lynn crow

paul wheaton wrote:
Please forgive me at I push in my obnoxious opinion.

The highest setting on that mower is not high enough.

It is my opinion that any mower that cannot cut 3 inches high or higher is useless and should be immediately ditched.

That extra 3/4 of an inch will enable you to mow less often, water less and have a thicker, healthier turf.

That extra 3/4 of an inch will do more for your lawn than fertilizer and proper pH combined.
not  to beat a dead horse to death , but I feel I must clarify. I never,never, never fertilize or water my grass. My yard is 75% garden,25%grass. In what remains of my grass I would like to be able to find plantain.chickory.dandelion,purslane,etc. etc.  For those that prefer the suburban look than go for the better models.
For those of us who think of grass as somthing to hold the soil in place or prevent our shoes from getting too muddy as we tend to our gardens  then the old standbys will do.

paul wheaton wrote:
How high does your manual mower cut?

How high does my mower cut? My Great States owners manual says1/2- 2 1/4 .  This is good enough for me .  I understand the benefits and drawbacks of both kinds of mowers. It all boils down to what your own unique situation is

I still prefer my reel mower over an electric mower. It has simple moving parts on it that I can understand and fix if I would need to . My reel mower is now 14 years old  and it will probably last another 60 years and outlive me.Most of my tiny yard is planted with vegetables ,herbs and flowers so I don't  have much grass to mow anyway.

I have a very old pennsylvania  recipe which is similar except it includes whole wheat flour.  1 1/2 cups liver pudding or sausage, 3 quarts of cooked broth from cooked pudding, 1 cup corn meal, 3 cups whole wheat flour, salt, pepper, spices to taste.  Actually, I think I could bring this recipe up to date  and create somthing I might actually like.

I don't own a clothes dryer so  I always hang dry my laundry- even  in winter. I love the smell of sun dried and air dried laundry!  Towels that seem stiff when you remove them from the lines seem to soften up in storage.Also, air drying increases  the longevity of fabrics.

Yes,traditionally it was made with  the leftovers, but now,more often than not , its made with better cuts of meat.  There are hundreds of recipes for it. Most of the  recipes I know of call for a mixture of corn flour and wheat flour. I never cared for it much myself. It wasn't the smell......it just tasted greasy.