tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post4820356878582027143..comments2023-09-09T07:55:53.277-07:00Comments on El Pollo Real: It's No Lye That Soap Is Made From Pot Ashchickelithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-51990309136050063102011-04-21T23:54:56.693-07:002011-04-21T23:54:56.693-07:00Mind if I steal it?
Can knowledge and ideas be se...<i>Mind if I steal it?</i><br /><br />Can knowledge and ideas be sequestered?<br /><br />Whatever the answer, I appreciate their release in blog and comment.MamaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300520132972757396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-71879479624993650192011-04-21T19:13:05.635-07:002011-04-21T19:13:05.635-07:00Hey, thanks for the great idea LL! Mind if I steal...Hey, thanks for the great idea LL! Mind if I steal it?chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-21573778553324991582011-04-21T18:57:22.601-07:002011-04-21T18:57:22.601-07:00I thought that you would take this thread in the d...I thought that you would take this thread in the direction of Potassium Nitrate (saltpetre), accused falsely of causing impotence in men and at the same time allowing gunpowder to go boom.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-21128299021095766882011-04-21T11:57:05.851-07:002011-04-21T11:57:05.851-07:00Some animals apparently have highly specialized ta...<i>Some animals apparently have highly specialized tastebuds for salts like calcium which we lack.</i><br /><br />e.g., large mammals and salt licks.chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-14842569953948766322011-04-21T11:24:22.005-07:002011-04-21T11:24:22.005-07:00@MamaM:
This is also why wild fires are important...@MamaM:<br /><br />This is also why wild fires are important for woods and grasslands. Trees and plants sequester the mineral which is scarce. Because potassium salts are so water soluble, they easily drain and wash away. After a fire, the potassium is released back into the soil for new plants to use. <br /><br />We have special receptors for sodium and potassium which came in handy when people moved away from the sea coasts and needed to find and recognize those minerals. Some animals apparently have highly specialized tastebuds for salts like calcium which we lack.chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-60583232491106370872011-04-21T09:20:38.822-07:002011-04-21T09:20:38.822-07:00Last weekend, our eldest reported back from a Scot...Last weekend, our eldest reported back from a Scottish Festival in NC. Said he watched an open hearth cooking demo where corn bread was baked on wood ash over hot coals. According to the presenter, this method of cooking provided those who ate food cooked in ash with valuable minerals. After looking up "ash cakes", I read your post. Whatever other minerals are in wood ash, it sounds like Potassium heads up the list.MamaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300520132972757396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-87373048989998372452011-04-19T13:38:35.223-07:002011-04-19T13:38:35.223-07:00I never knew that sodium was to blame for plants n...<i>I never knew that sodium was to blame for plants not having feelings.</i><br /><br />I thought everybody knew that! I attached a "hypothesis" tag just now out of abundance of caution.<br /><br />BTW, this post was worse than usual- I just found a egregious subject/verb mismatch in the last sentence. Please be so kind as to point these out in the future. :)chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-43179597810519007152011-04-19T12:47:53.963-07:002011-04-19T12:47:53.963-07:00I never knew that sodium was to blame for plants n...I never knew that sodium was to blame for plants not having feelings. There are people who talk to their plants and rant at their trees, deriving solace from the process. They might disagree with you.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-49632532585672810242011-04-17T20:01:10.326-07:002011-04-17T20:01:10.326-07:00I disliked liked this post so much i took it apart...I disliked liked this post so much i took it apart and rewrote it. Still not happy. So it goes.chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.com