditional Homemade Chicken Stock for Soup Instant Soup Ginger Tea Precautions Honey for Your Throat Asthma Cold Bronchitis Radish cure Herbal tea for colds Cough with Phlegm Hoarseness in Your Throat? Winter Headaches Do Nots And Clothing Tips… Hot or Cold Water Bath? Dry and Flaky Skin Protection Antiseptic pack Traditional Winter Hot Oil Chillies Infused Oil Conclusion Author Bio Publisher Introduction Here comes the winter season and there is not any reason, you should suffer through it, thanks to the terrible cold outside. A number of us who suffered through the winter because we know that it is going to bring about dry skin, headaches, cough, cold, and other winter related ailments can now consider this part of the year to be another enjoyable part of life and living the natural way. This is because proper diet, proper care of health and other tips and techniques are very useful, to protect oneself from the winter. This naturally includes the best diet to keep you strong and healthy during the winter, the best ways in which you can prevent yourself from getting infected due to viruses and bacteria and also how you can keep yourself looking good and attractive even through the coldest, driest, most gloomy days of the year.

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A Beginner’s Guide to City Gardening - Sustainable and Organic Gardening In Limited Space

By: John Davidson,Dueep J. Singh

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A Beginner’s Guide to City Gardening - Sustainable and Organic Gardening In Limited Space

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A Beginner’s Guide to City Gardening Sustainable and Organic Gardening In Limited Space Table of Contents Introduction Planning Out Your City Garden Situation and Shape Drainage and Soil Choice and Supply of Plants Tools Tool Maintenance Fertilizers Nutrients for the Soil Annual Digging Compost Heaps Garden Waste Why Compost Making a Compost Pit Manuring the Garden Watering Maintaining an Established Garden Conclusion Author Bio Introduction What do I mean by city gardening, you may ask? There was a time, when people had large open areas just outside their door steps in the town, or in the “country”, and all they had to do was fence it off and try to tame it. But as more and more people started migrating to cities, the available space for gardening began to be lessened. That was because concrete jungles came up, where once we had green fields. Suburbs on the outskirts of cities still had lots of land where gardens could grow, but for all those living uptown downtown and Midtown in Flats or in closed blocks, limited spaces and detached and semi-detached houses, one had to make do with imaginative and constructive ideas, with which they could still be in touch with greenery around them. Boxes and plant containers on windowsills have been a part of city gardening. You as a city gardener know that you have just limited resources in terms of space. That is why you have been to know how to adapt these limited resources to gain the satisfactory end you desire – that to have a garden in your house, or just outside your window sill, or in a room, or in your backyard. People are afraid to experiment in looking at all the options open to them, when they want to make a city garden in limited space. So they keep to potted geraniums, some sad looking chrysanthemums and other seasonal flowering plants, and possibly a little creeper. On the other hand, if you have been brought up in the country, and have spent a major portion of your life surrounded by plants, it is possible that you are instinctively going to have a knowledge of plants and their needs. And you are going to bring this knowledge along with you to the city. This knowledge does not come innately – you need to be surrounded by gardeners. Also, trial and error on your part and advice from experienced experts who in their time have tried and erred and then imparted that knowledge to you for your benefit, is going to help you make a really nice city garden. This book is for all those beginners who are dreaming of their own garden in which to relax and also for experienced gardeners, who want some extra tips and techniques with which they can improve their gardens.

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A Beginner’s Guide to raising Turkeys - Raising Turkeys in Your Backyard for Pleasure and Profit

By: Dueep J. Singh,John Davidson

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A Beginner’s Guide to raising Turkeys - Raising Turkeys in Your Backyard for Pleasure and Profit Table of Contents Introduction Turkey Varieties How to Choose the Best Turkeys for Breeding Egg Production Incubation of Turkey Eggs How to Test Turkey Eggs Housing Your Birds Span Roof Lean to Roosts Some Tips Ranging Baby Turkeys Containers for Food Feeding Your Turkeys Fattening Your Turkey Chicks Growers Mash How to Prepare a Turkey For Table Smoked Turkey Conclusion Author Bio Publisher Introduction Did you know that turkeys are native to the New World- i.e North America, and have been around for millenniums? So, is it a wonder that when these delicious and pompous birds reached the shores of Europe in the 16th century, thanks to the traders in West Indies and Spain, they were immediately added to exotic and popular fare. And since then, a turkey dinner, especially on Thanksgiving and on Christmas was soon a part of the social fabric. Turkeys may not be eaten as often as you eat chicken, but you can always have them for Turkey sandwiches. Turkish traders and merchants brought them to Europe by ship, and that is why the name “turkey” became synonymous with this unusually funny looking and self-important birds strutting about in your backyard. Once upon a time there were also called the Indian fowl. I was under the impression that that was because the Native Americans were called Indians at that time. They knew the value of this bird and hunted it regularly. That was until I found out that the “Indian” part of the name came from the European tendency of naming exotic birds, with the names of exotic lands. So the Catalans called it Gall d’inde and the French also called it Poulet d’inde meaning fowl from India. In Hebrew, it is called Tarnegol Hodu – rooster of India. And the irony is that in Turkey, it is called Hindi which means related to India! In reality, Indians of India did not know about this bird until the Britishers brought it to India for their turkey dinners in the late 18th and 19th century. But these are native birds living for millenniums in the North American continent. Wild turkeys also known to the first settlers as “gobblers” soon became a part of the dining table, and the Puritans must have been really surprised at such a show of pomp and colorful splendor in a gobbler.

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Mindless Body, Endless Soul 1

By: Amar J Singh MD DFAPA,Danvir Singh

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Mindless Body, Endless Soul 1

By: Amar J Singh MD DFAPA,Danvir Singh

As human beings, we have an ultimate desire to understand the soul and its relationship to the physical world. Dr. Amar Singh relies on his experience as a physician and psychiatrist to explain the anatomy and physiology of consciousness and unconsciousness as it relates to the soul. While detailing why our consciousness, thoughts, and feelings have a neurological basis, Dr. Singh dissects all aspects of the soul including its history, definition, motivation, and related emotions. In addition to sharing personal stories and applicable references, Dr. Singh examines personality disorders, details electrical and electromagnetic assessments of the brain and the soul, and guides others through the six primary steps to attaining wisdom and spirituality that will help all of us live a happy life. Mindless Body, Endless Soul shares a medical professionals comprehensive examination of the soul and its relationship to the physical world. Dr. Singh has opened the door to understand on the basis of neuroscience and reality of life Udaya K. Shetty, MD Enjoy reading this significant contribution to our world and understanding of the soul. David Kammerer and Cindy Fernandez

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1532040059

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A Beginner's Guide to Burns - Fire Disaster

By: Dueep J. Singh,John Davidson

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A Beginner's Guide to Burns - Fire Disaster

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A Beginner’s Guide to Burns - Fire Disaster Table of Contents Introduction Immediate Dangers of Fire Knowing More about Burns Chemical Burns Electrical Burns Sunburns Thermal burns Immediate Care Emergency Treatment Wound care Using Honey How to Prevent Fires in the House Local Anesthetics for Burn Pain Skin grafting and surgery Complications Related to Burns Safety tips for Building Fires Outdoors Putting out the Fire Where can you Get Kindling? Appendix Physical and Mental Trauma – What Does a Fire Victim Go through Conclusion Author Bio Publisher Introduction For millenniums, man has always been subject to natural calamities and disasters, like earthquakes, cyclones, floods and other catastrophes and upheavals, which have caused a lot of damage to lives and property. Out of these disasters, fire is one catastrophe, which has had a lasting effect on the economy and social aspect of an affected area, down the centuries. Fire disasters can be local, or they can be national. The great fire of 1666, destroyed a major part of London. Many ancient civilizations also talk about fires which destroyed cities, towns, and even countries. Most of them were man-made, especially the aftermath of war, or civil disturbances. Others came in the wake of natural disasters like earthquakes, typhoons and tsunamis. “A burnt child dreads the fire” is an age old idiom. Down the ages, human beings taught their children, that though fire was a necessary part and parcel of their day to day fabric, it was the thing to be created with care. While it provided light and warmth, it could also provide death and instruction, when it was not kept under control. This is the reason why fire along with other natural agencies was worshiped as a god, in all the ancient civilizations all over the world. It had to be fed sacrifices in ancient times, and the God of fire placated to leave human beings alone, and not visit his wrath upon them, their families and their properties. An ancient Roman prayer went something like this to the gods – Oh, Almighty powerful Gods on my head the power of sword and fire. But protect thou my wife and children. Protect thou my lands. As sword and fire were two of the dreaded shadows under which the ancient lived, one can see how much the power of the fire was feared. No wonder people have instinctively down the centuries been apprehensive of this major force of nature, which brings in its wake disaster, death, and instruction, wherever it goes.

