tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post116170617840169774..comments2024-03-18T18:45:59.168-07:00Comments on Home Living: Sweet DeceptionLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1161818512495467492006-10-25T16:21:00.000-07:002006-10-25T16:21:00.000-07:00Thank you, Mrs. T.Your comments were very helpful!...Thank you, Mrs. T.<BR/><BR/>Your comments were very helpful! I always wanted to learn canning techniques, but no one has ever taught me. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Mrs. F.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1162010191424147592006-10-27T21:36:00.000-07:002006-10-27T21:36:00.000-07:00I use Equal for ant poison. Sprinkle on a mound, ...I use Equal for ant poison. Sprinkle on a mound, dampen - it will be gone in a couple of days. Do we really want to eat that?<BR/>My eldest son cannot have any artificial chemicals. We have banned Red dye #40, other food dyes, MSG, BHA, BHT, TBHQ, etc. from our home. (BHA, BHT, and TBHQ are petroleum based preservatives often substituted for lard to preserve shelf-stability. It is also Milehimama @ Mama Sayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04755353355022539817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1161959172492464322006-10-27T07:26:00.000-07:002006-10-27T07:26:00.000-07:00hmm. I found your comments re glace cherries of i...hmm. I found your comments re glace cherries of interest. I wonder if they're made the same way here in Aus (where you don't buy them in jars as you would maraschino cherries and the like.<BR/> <BR/>Traditionally, glace fruit, with its origins going back to the Middle East in the Middle ages (first becoming known to Western Europe around 1300-1400 ) was and still is made by poaching the fruit inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1161959107895737032006-10-27T07:25:00.000-07:002006-10-27T07:25:00.000-07:00Sometimes a little knowledge is dangerous. You wil...Sometimes a little knowledge is dangerous. You will notice that progressives like to use our language and THEIR meaning. So the word moderation has come to apply to something totally different than the Bible application, just to nuetralize the effect of people's convictions. Tolerance is another word that is totally misused. Many people assume the Bible teaches tolerance, but it does not teach Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1161957540122194982006-10-27T06:59:00.000-07:002006-10-27T06:59:00.000-07:00Okay, got it.The word "moderation" in the KJV Phil...Okay, got it.<BR/><BR/>The word "moderation" in the KJV Phil. 4:5 is Entry 1933 in Thayer's Greek Lexicon (via Strong's concordance). I don't know how to transliterate Greek yet, so please forgive. Thayer renders it:<BR/><BR/>1. seemly, suitable;<BR/>2. equitable, fair, mild, gentle.<BR/><BR/>He specifically notes that the second definition applies to the above Scripture.<BR/><BR/>So Dr. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1161948243877495472006-10-27T04:24:00.000-07:002006-10-27T04:24:00.000-07:00Lady Lydia, I hope you don't mind but I have linke...Lady Lydia, I hope you don't mind but I have linked to a couple of your posts on my blog. The post is about encouraging stay at home mothers and wives.<BR/>http://not-just-a-housewife.blogspot.com/2006/10/encouraging-articles-for-stay-at-home.html<BR/>If you would prefer I remove your links I will be happy to. Just leave a comment on my blog (comment moderation is enabled)and they will be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1161951232907738122006-10-27T05:13:00.000-07:002006-10-27T05:13:00.000-07:00I have one problem with the moderation in all thin...I have one problem with the moderation in all things quote. When we visited my secular father and he saw we did devotions as a family, he pulled me aside after several days and told me we were extremists with our faith and that the children would hate us when we were older. He said remember..Moderation in all things...<BR/><BR/>Just wanted to give you all an example of how that relatively good Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1161917121379234462006-10-26T19:45:00.000-07:002006-10-26T19:45:00.000-07:00Thank you for saying this! Well said and I totally...Thank you for saying this! Well said and I totally agree! And thank you for the link!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1161879366737335062006-10-26T09:16:00.000-07:002006-10-26T09:16:00.000-07:00Well now there you go, just shows I don't know my ...Well now there you go, just shows I don't know my Bible well enough! I hope Mrs Bartlett comes back to see the Philippians verse :o)<BR/><BR/>And I totally agree with your point about not needing moderation if we simply eat good food. Having the time to prepare decent food is indeed a blessing for our families.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1161870158258130392006-10-26T06:42:00.000-07:002006-10-26T06:42:00.000-07:00Philippians 4:5 Let your moderation be known unto ...Philippians 4:5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. <BR/><BR/>Here is the scripture in the new testament..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1161870574051038242006-10-26T06:49:00.000-07:002006-10-26T06:49:00.000-07:00Phi 4:5 Let your moderation be known unto all men...Phi 4:5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. <BR/><BR/>I understand though, that the Greek word from which this was translated, means "moderation" means "yielding," or "pliable." <BR/><BR/>In English, the word comes from the Latin, moderatio, which means:<BR/><BR/>1. Restraint of violent passions or indulgence of appetite. Eat and drink with moderation; indulge with Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1161823847477316792006-10-25T17:50:00.000-07:002006-10-25T17:50:00.000-07:00Thanks, Mrs. Blythe. That did help! (The non-Bib...Thanks, Mrs. Blythe. That did help! (The non-Bible quotes, too.)<BR/><BR/>Mrs. BartlettAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1161808420061187062006-10-25T13:33:00.000-07:002006-10-25T13:33:00.000-07:00Lady Lydia, I hope you don't mind me answering Mrs...Lady Lydia, I hope you don't mind me answering Mrs Bartlett:<BR/><BR/>Mrs Bartlett, "Everything in Moderation" is a favourite saying of my Nan's. It is not, as far as I am aware, Biblical in origin. Moderation was a favourite subject for ancient thinkers and philosophers.