Yacon Root
Yacon Syrup is a liquid sweetener made from the Yacon root, a tuber indigenous to the Andes of Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia. It is also commonly called the Peruvian Ground Apple, Sunroot, Sweetroot, or Strawberry Jicama. Yacon has a delicate caramel-honey taste that is not overwhelming and can be added to everything from teas to coffee, cacao drinks, smoothies, yogurt, cereal and basically anything that you want to sweeten. It is a delicious, light golden syrup. What is so extraordinary about this ‘super food’ is that it is a low glycemic sweetener with the added benefit of containing prebiotics.
A relative of the Jerusalem artichoke, Yacon contains something known as Fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), a class of compounds that the body is not able to digest but that are able to support gut health by being a crucial source of food for the beneficial bacteria in the colon. We all know of the benefits of taking probiotics, but prebiotics are equally important for influencing the balance and composition of the microflora in the gut for they help probiotics colonize and more importantly provide the fuel for those probiotics so that they can create beneficial compounds known as short chain fatty acids, which have been shown to greatly benefit the physiology and the metabolism of the colon.
Where else can you find all this stuff, except among your fellow mutants!
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2012 Ford F-150 4x4 Supercab 5.0 V8 with max tow package
Andersen WD hitch with sway control
Rockwood Ultralite 2304s
Tina & Ted Ontario, Canada RVM 29
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Third day of a 2-week trip to Quebec City and Montreal. Driveway camping for 2 nights at my sister's south of Montreal and then to Quebec city for 4 nights. After that back to Montreal for 4 nights and then heading home. Typical hot, muggy summer weather in the St. Lawrence river valley. So far mostly fun and uneventful except for the second day. Heading into major construction west of Ottawa and then having to traverse the city on a busy expressway, also with lots of disappearing lanes due to contruction, a warning light popped up on the dash of the F-150 - TPMS fault. At first I was confused, as I had been thinking about putting a TPMS on the trailer but had not done so, then realized I must have one on the truck that I didn't even know about. Unfortunately, it did not indicate which tire. Got through all the construction to the south side of Ottawa totally freaked out and afraid of a blowout and finally found an exit with a gas station. Checked the pressures, and sure enough the front passenger tire was very low. Filled it up and headed off again. About 15 minutes later, warning popped up again. Gulp! Kept driving, getting more and more worried, thinking about blowouts, trying to change a tire on the highway, etc. etc. Finally stopped and put in some canned air and slime which got us to my sister's without incident. Today, took the truck to my sister's local mechanic (always great to live in the country!) and he could not find a hole or nail, so either the valve was leaking or the seal was bad. Didn't seem like the TPMS was faulty since the tire WAS low. Will see tomorrow morning before we set off again for Quebec City how it is. I drove around some today, but not highway driving. Keeping fingers crossed. Strange thing is I also had a very low tire on my less than 2-week old Subaru Crosstrek last week. Just my number up for tire problems, I guess! Otherwise, having a great time.
Tina.... I can relate... In the last year, my jeep has had 3 nails in 3 different tires, and a tire shredded while we were in Salt Lake City.... Not my year for tires either....
Diane is the original FTSFM........... (Fast Talking Sliding Finger Mutant, #64) and is retired, duh!
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Diane & Larry, (RVM64) our Westies LitaBit & QTπ
(Diwizi)retired educator,watercolor artist / (Zeelarry)ARMY ret
Sorry fella... know what your heart desires... but...
Wikipedia says... Yacón syrup is a sweetening agent extracted from the tuberous roots of the yacón plant (Smallanthus sonchifolius) indigenous to the Andes mountains.[1]
Touted to help one lose weight?
__________________ Martha (AKA RVM45), Bob. 1994 Thor 4 Winds on a Ford Econoline chassis Sometimes towing a powered Parachute, or a black 2007 Jeep Liberty.
How many people outside of Ohio and Indiana have tried muskmelon? Looks almost like a cantaloupe.
I try to grow both. Some years I get one, other year, I get the other. My favorite variety is a smallish one called Ambrosia...but it is a cantaloupe.
__________________ Martha (AKA RVM45), Bob. 1994 Thor 4 Winds on a Ford Econoline chassis Sometimes towing a powered Parachute, or a black 2007 Jeep Liberty.
Speaking of melons -- the Kandy Lemondrop melons are now in stores. They look like a cantaloupe with a distinctive yellow tinge, and taste oh so luscious with a distinctive sweet lemony flavor. My daughter found them at Costco. I got mine last year at Sam's.
I saved the seed and sent some to Sue and Dunner, who shared some of his with Marty. I'm hoping they both get true Lemondrop melons, but you never know with hybrids, which I believe this is.
If you find them in your store buy them. You won't be sorry.
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Barb (RVM18) with Morkies Lily & Bebe RIP Sena FMCA#F466348
"Homer" ‘11 Shasta Cynara, pulling "Ranger" '97 Ford Ranger toad
The Journey is Our Destination. Full-timer May 2011 - July 2021
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How many people outside of Ohio and Indiana have tried muskmelon? Looks almost like a cantaloupe.