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25 Essential Herbs You Need to Know

By: John Davidson,Dueep J. Singh

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25 Essential Herbs You Need to Know

By: John Davidson,Dueep J. Singh

25 Essential Herbs You Need to Know Table of Contents Introduction Sage – Leaves Mint – Herb – Mentha spicata. Mint Jelly Mint Julep Ginger – Roots Ginger Tips Ginger for Skin Infections Ginger Ale Coriander [Cilantro] - Coriandrum Sativum – leaves, seeds Chives – Allium choenoprasum – leaves Sauce Tartare Lavender Plant Cuttings with Heels Lavender Seeds Lavender Bags Lavender Potpourri Bergamot - Momarda Didyma – leaves, bark and flowers Bergamot Tea Infusion. Dill – Poucedomum Graveolus – Seeds and Leaves Fennel - Foeniculum vulgare – F.officinale – Leaves, Stem And Seed Chamomile Anthemis nobilis – flowers How to Make a Chamomile Lawn Parsley Petroselinum Crispum – Leaves. Maître D’hôtel Butter Drying Parsley Rosemary – rosemarinus officinalis – whole sprig Hungary Water Rosemary Tea Rosemary Scalp Tonic Thyme – Thymus vulgaris - Leaves Thyme Vinegar Anise Aloe Vera Growing Aloe Vera Aloe Vera for Beauty Face Wash Mixture PH Balanced Skin Toner – Basil - Oscimum basilicum – leaves Basil Vinegar Carraway (Caraway) - Carum carvi - seeds, leaves, root. Chervil - Anthriscus cerefolium – leaves and roots Chervil Vinegar Hyssop – Hyssopus officinalis – young shoots Hyssop Tea. Garlic – Allium sativum – bulb Comfrey - Symphytum caucisicum – leaves Violet – Viola odorata – Leaves And Flowers Violet Cure for Insomnia Violet pudding Marjoram - origamum omits - leaves Tarragon - artemisia dracunculus – leaves. Tarragon Vinegar Angelica - Angelica archangelica – stem Crystallizing Angelica Conclusion Author Bio Introduction Just imagine a world without herbs. You would be flavoring your food with spices or even with natural minerals, because you did not know all about the value of the plant world to make a difference between a bland dish, and a delicious one. Also, just imagine trying to get rid of a cold more than 5000 years ago, by rubbing your face with cold water. Until somebody decided that he was feeling really cold and he needed something hot to drink. So he just put some water on to boil, but because he did not like the taste of bland water, he just added some nice green leaves. Hey, this chance combination turned out to be really tasty. It also happened to cure his cold and made him feel really warm. Believe it or not, most of the herbal lore, which has passed down to us down the ages has been found due to experimentation or by Lucky chances. Also, anything which my goats, sheep, horses and cattle liked may not have suited my innards and vice versa. That is why you do not give your cats and dogs , well spiced food, especially your pizza remains, unless you want them really sick. At that time people did not know much about writing, because we are talking about prehistoric times. However, down the generations, they passed on this knowledge to the people of their tribe. And when they met up with other people of other tribes, they shared this knowledge. This continued some sensible person decided that this knowledge had to be stored up for the use of future generations. And so this compile addition of herbal lore and information was born and the teachers, the wise men helped mankind for ages to come. This included the knowledge of the essential oils in the plants. Basil and mint essential oils are excellent for cooking and in beauty products. Many of the herbs and remedies known to our ancestors have been lost with the passage of time. However, a lot of these remedies are still being rediscovered by chance, or through documents, found in excavations. Many of the plants which were so common during the time of the Pharaohs are now extinct. Nevertheless, their knowledge can be considered to be the basis of modern medical knowledge. They knew all about how to use onions to cure colds, as well as heart diseases. Thanks to the Eber papyri , modern researchers are researching on the benefit of onions to cure heart ailments.

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The Magic of Thyme For Cooking and Health

By: John Davidson,Dueep J. Singh

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By: John Davidson,Dueep J. Singh

The Magic of Thyme For Cooking and Health Table of Contents Introduction Cultivation of Thyme Growing Thyme Propagation of Cultivars Harvesting Your Plant Crop Thyme in Cuisine How to Use Thyme? Thyme tea Tonsillitis Cure Sinusitis Cure. Thyme in Medicine Thyme for Skin Diseases Herbal vinegar Thyme as a Foot Talc Natural Cough Syrup Making Herbal Syrups Arthritis Remedy Conclusion Author Bio Introduction Thyme also known as Thymus serpyllum is a popularly culinary and garden plant with a number of different varieties all having much in the same use in cooking and medicine. Since ancient times, this was considered to be one of the most popular herbs, because it was so commonly available. It was used to flavor food with an aromatic, warm and pungent flavor. The name Thyme is Greek in origin, because it originally was a native in the Mediterranean region from where it will spread to other parts of the world and other sunny regions. It normally means fumigation, which is an allusion to the healing properties of its smoke. In ancient times, Greeks used to take sprigs of thyme leaves and make them into bundles. Then they used to set fire to them. This was then used to perfume the air of their rooms, as well as public spots like temples and other public gathering places with the aromatic smell of this herb. The smell of the thyme was supposed to lift depression and calm anxiety. So I would not be surprised that the Roman forum was also extensively fumigated with time smoke before the Senators decided they had to say something on the lines of Alea Jacta est or Delenda est Carthago- or Carthago must go. This was also used extensively in herbal medicine. Ancient thyme vinegar recipes have come down the ages to us, to help cure small ailments as a natural disinfectant. This plant is native to North Asia , Europe and Australia. The dried leaves and the flowering tops of this plant along with another variety Thymus vulgaris are either called wild thyme or thyme . This normally prefers growing in the high altitude of about 1529 m above sea level. Thyme has been growing extensively in France, Germany, Spain and Italy for millenniums. In ancient times, it was normally used as an antifungal, as well as to cure bladder and intestinal infections. It is a common garden plant, which is going to live for many years, once it is planted and watered regularly. The leaves of this plant are curled, brownish green in color, usually not longer than six – seven mm and marketed in either a whole form or in ground form. If you lived in medieval times, and a maiden or a lad shyly offered you a sprig of thyme, it meant that she/he was offering his hand and heart to you. Accepting the sprig meant, okay, talk to my parents, because I agree and if you did not accept it, he/she could go and do the same offering of the sprig to the next one on his list. Nice thing, this language of flowers, is not it! In ancient times it meant courage, and in medieval times, it meant perseverance and remembrance. That is why ladies always embroidered a bee on a sprig of thyme and handed them to their knights going off adventuring. The idea was, though far thou bee, do not forget mee, though moments flee and thyme may pass, I will still bee and stay thy faithful lass. The more practical knight could take that as an unspoken threat of, go gathering honey elsewhere, and you shall feel my wrath, like a bee sting.

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A Beginner's Guide to Edible Fungi Mushrooms

By: Dueep J. Singh,John Davidson

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By: Dueep J. Singh,John Davidson

A Beginner’s Guide to Edible Fungi Mushrooms Table of Contents Introduction Knowing more about Mushrooms Mushrooms in Medicine Cultivated varieties Of Mushrooms Types of Popular Mushrooms in Cuisine Morels Chanterelles Cantharellus cibarius or trumpet mushrooms Black Trumpets Porcini Shitake or Golden oak mushrooms Oyster Mushrooms Enoki Mushrooms Portobello Mushrooms Truffles Hon- Shimeji- Beech Mushroom The Death Cap – Amanita phalloides Fly Agaric- Amanita muscaria How to Avoid the After Effects of Inedible Mushrooms Tips Precautions while Hunting Mushrooms in the Wild Cultivating Mushrooms in Your Home Conclusion Author Bio Publisher Introduction For millenniums, mankind has been looking towards nature to find easily available food supplements. While animals and birds provided him with protein, he also looked towards the plant kingdom to provide you with herbs, spices, and other edible means of food. Out of these mushrooms and all their varieties have been an integral part of his cuisine down the centuries, all over the world. In ancient China mushrooms were used in alternative medicine more than 3000 years ago. They are still used to cure a number of ailments, along with problems related to the nerves, mind and psyche. The mushrooms used here in minute quantities have psychoactive and psychedelic properties. That is why ancient medicine men normally gave them to patients, who believed that they had gone through a spiritual trance which was life defining. These psychedelic trance inducing mushrooms are now called shrooms and even though they are illegal in many parts of the world, they are eaten by people who want a “fix”. Edible mushrooms are called mushrooms, while the poisonous varieties were called toadstools. Only very experienced “mushroomists” know the difference between an edible variety and a poisonous variety. And this comes only with proper training from older experienced mushroom collectors.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Raised Bed Gardening - Gardening Tips and Techniques on Organic Raised Bed Gardening