<BR/><BR/>Relevant quotes would be:<BR/><BR/>"Moderation in all things" is a quote by Andria Terence Roman comic dramatist (Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1161795722831127092006-10-25T10:02:00.000-07:002006-10-25T10:02:00.000-07:00Wow, this is really interesting! So much informat...Wow, this is really interesting! So much information. I must review it all.<BR/><BR/>I read somewhere that "too much sugar" can cause a person's pancreas to throw up its hands, so to speak, and quit, causing diabetes. My parents decided to take advantage of aspartame years back, eschewing much sugar.<BR/><BR/>Now, my father is de facto diabetic, and my mother is fast approaching it; both have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1161790182696009262006-10-25T08:29:00.000-07:002006-10-25T08:29:00.000-07:00A close friend of my family's, and my sister, are ...A close friend of my family's, and my sister, are both nurses. They told me that when they were in nursing school, they were studying artificial sweeteners. In one experiment, they had a glass filled with fats suspended in water. Into this glass they dipped a string saturated with either sugar or an artificial sweetener. When the string saturated with sugar was dipped, nothing happened. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1161788770760376722006-10-25T08:06:00.000-07:002006-10-25T08:06:00.000-07:00according to one author, the pyramid was created t...according to one author, the pyramid was created to sell more grains, cereals, and breads.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1161788723303730972006-10-25T08:05:00.000-07:002006-10-25T08:05:00.000-07:00When you read about food in the Bible, you see gre...When you read about food in the Bible, you see great feasts where they ate cheese and milk and beef, lamb, fish, vegetables, fruits and grains. Yet in the 60's there was a change from that to low fat and low cal. foods. I really see no evidence that this drastic change in diet made people any healthier.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1161786927027200612006-10-25T07:35:00.000-07:002006-10-25T07:35:00.000-07:00This article (link following) is about how they ca...This article (link following) is about how they came up with the number "200" as a safe level for cholesterol, according to Mary Enig, PhD:<BR/><BR/>http://homodiet.netfirms.com/otherssay/healthy_cholesterol.htm<BR/><BR/>That site's information on diet is ironic compared to the "pyramid" of high carb eating. The diet the Polish doctor, Dr. Jan Kwasniewski, developed is high in fats and proteins Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1161766281044052432006-10-25T01:51:00.000-07:002006-10-25T01:51:00.000-07:00Too true, it echos what I said in previous comment...Too true, it echos what I said in previous comments. And of course everything in moderation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1161782005486217662006-10-25T06:13:00.000-07:002006-10-25T06:13:00.000-07:00Dear Madam:Thank you for writing about the dangers...Dear Madam:<BR/><BR/>Thank you for writing about the dangers of artificial sweeteners. These are facts of which consumers need to be aware. Another excellent source of information regarding specific sugar substitutes is the Feingold Program website. The following URL will take those interested directly to the screen I’m referring to: http://www.feingold.org/sugar-pg.html. <BR/><BR/>I have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1161738181234406442006-10-24T18:03:00.000-07:002006-10-24T18:03:00.000-07:00The bible is right again: All things in moderatio...The bible is right again: All things in moderation.<BR/><BR/>It is just amazing how it is one new fad after another. <BR/>The oatmeal phase and then the no carb and whatever will be next???...<BR/><BR/>I so agree with the other comments: just eat as close to nature as possible. Stay away from chemicals and try to get some exercise. <BR/>My greatgrandfather died at 81, he was outside workingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1161733072817906392006-10-24T16:37:00.000-07:002006-10-24T16:37:00.000-07:00I've been lurking here for a while but this articl...I've been lurking here for a while but this article hit home for me. <BR/>I was thrilled to find Splenda sweetened Pepsi last year. Nutrasweet made me sick and regular Pepsi has so many calories. About March of this year I started getting migraine headaches. They knocked me out for weeks at a time. After I went to the doctor for painful shots and expensive head scans I went on a migraine Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11876698580407252959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1161731595518705302006-10-24T16:13:00.000-07:002006-10-24T16:13:00.000-07:00MSG is said to go under many names, see the link "...MSG is said to go under many names, see the link "Hidden Names for MSG" on the left of this page -<BR/><BR/>http://www.msgmyth.com/<BR/><BR/>Soy is also being associated with early development in children, among other problems - <BR/><BR/>http://www.westonaprice.org/soy/index.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1161731683931331532006-10-24T16:14:00.000-07:002006-10-24T16:14:00.000-07:00Barbara Cartland wrote a health book about diet, i...Barbara Cartland wrote a health book about diet, in the 60's, showing how men in England changed their diets (no doubt due to the medical establishments warnings about high this or high that) from a protein/vegetable diet to a carb. diet. Breakfasts in England used to be a celebrated affair, with many different dishes, and it went to a rushed bowl of cereal and some toast. Consequently the men Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1161729645387874352006-10-24T15:40:00.000-07:002006-10-24T15:40:00.000-07:00Dear Lady Lydia -Thank you so much for posting thi...Dear Lady Lydia -<BR/><BR/>Thank you so much for posting this. People need to know that these chemicals are dangerous.<BR/><BR/>I become violently ill if I have ANY artificial sweeteners at all...even the small amount they use in toothpastes and mouthwashes. (I have to use Tom's of Maine oral care products so I don't become ill) It is not an allergic reaction, but more like my body is rejectingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com