Lehman's Country Life

Just purchased the newspaper log roller from Lehman’s and gave it a try. My kids have a paper route so it seemed a good idea….

The instructions to assembly the roller and then burn the log leave a lot to be desired! It took over 30 minutes for my daughter and I, plus my drill to figure it out and get it together, but that’s a different subject, and I digress.

When we tried to burn our first log the outside layer edge caught but quickly went out and the log just smoldered. I would light it over and over, but the only way for it to burn was for me to sit there and unwrap it as it burned. Very unsatisfactory. So I did a Google search on newspaper logs and found all bad news! Seems they won’t ‘burn’ on their own. They need a real-log to burn them, and then the extra ashes made from the paper can interferer with the wood coals causing the fire not to maintain it’s self as well as it would without the added newspaper log – Oy!

We burn in a Fireplace for a few hours at night to help heat the main room of the house. I do not run a fire overnight so I don’t need a slow burn.

I haven’t found anyone who has ‘Mastered’ the burning of these logs, taming the problems and making them worth one’s time -

So I’m making a plea…. for someone with a ‘good-experience’ at newspaper log burning to share your tips! Or I just wasted $47, and now days that is very painful for a mother of two.

Thank you,

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When the past postings were going on many people talked about having lots and lots of kiefer grains to share. We are looking for some real grains – not the culture or the flakes. Does anyone have some they would be willing to share?

Thanks

Margie

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HI,I am on a special diet right now to cleanse. I can not use wheat flour to bake my bread.  If I subsititue brown rice flour for regular wheat white flour, will my yeast based bread rise?

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I have a deep well that uses an electric pump. It is housed inside a small, doghouse sized stick-built structure. I live in NW Florida. We get a good amount of sunshine. Is it feasible to have the well run by solar power? I’ve never heard of a well being solar powered. But I think it would be good if it can be done without costing a small (or large) fortune. Anyone got any info on that? Thanks.

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I have a recipe for Honey Pie but there is one ingredient I am confused by it’s ” Rendered Leaf Lard.” I know what rendered lard is, but can anyone tell me what “leaf lard” is?

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We have installed a new anaerobic septic system.  All my experience says NOT to put bleach in it, but my husband says the septic man says to put it in monthly.  Who’s right?  Who’s wrong?  Please help!

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