By: John Davidson,Dueep J. Singh

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By: John Davidson,Dueep J. Singh

A Beginner’s Guide to Raised Bed Gardening Gardening Tips and Techniques on Organic Raised Bed Gardening Table of Contents Introduction Tips and techniques for Raised Bed Gardening The Benefits of Raised Bed Gardening Raised Beds as Spiritual Therapy Conserving water in raised beds. Preventing Soil Erosion Keyhole gardens How to Construct a Raised Garden Choosing the Right Soil Rooting zone Making Raised Beds From Timber Support for the outer wall. Watering your raised beds How to check soil drainage In Your Garden Making a Kitchen Garden in Raised Beds How to Make a Compost Heap How to Make Leaf Compost Organic manure for Making Compost Making a Worm Farm Herbal Plants in Your Raised Garden Staggered Harvests Lasagna Gardening Conclusion Author Bio Introduction The first time I came across an example of raised bed gardening, my reaction was, that is an extremely sensible way of gardening, you do not have to stoop down to ground level. I was seeing these raised garden beds in a friend’s home. She loved gardening. She also had back trouble. So crouching down in front of her beloved flower and vegetable as well as herbal garden in order to de-weed them was purgatory to her. And then her handy do-it-yourself practical husband said, “Why don’t we raise the crops and plants in beds which are waist high?” And he immediately set about building 4 feet wide beds, in square shaped blocks with wood. The soil was raised above ground level, and placed in that wooden frame. The results were amazing. It was only 10 years later that I found out that raised bed gardening was being practiced extensively all over the world. Avid gardeners were making bed frames out of concrete, rock, and even wood. They made the containers to their own particular requirements, with dimensions ranging from 1.0 m to 2 m, depending on the space they had. Gardening in containers is all very well, but raised gardening eliminates the use of pots. And best of all, as my friend told me, “I do the gardening on my raised bed. Himself –(her enthusiastic DIY gardener husband) plans to plant plants which love the shade under the raised beds. In that way, we are utilizing every inch of the soil, as well as lots of space above ground level. What a sensible way to make gardens in limited spaces.” She has the right of it. And this is possibly the reason why so many people want to know all about raised bed gardening in rich organic compost laden soil. So as you are one of them, let us start with how we can utilize every square inch of our land, economically and beneficially, by making raised beds, how to make them, how to take care of them and how to enjoy their harvest. I definitely advocate natural methods for gardening, so I am going to tell you about the best organic and natural gardening practices, which people all over the world have been using for centuries. Take advantage of our technology in other aspects of gardening like watering, etc., but still use the old natural methods for fertilizing the soil.

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Plant Cytogenetics, Third Edition

By: Ram J. Singh

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By: Ram J. Singh

Cytogenetics plays an important role in understanding the chromosomal and genetic architecture of plant species. Plant Cytogenetics, Third Edition follows the tradition of its predecessors presenting theoretical and practical aspects of plant cytogenetics. Chapters describe correct handling of plant chromosomes, methods in plant cytogenetics, cell division, reproduction methods, chromosome nomenclature, karyotype analysis, chromosomal aberrations, genome analysis, transgenic crops, and cytogenetics in plant breeding. This new edition begins with a brief introduction on the historical aspect of cytogenetics and flows directly into handling of plant chromosomes by classical and modern cytological techniques, classical Mendelian Genetics, brief description of cell division, and chromosome identification by karyotype analysis. The comprehension of cytogenetics is incomplete without information on the role of aneuploidy in associating a gene on a particular chromosome, and the book covers these methodologies as a primary topic. Covering classical to modern cytogenetics, the book presents to the reader the crucial role of cytogenetics in improving crops.

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1315356996

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Controlling Child Obesity - Keeping Your Children Healthy

By: Dueep J. Singh,John Davidson

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Controlling Child Obesity - Keeping Your Children Healthy Table of Contents Introduction Reasons for obesity Side effects of Childhood Obesity Does Your Child Have a Genuine Weight Problem? How to prevent Obesity in Your Child Healthy Convenience Food Options Homemade Burger Patties Homemade chicken Nuggets Chips Ice cream Conclusion Publisher Introduction Did you know that in the last 30 years, the childhood obesity cases in children have more than doubled and more than quadrupled, in teenagers and adolescents, in the USA alone? 7% of children were considered to be obese in 1980. In 2012, that percentage had increased to 18%. In the same manner, teenage obesity had increased from 5% to 21% in that particular time period. What is the difference between obesity and overweight? Overweight means that our body has extra body weight, due to water, bone, fat, muscle, or any of these combined factors for a particular and given height. On the other hand, obesity is concerned with just extra body fat. Millennium ago, the idea of children being obese was a rather rare phenomenon. They may have been overweight, because of lack of physical exercise and eating lots of food indiscriminately. But they were not obese, because they were not genetically conditioned to be so. Also, sedentary lifestyles at that time was not encouraged in children because, since childhood, they were trained to do hard physical labor, which they would continue for the rest of their lives. In many parts of the world, there are still societies which equate being fat and well-rounded with being prosperous. That is the reason why even now, mothers still stuff up their children, with lots and lots of food, so that people do not blame them for “starving their children” because they are so thin. How did this attitude of society come into being? We have to go back millenniums ago, when man was still struggling to survive. That is when it was not so easy for him to get enough of food to feed his large family. This is the reason why plenty of his children stayed hungry unless they could forage for themselves. It was only in a comparatively prosperous family, that they could get enough of food to eat, in order to get “fat.” That is when fat became synonymous with prosperity. Kings and emperors were never shown to be lean, slim and thin, unless they were warriors and were in battle worthy conditions, in wall paintings or rock carvings. They had this bit of a paunch. This was to show that they had enough of food to eat and to eat heartily, so that they could get fat.

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The Science of Living - Living for Others

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The Science of Living - Living for Others Table of Contents Introduction The Givers and the Takers Learn to Live for Yourself All Those Helping Hands Giving – and Giving in They Cannot Do without Us The Hinder-ers Conclusion Author Bio Publisher Introduction Did you notice that there are many human beings around you, who have spent a major part of their lives, thinking for Ways and Means in which trouble and worries do not touch you? They may be your parents, they may be your partners and also they may be your children. But you are so used to their presence in your life, that you take it for granted that they are always going to be there to remove the thorns from your life of roses. These are the givers. This book is for them, and in appreciation of what they give to you, physically, spiritually, emotionally, mentally and psychologically. All of us number among our acquaintances, one of those invaluable and dear people, who are always there. They are usually kind and cheerful, unselfish and work themselves of their feet in an effort to everything asked of them. Sometimes, they go beyond what is expected of them, in order to help you, or read you, or make your life more comfortable. Everybody appreciates them, because they are always ready to pitch in and help, but have you thought that you may put a strain on relationships, if you let overdependence on these willing and good souls come an imposition on their mind, body and spirits?

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A Beginner’s Guide to Bottling Fruit and Vegetables - With tips on How to Prepare and Preserve Food for Long-Term Use

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A Beginner’s Guide to Bottling Fruit and Vegetables With tips on How to Prepare and Preserve Food for Long-Term Use Table of Contents Introduction Rules of Bottling Types of Jars and Bottles Sterilizing Tips Equipment Necessary for Bottling Methods of Sterilization Hot Water Bath Method Hot-Water Sterilization – Quick Method Oven Method Second Oven Method Boiling Tomatoes Tomato in Their Own Juice Preserving Tomatoes in Brine Tomato Purée Tomato Juice Bottling Methods for Vegetables Blanching and Sterilizing Process for Vegetables Water Bath Method Acid Brine – Lemon Juice Method Using Bottled Vegetables Preparation of Fruit and Temperature Chart Timetable for Sterilizing Vegetables in Pressure Cooker Conclusion Author Bio- Introduction We are everlastingly grateful to that homemaker millenniums ago, who decided that she needed to preserve food, for the coming winter. That was a little step for her, but it was a giant step for mankind. Soon people began to preserve food in stoneware jars. The principle of preserving these fruit/food items depended firstly upon the destruction by need of all the mold and bacteria in the air, fruit, or water. As technological development and experimental sciences began to develop in ancient civilizations, they discovered how to make glass containers and bottles more than 5000 years ago. Naturally, at the same time, the cook in the kitchen was experimenting on food stuffs. It was only by trial and error that she learned that if she kept items of food in a moist atmosphere, it would soon grow moldy and perish real fast. Also, she learned that the exclusion of air during the sealing off the bottles prevented this mold from growing on the surface of the food. Along with that, she found out that salt, vinegar, wine and oil were extremely useful mediums in which she could preserve food, and that is how the art of been a preserving food in the shape of jams, jellies, pickles and chutneys came into existence. So this art has come down to us through the ages, and that is why many families have closely guarded secret recipes for pickling or preserving food. And that is when our grannies told us in grave tones – “remember, children, the containers in which you put this jam should be totally sealed really properly. That is how you are going to keep it for a long time.” Natural vinegar and natural oil was used as an important medium since ancient times to preserve fruit, pickles and other natural food items. Along with that, salt and sugar were used as preservatives.