Not the same? I always thought they were. And then there's "mushmelon" too.
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'16 Thor Tuscany 45 AT & '14 Jeep Cherokee; 2 bikes, 1 kayak, 1 walking stick. Feline furfaces Betsy & Tikka. Yes, the journey IS the destination!
Today I left the river house in the RV, with the car in tow, and drove to Puyallup, WA where my friend Don is spending his last week as an inpatient at Good Samaritan Rehab Hospital recovering from Gullian-Barre syndrome. I'm spending 3-4 days up here learning how to care for him, especially his tracheostomy.
So the hospital has 1 RV electric hookup and I reserved it. Debbie, who handles that, said she would park the hospital van there since it is frequently taken by someone ignoring the RV only parking sign. That she did do. But she also said she would move the van back to it's space at 3 PM, which she didn't do. And she left early today. Thanks, Debbie!
I tried parking in the van's space, but it was on an impossible slope. So, brilliant me sees a flat stretch of gravel next to the RV space and decides to park there. Only problem was this cliff behind the gravel space that I miss-judged the distance behind me and long story, short -- all the sudden I found my right rear end low and my left front tire about 10 inches above the gravel. OOOOOPPPS!
My Good Sam towing insurance paid for itself this year. Nothing was damaged beyond my pride. The tow bar very neatly put one arm on either side of a tree and only a nick the size of a quarter in the tree bark. It took all of 5 minutes to winch it out.
One more lesson learned the hard way.
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Barb (RVM18) with Morkies Lily & Bebe RIP Sena FMCA#F466348
"Homer" ‘11 Shasta Cynara, pulling "Ranger" '97 Ford Ranger toad
The Journey is Our Destination. Full-timer May 2011 - July 2021
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Today I left the river house in the RV, with the car in tow, and drove to Puyallup, WA where my friend Don is spending his last week as an inpatient at Good Samaritan Rehab Hospital recovering from Gullian-Barre syndrome. I'm spending 3-4 days up here learning how to care for him, especially his tracheostomy.
So the hospital has 1 RV electric hookup and I reserved it. Debbie, who handles that, said she would park the hospital van there since it is frequently taken by someone ignoring the RV only parking sign. That she did do. But she also said she would move the van back to it's space at 3 PM, which she didn't do. And she left early today. Thanks, Debbie!
I tried parking in the van's space, but it was on an impossible slope. So, brilliant me sees a flat stretch of gravel next to the RV space and decides to park there. Only problem was this cliff behind the gravel space that I miss-judged the distance behind me and long story, short -- all the sudden I found my right rear end low and my left front tire about 10 inches above the gravel. OOOOOPPPS!
My Good Sam towing insurance paid for itself this year. Nothing was damaged beyond my pride. The tow bar very neatly put one arm on either side of a tree and only a nick the size of a quarter in the tree bark. It took all of 5 minutes to winch it out.
One more lesson learned the hard way.
OMG, Barb! What a shock to the system! Did they have to give you CPR?
Good to hear from you and to know you're safe.
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Suspinz: Dabbler in Many Things
'16 Thor Tuscany 45 AT & '14 Jeep Cherokee; 2 bikes, 1 kayak, 1 walking stick. Feline furfaces Betsy & Tikka. Yes, the journey IS the destination!
Oh post a pic of the gourds.... I am not gonna start another new technique, just curious... Lol....
As long as i dont see the bugs/worms/caterpillars.... I am ok....
But i would like to see photo
Btw
we are now A TWO KAYAK family.... Went and got another today, just like the other... Have a Lange System front and back bar in shipment.... Think it is like Jeff posted.... One like this... Nothing drilled or cut. Attachment 68824
Diane is the original FTSFM........... (Fast Talking Sliding Finger Mutant, #64) and is retired, duh!
Good to hear you got a kayak rack. Thanks for the pic.
Here are some pics of the museum gourd: The whole case, my gourd top left.
The gourd and the Chinese batik cloth that inspired it.
A page in the accompanying book.
It's a fun technique and not difficult. If I can do it ...!
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Suspinz: Dabbler in Many Things
'16 Thor Tuscany 45 AT & '14 Jeep Cherokee; 2 bikes, 1 kayak, 1 walking stick. Feline furfaces Betsy & Tikka. Yes, the journey IS the destination!
Tina, it's good to hear from you again and to know you're having a good trip, even if tire trouble takes a bit of the shine off the rainbow occasionally.
Having the TPMS is a good idea for sure. It lets you know when to worry, and when the break out the Rolaids.
Be safe and enjoy the rest of the ride.
Cheers!
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Suspinz: Dabbler in Many Things
'16 Thor Tuscany 45 AT & '14 Jeep Cherokee; 2 bikes, 1 kayak, 1 walking stick. Feline furfaces Betsy & Tikka. Yes, the journey IS the destination!
RVM 29
Dunner, who shared some of his with Marty. I'm hoping they both get true Lemondrop melons, but you never know with hybrids, which I believe this is. 
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