Ghost Towns, Sorghum vs Molasses, Barney Miller

This weekend was pretty uneventful. We did our normal weekend thing - sleep in, hang out with the kids, etc. One small change was that this weekend, we decided to go to an outlet mall. There was one that was a little while west of us. And considering it was an outlet mall, we figured we'd just hop in the car and ride.

What an awful surprise when we arrived. It was a complete ghost town around there. The mall was boarded up and run down. All I could think of was - WOW times have had to be hard for an outlet mall in a popular city to shut down like that. Then I thought of all those employees who had become unemployed and my heart broke.

What I learned today: It is really sad looking at the carnage of a once bustling mall. Especially when it looks like there's no hope of it ever returning.

Sorghum Grass

Today I got a lesson in Sorghum and Molasses. I love the thickness of molasses, but never really "knew" which one to get and why. I would just get one in hopes that it's not too bitter. Well, today as I was at the farmer's market, I happened across something called "sorghum". I never heard of it, and the older lady at the counter hadn't either she said "I just work here". *shrug* I had to respect her honesty. So, I did a lil research and am glad I did!

Sorghum is a type of grass from Africa that was introduced to the US in the 17th century. The "juice" is extracted by milling the stalk of it and then evaporating the water leaving behind the syrup. It has more of a sour taste, yet it's sweet. And it's filled with vitamins and minerals - a great and healthy natural sweetener, so it is often used as a syrup.

Molasses is from the sugar cane plant that was also introduced to the US in the 17th century. Molasses is "boiled". And the more it's boiled, the more dark and bitter it gets. You can have "once boiled" (called First Molasses) that is pretty sweet/mild in flavor, and not so dark in color. Then you have "second boiled" (Second Molasses) - a little darker and thicker but also a little more bitter because they are boiling out more sugar crystals. These two types are usually used in baking. Then you have “Blackstrap”. This is the result of a third boiling of the syrup. This is the darkest of the molasses and is considered "bittersweet".

Then you have sulfered and unsulfered molasses. And really the only difference is, if sulfur is added, then you are dealing with a plant that was processed young and needs the sulfur to help preserve it. But if it's unsulfured, then the plant was an older plant and doesn't need the preserving help.

What I learned today: You can't just go pick up molasses and stuff without knowing what you're doing. Mess around and have bitter biscuits! No THANKS! lol


Ok, many people don't believe in biblical prophecy - I get that. But there are just some things in the natural that you can't ignore - yet people do. People ignore the writings of people like Alice Bailey, Edward Bernays, Margaret Sanger and the like. People ignore the writings in movies that foretell things to come. Well, sometimes, there are things you just can't ignore - and here's one of them. Pay very close attention to what the man behind bars says in this video. A little background: he has "discovered" a way to travel to the future....yes, there is an agenda to move the masses to a certain mindset and yes, it's very real.


What I learned today: It's amazing how long these agendas have been going on.One day people will wake up and realize everything is not a conspiracy and people will begin to get their own brains back - instead of falling victim to Barnays and those who follow his teaching....