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The Magic of a Kitchen Garden - Organic Gardening for Beginners

By: John Davidson,Dueep J. Singh

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The Magic of a Kitchen Garden - Organic Gardening for Beginners Table of Contents Introduction Growing a Vegetable Garden Which Is the Best Potting Soil for Your Plants? Organic Soil Mix Cow Manure – the Best Organic Fertilizer/Compost Base Preparing Your Beds and Sowing Container size for different plants – in inches Raised Beds Watering your plants Natural pesticides Neem pesticide Chili Pepper Tobacco Bougainvillea Leaves Fungicides for Soil Onion- Garlic Antifungal Solution Papaya Cure Using Cow Manure Ash As a Pesticide Pot Containers When to Sow Seeds How to grow seeds at home Sunflowers in Your Kitchen Garden Sunflower Propagation Begonias Best Climates for Begonias Varieties of Begonia Conclusion Author Bio Introduction Growing your own herbs and vegetables in your kitchen garden is a very enriching experience All right, let me admit it. Just like any other normal red-blooded and healthy child, I loved getting grimy and dirty, rooting about in the garden when young. And I was fortunate to have elders around me, who positively enjoyed encouraging us kids to go out and play in the dirt and sun, instead of wrapping us up in cotton wool and clucking in concern when we got dirty and scrubby. Luckily, my father always used to be transferred to out of the way mountain fastnesses and other forest laden places, where there was plenty of space to make really huge gardens – flowers and vegetables, with plenty of sun, water, and rich organic soil. That was the time when people did not bother about spraying every single plant surface with poisonous pesticides. So naturally, the habit of digging my fingers deep into rich soil continued when I grew up. But that was when I found out, that the world consisted of places, where you could not manage to have huge gardens outdoors. As adults, it was possible that you would spend most of your time living in cooped up flats like pigeons or doves in their cotes. So it was natural, that I began to look for other ways and means, in which I could grow my own kitchen garden in those limited areas. And so I began kitchen gardening on the roof. But if you have a large backyard, so much the better. Remember, a kitchen garden is a thing of beauty and a joy forever. You are going to get fresh fruit and vegetables, throughout the year. You have the pleasure of making something outdoors. You do not have to restrict your kitchen garden to just vegetables – you can also plant herbs, and even flowers. My kitchen garden has sunflowers, marigolds, Gladiolus, and even roses.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Sustainable Gardening

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A Beginner’s Guide to Sustainable Gardening Table of Contents Introduction Important Points of Sustainable Management Principles of Sustainable Gardening Some General Talk on Natural Ecosystems and Sustainable Forestry Water Harvesting Making Holding Pools Concrete Pools How to Make Your Own Pond Prefabricated Pools. Miscellaneous Containers Making Natural Compost My Best Friends – Earthworms Using Barnyard Produce for Making Compost Enriching The Soil with Natural Nutrients Chemical Fertilizers Seaweed water fertilizer More Natural Herbicides Saving Seeds from Last Year’s Crop Maintaining your garden Beneficial Insects for Pest Control Essential Tools for Your Sustainable Garden Sustainable Gardening in Limited Spaces Know about pollinators Appendix Desertification control and rangeland management Leaf Compost Music of the hills by Saki Author Bio Introduction It was in the 1980s that the word sustainability in regard to an environment began to be associated with nature, environment, agriculture, and thus gardening. Horticulturalists believing in sustainable agriculture decided that it was easier for humans to use natural resources in a way to get better yields. They have been doing this for millenniums. However, this drain on the natural resources was going to cause the depreciation of such resources one time or the other because mother nature cannot keep nourishing and replenishing her without getting back something of what she gave. And this gave rise to the concept of sustainable gardening. Harvesting things you have grown your own self from your garden is such a positive feeling of achievement. The idea was that use what you can, from nature’s bounty, and then give back to her, what you can so that you and she work in tandem in a symbiotic relationship. So all of us home gardeners can use sustainable gardening tips to make beautiful gardens with eco friendly designs, use of biodegradable materials, use of organic fertilizer and using native plants to sustain the environment and make a sustainable garden. A fruitful harvest is a lovesome thing God Wot – 14th-century saying When I was being taught agronomy at college in the 80s, nobody bothered about sustainable gardening. That was because in the East, the traditional agricultural practices were with the use of natural resources, because the agricultural traditions still belong to the middle 14 century in many parts of the country! That is why what is considered sustainable and organic gardening in the West today was an integral part of human existence in the Indian subcontinent at that time. We used organic fertilizer. We did not know about chemical pesticides or hormones. On the flipside, we did not know about agricultural development, which was taking place all over the world to get a better yield of food and crops. And that is why we relied on just the monsoon to feed our crops, and prayed to the rain God. If he did not come on time, we would be sunk. The bank and the money lender would take our land and then there would be no resort but to starve or go to the city to survive or lend ourselves out in bonded labor to a more prosperous farmer. This may sound shocking to people in well-developed countries, but this is still the sort of existence which is being led by people in many parts of the world. Even today, in this day of state-of-the-art technology and technological development, underdeveloped countries still follow obsolete agricultural practices, which do not take into account the natural resources already around them. And so, famine has been a part of their lives for centuries. So here are some rules which you are going to implement right now to make sustainable gardening possible.

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A Beginner's Guide to Tunisian Crochet

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A Beginner’s Guide to Tunisian Crochet Table of Contents Introduction Crochet Tips For beginners Basic information about crochet How to Hold a Crochet Needle Starting to Crochet Chain stitch Double Stitch and Turning Crochet Stitch Symbols Abbreviations for Crochet Terms Making a Tunisian Needle Hook Introduction to Tunisian Crochet Starting on Tunisian Crochet Easy Tunisian Crochet Scarf Run Out Of Yarn? Conclusion Author Bio Publisher Introduction One of the most popular traditional creative art forms, apart from weaving, knitting, or knotted work is crochet. In Victorian times, women used to spend hours making crochet covers to cover every visible surface, including furniture, and furnishings. This is of course apart from the dresses, scarfs, shoes, doilies, purses, pillow covers and anything else of which you could think, made by just one hook and some sturdy, colorful thread. Well, these women did not have much else with which to occupy their time, and they were just practicing an art which has been around for millenniums. Nobody really knows where crochet originated, although people in the East have been practicing it to make delicate patterned items for millenniums. That is why this book is going to tell you about Tunisian crochet. Crochet came to the West, especially to Europe in around the 16th century, when the demand for delicate lace like items made women switch to this technique. But I have a feeling, that this technique was brought to Europe, much before this, by the Crusaders, coming back from the East, and it was only in the 16th century that the nuns of France, Spain and Italy began to concentrate more on this technique to produce things of beauty. Lace crochet is still very popular today, and the art is applied to making handkerchiefs and table linen. Even more popular today is crochet using heavy and soft and fine wool to make articles of clothing and even things for your living room. I would call them dust catchers, but they last and last. So is it a surprise that time and again, old lace patterns serve to stimulate ideas for producing beautiful items, which have been inspired by some creative person who decided to pick up a crochet hook and some thread and found a magical new creative technique. Tunisian crochet and adapting it for making beautiful creations with one knitting needle made into a hook is my contribution to this age-old technique which was going out of vogue. So you can consider this book to be a salute to Tunisian crochet, which is going to be a boon for all those people who just hate knitting, but want to knit sweaters, scarves and other items, without the botheration of two needles. Tunisian crochet is also known as Afghan crochet and is considered to be a mixture of crochet and knitting. Ladies normally made a number of shapes on their hooks and when they had made 50 or so squares of the same size, they stitched them together to make huge shawls and wraparounds. These are the so popular Afghans which you wear today. So if you are crocheting squares with a crochet needle, intending to join the strips together with cross stitches to make an afghan, try making it in Tunisian crochet.

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The Magic of Pineapples - Knowing More About Pineapples

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Table of Contents Introduction Different Varieties of Pineapples Growing Pineapples The Pineapple Fruit Mature Fruit Feeding your pineapple plant Testing for Ripeness Marketing Your Fruit Fresh How to Slice a Pineapple. Nutritive value of Pineapples Fruit Rings – Pineapples to Heal Protection against the summer Traditional Pineapple Dishes Oriental Pineapple Rice Hawaiian Salad Conclusion Author Bio Publisher Introduction My fascination with pineapples – Ananas comosus – started very early, especially because they were part and parcel of my childhood. Living in a tropical region means that you are going to have plenty of juicy tropical fruit to eat throughout the year, but pineapples were quite something else. Firstly you needed to get somebody to slice them, then you diced them, and then you either juiced the rich succulent pulp inside, or just ate them raw without juicing. When I was about 6 years old, an aunt who was living in the Philippines at that time, send me and my brother beautifully embroidered dresses made out of pineapple leaf fiber. These were a barong tagalog (Baro, for short and not Barong) for him and a Baro’t Saya for me. Apart from that we were often sent beautiful pineapple fiber –Pina- clothes, which were so durable that they lasted me until I went to University and even after that. I liked these shirts very much, because of their very interesting history. According to a story I had heard, the Philippines were a distant colony of Spain. So the conquerors had to be different, had not they. They put out an edict. Only pure blood Spaniards could tuck in their shirts in their trousers. The conquered natives had to wear their shirts outside as a symbol of slavery. But the Philippinos were, as any brave race, very ingenuous. All these shirts were embroidered so beautifully that they became glorious works of art. So the Spaniards could have their unadorned tucked in shirts, but the natives wore their baros proudly. Alas, nearly 3 decades down the line, those embroidered Baros have disappeared from the Filipino markets. So sad to see a proud tradition die out.

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Grandma's Frugal Meals - Easy tips, techniques and old-time dishes for healthy eating

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Grandma’s Frugal Meals - Easy tips, techniques and old-time dishes for healthy eating Table of Contents Introduction Grandma’s Tips for Food Substitutions How to Make Perfect Yogurt Meat Choosing the right meat To Buy Storing Meat Baked Meat Patties Meat patty Variations How to Cure Your Own Hams Other Food Found Outdoors Rhubarb Jelly Sassafras Jelly Dandelion Greens Luncheon Corn Making Traditional Cornpone Corn Cakes Vegetables How to Store Vegetables Preparing Vegetables for Cooking Steaming Vegetables/Meat Cooking Frozen Vegetables Cooking Canned Vegetables How to Prepare Salads Tossed Salads Cole Slaw Coleslaw Dressing What Is Salad Dressing? Potato Salad Potato Salad Dressing Traditional Mayonnaise Conclusion Author Bio Publisher Introduction Knowing what to cook was as important as knowing how to cook, for grandma. She also learned how to make the best of whatever was in front of her, from her grandmother, and so on for centuries. Millenniums ago, her ancestors when gathering in the woods for herbs and vegetables while the menfolk of the family trapped and hunted for meat, game and anything else edible and delicious. It was then grandma’s many times great-grandmother’s job to make all these ingredients into something delicious and healthy as well as palatable and nourishing. So she used her instinct and her creativity to make delicacies with the ingredients available at hand. Although science-fiction already has stories about scientists making complete little nutritional packages in the shape of pills that are going to take the shape of food in the coming centuries, we are very fortunate that we do not have to face that sort of blandness in our meals today. We still have the good fortune of going to the nearest market or the nearest organic garden and collecting fresh greens, as well as herbs. We have plenty of fresh meat at hand. And best of all, we have all the ingredients to make good wholesome food. We only hope, judging by the pleasure most of us get from eating, the preparation, cooking and serving of this nutritious food is going to be a human activity which is going to be around for a long time. But most of us cannot afford to have some of the more exotic ingredients, of which we dream. Either they are not available to us in our city. Or perhaps they are beyond our budget. Unfortunately, for a large percentage of people all over the world, budget constraints are the reason why they have to make do with makeshift meals instead of eating what nature intended for them – good wholesome, natural ingredients. Grandma was a frugal person. She lived in a time when the dollars earned by grandpa had to be stretched in such a manner that the whole family could be fed and fed well. Times changed and times of prosperity came along, and the eating habits of the whole family changed. Instead of two or three healthy meals in a day, there was food aplenty and the whole family could now afford to eat whatever they wanted, whenever they wanted, and in large quantities. This naturally gave rise to problems including obesity. Also, by not regulating the meal intake as well as the quality of the meals, the quality of the general health of grandma’s children deteriorated as time went by. However, the circle of financial constraints has gone and come around again and the time for tightening belts and looking at our budgets has become the top priority. A majority of us all over the world again are looking for ways and means in which we can get the proper nutrition in the form of proteins, vitamins, minerals and energy, which our bodies required to keep functioning in a healthy manner.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Keeping Ducks - Keeping Ducks in Your Backyard

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A Beginner’s Guide to Keeping Ducks - Keeping Ducks in Your Backyard Table of Contents Introduction Raising Ducks in Your Backyard Choosing Ducks Dabbling Ducks and Diving Ducks Incubation of Ducklings Artificial Incubation Brooding Cleaning duck eggs Ducks and drakes Housing Your Ducks How to Make a Grass Run Keeping a Small Flock Traditional House Dimensions Preventing Flight over Netting Breeding Ducks for the Table. Preparing Ducklings Ducks and Water Feeding Your Ducks. Layers Mash for Ducks What is Grass Meal? What is Bean Meal? Drinking Water Conclusion Author Bio Introduction It must have been somewhere, and some time millenniums ago, when man found that the Mallard and Muscovy that he hunted in the marshes, and brought home to his family was a bird which could be domesticated. One is not very certain about which particular civilization decided that duck brought up in your own farmyard, was a good source of eating for the whole family. Roast duck, broiled duck, duck with seasonings and herbs, even wild duck, along with their cousins, the geese and the swans made excellent fare especially during times, when other food resources were not so easily available. Geese and swans are definitely not considered ducks, though they belong to the same family. The original ancestral species is the same, even though the characteristics differ. Geese and swans are larger in size and can be found in seawater, as well as in freshwater. Ducks are smaller in size, but prefer freshwater habitats. In the same manner, you should not confuse ducks with other aquatic birds like divers, coots and grebes. All of them are good eating, but they are unrelated, except for their liking for water. Apart from the meat content and eggs, ducks have also been reared for their soft down. Drakes are larger in size, when compared to the female ducks. Some of the popular species are Muscovy ducks, Mallards Paradise Shelduck and Aylesbury . The bills are long, broad and sometimes, they are serrated so that the ducks can feed on easily filtered aquatic plant and animal species. A duck shoot has always been a popular occupation of people who enjoy hunting for gain, especially when you are shooting these birds on the wing. A duck cannot fly when it is molting, and it normally molts before the duck group’s migration to a warmer climate.

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Grandma's Tips on Preparing Meat, Fish and Poultry - With traditional and economical cooking techniques

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Table of Contents Introduction Poultry Selecting Poultry in the Market. Selection of Poultry by Weight How to Roast Poultry Poultry Stuffing How Useful Is A Meat Thermometer Approximate Roasting Times at 325°F Poultry Giblets Defrost before cooking, whenever possible Fried Chicken Braised Chicken Stewed Chicken Dumplings for Chicken Fish How to Select the Best Fish Cooking Fish the Healthy Way Broiled fish Tuna Salad with Sour Cream Dressing Baked Fish Steaks and Fillets Poached fish Baked Stuffed fish. Bread stuffing Court Bouillon Pan Fried Fish Traditional Fish and Chips Meat Choosing the Right Meat To Buy Storing Meat How to Roast Meat Rotisserie Roasting Best Cuts to Roast How to Cook a Frozen Roast Approximate Roasting Time at 325°F Making Brown Gravy Cuts for Broiling and Pan Broiling How to Broil To Broil Frozen Meats Pan Broil Approximate Broiling Time for Meats. Braising Meat To Pot Roast Braising Frozen Meat Simmering and Stewing Cuts to Stew or to Simmer Pork Chops And Sauerkraut Pan Fried Liver Conclusion Author Bio Publisher Introduction A number of us who are interested in feeding our families on a limited budget may find ourselves looking for shortcuts, especially when we are buying meat and poultry. We may want to make do with low quality meat products, because that is what we can afford. There was a time when grandma also faced this same problem, especially when grandfather did not have too much money to put into the family budget purse. That is why she needed to use all her creativity and ingenuity to choose the best meat products to feed a large family.

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Tips for Backyard Gardening - Making the Best Use of Limited Land

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Table of Contents Introduction Planning Your Vegetable Garden Ground Preparation Transplantation Related to Seeds Collecting Seeds Length of Preservation Traditional Testing of Seed Age Soaking Seeds before Sowing Getting Ready for Sowing Seed Sowing Seed Sowing – Wet Soil or Dry Soil Shades Planting Outdoors Appendix Root Pruning Trenching Traditional Quick Composting Formula Conclusion Author Bio Publisher Introduction Since ancient times, dietitians knew all about the value of vegetables in human diet. The absence of fresh vegetables would result in ill health, as well as the lack of body resistance, and future healthy growth. Vegetables furnish nourishment in the shape of starch and sugar. They also stimulate intestinal activity. The term vegetables has through common consent down the ages, come to be applied to a particular class of plants. We eat the leaves, buds, stems, and occasionally the fruits of these particular plants. So if you say “is the tomato a vegetable or a fruit,” the answer is the tomato is botanically a fruit, but we use the tomato as we use other members of the vegetables class. Fruits are very sugary and vegetables are not. Vegetables are on the whole short term plants, but allow for repeated sowings to prolong the season of growth. Down the ages, vegetables have been grown by householders in patches of land around their houses for home consumption. People with large gardens also had their own vegetable patches and herb patches. So this book is for all of those people who are interested in growing vegetables in their own back yard and using every inch of land in a sustainable fashion. The tips and techniques given here may look so very old-fashioned, but they are tried and tested. That is because we believe in organic gardening where we are not going to be using chemical fertilizers and chemical pesticides to protect our vegetables. Even though the methods given here may be called old school by 21st century gardeners, they have been in use throughout the world for millenniums and they have been giving time-tested results. So let us look at the easy ways in which we can begin preliminaries in vegetable gardening, in our own backyard.

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Cooking with Wheat - What are Wheat Berries?

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Cooking with Wheat - What are Wheat Berries? Table of Contents Introduction What Is a Wheat “Berry” Nutritional Specifications of Wheat The difference between parboiled And Cracked Wheat Our Daily Bread Plain White Bread How Do You Get the Right Flour Consistency? Shaping the Dough Making Plaits Dinner Rolls Mini cottage loaves Testing the bread Making a Cheese Loaf Perfect Bread Tips More Traditional Wheat Dishes Bulgur Pilaf Tabbouleh- Tabouli Salad Frumenty Cous-cous Appendix Traditional Chicken Soup Panjiri- Pinnis Conclusion Author Bio Publisher Introduction When man decided more than 10,000 years ago that he had had enough of having a life as a hunter and wanted to settle down as a farmer, that was a signal change in the history of mankind. Prehistoric history does not tell us where man first began cultivating cereals as a grain for his family and for the people of his settlement. But archaeological excavations have found vestiges of this cultivated plant in settlements more than 10,000 years old in the Mesopotamian region. I would not be surprised if this wild grass was first cultivated in the area, especially near the river Tigris, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Babylon, etc. After that, the cultivation of this particular wild grass, in the form of wheat spread all over the world, including Europe, Asia, Africa, – especially Egypt, where this grain was brewed into beer and drunk in large quantities by Pharoah and peasant alike millenniums ago – Turkey and all the places where there were hungry mouths to feed, and there were fertile lands to provide that grain to feed them. This book introduces you to one of these most prolific and healthy cereals – wheat. Wheat in its original form was a wild grass. Down the ages, it began to get domesticated, and the grains grew larger. Instead of being harvested by the wind in its wild form, the grains stayed attached to spikelets, until the farmer came with his scythe to harvest a rich crop of golden wheat.

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Introduction to Internet Scams and Fraud - Credit Card Theft, Work-At-Home Scams and Lottery Scams

By: Dueep J. Singh,John Davidson

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Introduction to Internet Scams and Fraud - Credit Card Theft, Work-At-Home Scams and Lottery Scams

By: Dueep J. Singh,John Davidson

Introduction to Internet Scams and Fraud - Credit Card Theft, Work-At-Home Scams and Lottery Scams Table of Contents Introduction to Internet Scams and Fraud Getting to Know More about Internet Scams/Identity Theft/Credit Card Theft and Internet Frauds Difference between Internet scams And Internet Fraud Tips and Techniques to Recognize Frauds and Scams Rule number one – giving personal information out Rule number two – identification documents How does Internet fraud work? Lottery Scams Victim of Lottery Fraud? Giving Money Away Free Scam Protecting yourself from Internet fraud Part 2 Credit card thefts/work-at-home scams/banks and scammers Work from Home Frauds – Facebook Fortune Country Oriented Work-At-Home Scams How to Recognize a Work-At-Home Scam Anti Internet Fraud agencies Social media advertising – YouTube etc. Promoting Scams Work-at-home programs Tips for Working at Home Jobs How to Trap Internet tricksters Through Social Media? How Do Banks Encourage Frauds? How Can a Bank Help in Catching a Scammer? Banking Laissez-faire attitudes Strict Ways of Tackling Credit Card Frauds Banking Secrets Unfolded Bank Update Frauds Conclusion Author Bio Publisher Introduction to Internet Scams and Frauds With the Internet becoming such an integral part of all our lives, is it a surprise that we are more vulnerable to Internet scams and Internet fraud. So for all those people who want to know about the different ways in which a person can get scammed through Internet scams and Internet fraud, here is a complete information dossier telling you all about identity thefts, credit card thefts, Internet fraud and Internet scams. Along with this, you are going to know more about how fraudsters can gain access to your bank account, thanks to emails which you demand information from you under the garb of updating your banking details and information. Ignorance is not bliss. In such cases you have to be one step ahead of all the scamsters who benefit from a credulous public who believe that if banking and financial company officials have written to you about a serious matter, it is serious. They thrive on such threatening and scare tactics, telling you that your account is going to be limited within three days or some such ultimatum. Remember that no bank or any other institution which has anything to do with money is going to ask you for your details, by asking you to update them online. Anybody with a little bit of common sense knows that any information which is sent online either through mail or through tapping on supposedly secure websites can be easily accessed by any hacker with a little bit of experience and computer know how. So apart from showing you ways and means with which you can check these Internet scamsters and credit card identity thieves, this book is going to give you information on how you can protect yourself from future financial losses.

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Planewaves, Pseudopotentials and the LAPW Method

By: David J. Singh

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Planewaves, Pseudopotentials and the LAPW Method

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Over the past decade the world's technological and industrial base has become increasingly dependent on advanced materials. There is every indication that this trend will accelerate and that progress in many areas will increasingly depend on the development of new materials and processing techniques. A second and equally significant trend is the continuing ascent of the information technologies, which now touch almost every aspect of life in some way. In this environment it is natural that there is a strong interest in using numerical modeling in materials science. With its extreme accuracy and reasonable computational efficiency, the linearized augmented plane wave (LAPW) method has emerged as the standard by which density functional calculations for transition metal and rare-earth containing materials are judged. Planewaves, Pseudopotentials and the LAPW Method presents a thorough and self-contained exposition of the LAPW method, making this powerful technique more accessible to researchers and students who have some familiarity with local density approximation calculations. Theory is discussed, but the emphasis is on how practical implementation proceeds. In addition, the author suggests future directions for adapting the LAPW method to simulations of complex materials requiring large unit cells. He does this by elucidating the connections between the LAPW method and planewave pseudopotential approaches and by showing how Car--Parrinello type algorithms can be adapted to the LAPW method. Planewaves, Pseudopotentials and the LAPW Method is a valuable resource for researchers already involved in electronic structure calculations, as well as for newcomers seeking quick mastery of the LAPW technique.

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Introduction to Cherries - Growing Cherries

By: Dueep J. Singh,John Davidson

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Introduction to Cherries - Growing Cherries

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Table of Contents Introduction to Cherries Introduction Growing Cherries Budding Choosing the Right Plants Best Varieties of Cherries Maintenance of Cherry Trees Pruning Your Cherry Tree Root pruning Sour Cherries Planting Sour Cherries Feeding Sour Cherries Pruning of Sour Cherries Mulch cultivation Rejuvenating Cherries Diseases and Pests Cherries in Cuisine Two-Step Cherry Pudding Conclusion Author Bio Publisher Introduction The fruit we know as cherries is not a berry but a drupe or a fruit with a stone. Cherries basically started out as a wild Cherry in Central Asia, America and Europe. In Japanese myth and culture the cherry refer to cherry trees and cherry blossom. Cherries have been a part of culinary history in ancient Rome where it was brought by Roman soldiers from Armenia in 72 BC. It came to England with Henry the VIIIth who tasted this fruit in Flanders and wanted it cultivated in England. Cherries which you eat at the table or cooked are either sweet -Prunus avium- or sour -Prunus cerasus- in taste. The growing of cherries in large quantities for commercial purposes is a challenge because of their vulnerability to harsh elements and the high cost of spraying, irrigation , maintenance of trees and labor costs.

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The Miracle of Wheatgrass To keep you healthy And Fit

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The Miracle of Wheatgrass To keep you healthy And Fit

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The Miracle of Wheatgrass To keep you healthy And Fit Table of Contents Introduction What Is Wheatgrass? Benefits of Wheatgrass Wheatgrass therapy for Curing Different Diseases What Is Natural Immunity? Factors That Reduce Natural Immunity Using Wheatgrass to Strengthen Body Resistance How to Grow Wheatgrass Sprouting the Seeds Beforehand Watering Your Wheatgrass Harvesting Corn Grass? How to extract Juice from Wheatgrass Drinking or “Eating”? Dosage When to Take Wheatgrass Juice? Conclusion Author Bio Introduction The hustle and bustle of our modern world with its state-of-the-art technology and gradual weaning away from nature has brought about a trend of a synthetic lifestyle. That is the reason why there will soon come a generation which may not know all about the miracles of nature and natural remedies and cures. This unhealthy lifestyle has brought with it an increase in ailments and diseases. Also, it is the harbinger of many new diseases, which could not be imagined more than 150 years ago. People spend fortunes in medicines and drugs for quick cures. This book is going to tell you all about the healing and health giving benefits of one of the most powerful natural curing grains in the world – wheatgrass. Research is being done worldwide to determine the prophylactic quality of this antidote to a number of ills, but for those who believe in the curative powers of natural remedies, this is a panacea. So if you are disillusioned with the medicines, pills, nostrums, and other drugs being given to you by health providers in your city, and are apprehensive of their ensuing side effects, you would want to look at natural cures for your ailments.

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Travel Knowledge

European "Discoveries" in the Early Modern Period

By: I. Kamps,J. Singh

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European "Discoveries" in the Early Modern Period

By: I. Kamps,J. Singh

These essays examine European travel writing from 1500 to 1800, with an emphasis on travel to the East Indies, Africa, and the Levant. By focusing on voyages to the East, the essays allow the voices of marginalised travellers to speak.

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Introduction to Perennials and Bulbs

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Introduction to Perennials and Bulbs

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Table of Contents Introduction Bedding Plants Propagation of Perennials Sowing Seeds Root Cuttings Division Cuttings Herbaceous Border Plants Restocking your Herbaceous Garden Planting Techniques Tips for Perennials Bulbs Bulbs for Your Garden Selecting the Right Bulbs Planting Your Bulbs Planting Hyacinth and Crocus Corms Bulb Fiber – Tips Other perennials are found wild if you go ramblin’ in the woods.Popular Perennials Popular Perennials Daffodils Snowdrops Iris Tulips Conclusion Author Bio Publisher Introduction Why are perennial plants so popular in the garden? For a gardener, this is an affirmation that he is a serious gardener, and he intends to have so many plants growing in his garden, that it will never look bare and empty. The word perennial is of course not going to refer just to perennials with which you make your hedges or fill in your beds, but also to trees and shrubs. So this book is going to tell you all about herbaceous perennials which live more than two years and grow up every year without much trouble. So you can consider them to be the gardener’s best friend. You can buy all these attractive herbaceous perennials to suit all pockets and all tastes. You do not have to spend lots of dollars to get attractive plants for your garden. They are going to give you flowers of all colors. They can also be arranged in gardens to keep up the supply of Bloom from say early spring – April until October or late autumn. Many of the perennials are capable of standing dry spells far better than annuals. On the whole, they are stronger and firmer than annuals, and biennials. Like annuals, they can be grown clearly for cutting or they can be planted in a border. This is normally known as an herbaceous border and soon they are going to be the most beautiful part of your garden.

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Grandma's Budget Tips - Tips and Techniques for Healthy Eating Within a Limited Budget

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Grandma's Budget Tips - Tips and Techniques for Healthy Eating Within a Limited Budget

By: Dueep J. Singh,John Davidson

Table of Contents Introduction Shopping Tips Impulse Buying Packaging Check out Your Market Specials First Plan Your Weekly Meals Ahead Get Your List Ready Once Is More Than Enough Go Shopping on a Full Stomach! Go shopping Alone Clipping Coupons Comparison-shopping Should You Pay the Prices on the Label? Get Your Money Back Know Where to Shop for What Ethnic Neighborhoods Supermarkets Organic Markets Roadside Stands Food Cooperatives Miscellaneous Spots Buy by the Unit Thinking Big Fresh – Much Cheaper Than Frozen or Packaged What to Buy at the Grocery Store Beware of Convenience Foods Conclusion Author Bio Publisher Introduction Grandma lived in a time when frugal living was the norm of the day. In fact, he knew how to stretch a dollar so that it squeaked. That is why her recipes were old-time recipes, which were made up of simple, good quality ingredients such as milk, vegetables and meat, as well as butter whenever available. Combined correctly these fundamental ingredients did not need exotic, expensive and rare spices which only would hide the nuances of their own good and healthy flavors. Going back to budget cooking – which does not compromise on health and quality, but still allows you to put plenty of food on your table – you need some common sense tips and techniques which have been in use by budget conscious homemakers, down the ages, for millenniums.

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A Beginner's Guide to Water Gardens

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A Beginner’s Guide to Water Gardens Table of Contents Introduction Growing Plants in Your Water Garden Siting Your Pool Formal and Informal Water Gardens Shallow Pools or Deep Pools? Different Types of Pools Concrete Pools How to Make Your Own Pond Prefabricated Pools Miscellaneous Containers Polythene Sheeting Stream Gardens Bog Gardens Using a Tub as a Water Garden Planting in Containers Winter Care of Pools Planting Your Pools No Organic Materials! Growing Water Lilies Maintenance and Care Cleaning Your Pond Planting Aquatic Plants Planting Oxygenators Best Planting Time Livestock in Your Pool Discolored Water Suggested Plants for Your Pool Conclusion Author Bio Publisher Introduction I was talking about gardening with a friend, who is an avid gardener, when we got onto the topic of water Gardens. Her immediate reaction was “how do you make a water garden in a limited space, especially in congested cities. Water gardens are only for those houses built in really wide-open spaces, and plenty of land where you can go high, wide and free, making a water garden.” Unfortunately, that is the mindset of a number of people out there, who are under the impression that you need plenty of land in which to make a water garden. That is because the moment you say this word water garden, you visualize a huge pool, in which a number of exotic plant species float. You may also find some Koi goldfish moving leisurely to and fro, and people appreciating that garden while walking around it leisurely of an evening. Well, that may be all right for a hotel lobby, where no expenses are spared. However, ordinary water gardens can be made right in your back yard, in the limited space, and with a little bit of creative gardening. I told my friend that a water garden could be made in the amount of space, in which she wanted to erect a water fountain, and she blinked. What is the fun of a small water garden was her immediate response. I replied, “Just think about it. After all, you are planting some attractive plant species which are growing in water. This is a contrast to the plants growing on land. You do not have any kids, and you do not have any pets which may find them taking a ducking in that water garden. So think about it. ” She did. And now she has a small water garden in her backyard. It has water lilies and lotuses goldfish and even tadpoles in it. Also a Walt Disney statue of Snow white’s pal Dopey looking at his reflection in his typical dopey fashion. The idea of water gardening is definitely not a modern concept. Since millenniums, water gardens have been a part of garden layouts. Be they the palaces of Caesar, in Greece, or a castle in Spain, or a manor in Britain or perhaps the palace of Kublai Khan, you could be certain that there would be a water garden built there, and tended carefully and lovingly by all the gardeners.

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Healthy Eating - Introduction to Egg and Cheese Dishes

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Healthy Eating - Introduction to Egg and Cheese Dishes

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Healthy Eating - Introduction to Egg and Cheese Dishes Table of Contents Introduction Eggs How to know whether Eggs Are Fresh How to Store Eggs Tips on Cooking Eggs Poached Eggs Fried Eggs Scrambled Eggs Traditional French Scrambled Eggs Managing Egg Mixtures Beating Egg Whites Successfully Basic Egg Omelette How to Cook Eggs in the Shell Soft Cooked Eggs Hard cooked Eggs Making the Perfect Omelette French Omelettes Spanish Omelettes Making Perfect Custards Making Perfect Soufflés Egg Cheese Soufflé Cheese Storing Cheeses How to Cook Cheese Swiss Toast with Scrambled Eggs Conclusion Authors Bio Publisher Introduction One may wonder why I am writing a book on egg- cheese, because after all, this is such a common topic, and one knows all about nutritious egg and cheese combinations. But then, this book is going to tell you all about the tips and techniques with which you can eat healthy, with just some egg and cheese dishes added to your healthy diet. Also, a friend of mine was browsing through some of my books, and she just told me, “all these books are very interesting, but I am often based in places where I do not get these exotic herbs and spices easily. Also, sometimes my budget does not run into buying plenty of fruit and vegetables especially in these inaccessible places. At that time my larder is often restricted to just eggs and cheese.” So I started to think. Yes, what she said was sensible, and logical, because most of the time, I find myself eating egg and cheese, one because I like it, and two, because those are the items which are in the larder at the end of the month after a whole month of hectic spending and paying off the bills! This book is for all those people, who want to know about healthy eating, especially using eggs and cheese and their combinations. These recipes are time-tested, and time-honored and have been used since ancient times all over the world, because “hen fruit” and cheese have been part and parcel of human life and the social fabric all over the world.

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A Beginner's Guide to Forest Survival

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A Beginner’s Guide to Forest Survival Table of Contents Introduction Quo Vadis? Finding the Direction without A Compass Finding Your Direction at Night Survival gear Communication Means STOP acronym for Survival Learn How to Read Directions Why Staying Put Is Best? Building a Fire Signaling Your Position Proper Inspection and scouting Of Your Area Finding the Nearest Water Source Food Recognizing Edible Plants in Your Area Insects as Possible Food Sources Catching Grasshoppers Making Fish Traps Trapping Food Extremely easy Hopi bird snare Making Slipknots Making Slingshots Creating a Shelter Best Location for Shelter Debris Huts Conclusion Author Bio Publisher Introduction A large percentage of us may never ever get the opportunity of just wandering off into the woods, and getting lost, because we are basically city persons, and there is no picture of our ever exploring in the wilderness. Nevertheless, for all of us others who spend plenty of time going on hikes into the wilderness, wilderness survival techniques should be part of our nature survival training. That is because the difference between knowledge and ignorance can make all the difference between survival and possible death.

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The Magic of Spinach

By: Dueep J. Singh,John Davidson

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The Magic of Spinach Table of Contents Introduction When to Grow Spinach How to Plant Spinach Harvesting Spinach Best Spinach Varieties Spinach for Good Health Ancient power packed Spinach Health Tonic Problems Caused Due to Radiation Exposure Benefits of a regular Spinach Diet Spinach in Your Cuisine Choosing the Best Spinach Quick Steamed Spinach Introduction to Saag Traditional Saag Dry Spinach and Potatoes Lamb with Spinach Conclusion Author Bio Publisher Introduction If you were brought up reading Popeye comics or watching Popeye cartoons, in the 30s and 40s, you may have noticed that the sailor man could not do without his spinach. This was to give him plenty of strength and energy. Also in popular literature, broccoli, spinach and other green vegetables have been given a bad name, because they are supposedly not worth eating. Now that is a totally wrong misconception because spinach – Spinacia oleracea – is one of the most nutritious of greens available to mankind today. It is a native to southwestern Asia, from where it spread all over the world. Spinach leaves are dark green in color, and a plant can grow up to 28 – 30 cm in height. Spinach normally likes a temperate climate, but you can also grow this plant in a place where the winter is going to be mild. Spinach does not like a snowy weather climate. The fruit of the spinach is normally found in a lumpy and dry cluster, with a number of seeds in it. However, many gardeners do not allow the spinach to get to its fruition stage, because they would rather harvest the plant and sell it fresh, or eat it as a salad or cooked.

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Introduction to Stocks and Soups - How to Make Healthy Soups and Stocks

By: Dueep J. Singh,John Davidson

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Introduction to Stocks and Soups - How to Make Healthy Soups and Stocks Table of Contents Introduction What Goes in the Stockpot How to Prevent Stock from Turning Sour How to Make Good Stock Brown Stock White Stock How to make A Meat Glaze Making Perfect Soup Soup Classifications Food Value of Thick and Clear Soups Essentials of a Well-Prepared Soup Why Does the Consistency Vary? Color Liaison Varieties of Liaison Tips When Using Liaisons Roux Proportions of Ingredients for Liaison Consommé Broth Blanching Traditional Mutton Broth Purées Vegetable Purées Pulse purées Pea or Lentil Soup Thick Soups Cream Soups Tapioca Soup Bisques Lobster Bisque How to Sieve Soup Properly Conclusion Author Bio- Introduction Nobody knows when human beings began to make stocks and soups from meat and vegetables. This secret is lost in the mist of the ages. Stock is a liquid which is obtained when you boil vegetable or meat over heat for a long time. This is going to contain some of the most important and soluble nutrients and flavoring constituents of the foods which have undergone the boiling process. These nutrients have been extracted by prolonged and gentle simmering. http://www.123rf.com/photo_14885901_vegetable-soup.html Such a liquid is the foundation of soups, sauces and gravies in cuisines all over the world. The ancient Romans regarded a really good cook as a pearl beyond compare. Only he knew all about the herbs and spices which he was going to use in making a stock which would be then be used to make a gravy on which emperors would dine. So is it a wonder that the first part of learning cookery is to know how to make a good stock. The method of preparation is based upon the solvent action of the water and the prolonged application of moderate and moist heat. The gelatinous, lean and muscular tissue parts of the meat with a certain proportion of bone are most suitable to make the stock. In ancient times, people who could not afford better cuts of meat, which went to the rich had to make do with the leftovers which were bones and pieces of lean meat. So it is natural that they tried to make these pieces very tasty by first boiling them in water. Then they added some herbs and some vegetables and then they added any available in gradient which could add to the rich flavor and aroma of something being cooked slowly on a fire. Lo and behold, the first stock was made with the slow simmering of all these ingredients mixed together. The importance of soup all over the world, especially in folklore cannot be disregarded. You may want to enjoy the traditional stories here about soup, from different parts of the world. http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/type1548.html#stonesoup Herbs and spices are not generally used for meat stock, nowadays though they were used in ancient times. Also, today they are added with discretion in fish and vegetable stocks, but like I said, in ancient times, everything went into the cooking pot and was stewed for a long time, before fed to a hungry family. The vegetables should be fresh, not necessarily young and expensive and the trimmings and coarse stalks can be utilized. Ages ago, the food gatherer went hunting for roots, edible vegetables and other greens in the woods, and all of them were added to the cooking pot. Each portion of the plant including roots, shoots, and leaves, stems, flowers and bark if edible were utilized. The vegetables generally used for making stock are carrots, onions, turnip and celery. Make sure that no flavor predominates. Turnip and celery, if it is old is particularly strong and should not be used in large quantities. Vegetables are very absorbent of meaty flavors. That is why they should not remain too long in the stock while it is cooking. This is the same reason why cooks do not let them steep for long in the stock, after the stock has been removed from the fire.

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A Beginner's Guide to Annuals and Biennials - Essential guide for A Beautiful Garden

By: Dueep J. Singh,John Davidson

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By: Dueep J. Singh,John Davidson

Table of Contents A Beginner’s Guide to Annuals and Biennials Introduction Choosing the Right Soil Soil Color and Fertility Humus Preparation of the Soil Best Time for Seed Sowing The Thinning Process Staking Your Annuals Why Mulch? Cultivation and Maintenance Watering your Plants List of Hardy annuals Half Hardy Annuals Annuals Suitable for Cutting Purposes – Annuals for autumn blooming – Half Hardy Annuals for Edging Your Border Knowing More about Biennials Sowing the seeds Preparing the Ground List of Popular Biennials Conclusion Author’s Bio Publisher Introduction There are far too many people out there who are under the impression that you cannot have a beautiful garden without spending huge amounts of money. That is so not true. A little bit of planning and this fallacy is going to fall to pieces by the wayside. Those who are grown annuals for years are going to give this statement the lie gladly. Their initial investment must have been just a packet of seeds. The next year, the plants were grown from the seeds collected from the previous years’ crop. Do not forget that the life of an annual is limited to just 12 months and so you must not expect them to grow up and bloom again the next year, unless of course you allowed the seeds to lie in the bed without collecting them. That is when they are going to bloom up just like weeds with a little bit of rain, and with the coming of the spring. One of the great advantages of annuals is that they are quite easy to grow and flourish in your garden over a long period. The most common are well known to even amateur gardeners who can recognize a cornflower, nasturtiums, Virginia stock and Candytuft. These are very beautiful in themselves, but every gardener is growing them in his garden. So be a little adventurous and grow annuals that are lesser-known, whose names you will find in seed catalogs, nursery catalogs and in nurseries online. There are two kinds of annuals – the hardy kind and the half hardy kind. The hardy annuals are sewn out of doors, either in the autumn are in the spring. The half-hardy annuals are normally raised in frames or under cloches if you are subject to a continuous frost. Half-hardy annuals may need a little bit more of extra care and coddling , but that extra is going to be worth it when you see the blossoms in your garden.

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