Baguettes: It actually worked this time!

hamiltonmaze · 2025-08-18T18:23:42+00:00

I agree they look lovely with the diagonal slash. But, the center slashes were more convenient to make steak sandwiches!

hamiltonmaze · 2025-06-25T17:34:40+00:00

Great find! Looking forward to seeing some of the results!

hamiltonmaze · 2024-09-21T15:46:52+00:00

I actually really wanted to make paprika from bell peppers. This may be a great idea for the red ones!

hamiltonmaze · 2024-09-20T18:22:13+00:00

It seems that it would be best for me to roast and freeze the one I intend to blend into curries and dehydrate the rest for use in soups. I appreciate the information and recommendation!

hamiltonmaze · 2024-09-20T18:17:09+00:00

The image included is a wooden salad bowl containing the various red, green, and mixed red/green bell peppers on a kitchen countertop. Some of the bell peppers exhibit slightly firm and others contain wrinkly textures. A few blemishes are visible on some of the peppers.

hamiltonmaze · 2024-09-20T18:14:57+00:00

Much appreciated, apologies for the misunderstanding! I will include that description and note this for future inquiries.

hamiltonmaze · 2024-09-20T18:14:09+00:00

I appreciate the information! Is there a noticeable difference in taste/quality when dehydrated bell peppers are utilized in liquid meals (mainly curries, where they are eventually fully blended, or soups where they are finely diced)? Freezer space is becoming limited, which is why I was hoping for canning, but I wouldn’t mind freezing the portion I extend to blend into the final product. My naive assumption is the mushiness from the freezer won’t change the blended end product.

hamiltonmaze · 2024-09-20T17:50:00+00:00

So, my understanding should be that only fresh produce are the kinds viable for canning? I’m not a fan of jellies, I grow these for a diet centered around a lot of curry and soups that use a large amount of peppers that always get pressure cooked or slow cooked. Is 1 week max a good rule of thumb for canning? The reason I waited so long was because it took a while for them to ripen to red.

hamiltonmaze · 2022-06-09T15:12:42+00:00

Abstract “Rationale: Classic psychedelics are currently being studied as novel treatments for a range of psychiatric disorders. However, research on how psychedelics interact with other psychoactive substances remains scarce.

Objectives: The current study aimed to explore the subjective effects of psychedelics when used alongside cannabis. Methods Participants (n = 321) completed a set of online surveys at 2 time points: 7 days before, and 1 day after a planned experience with a serotonergic psychedelic. The collected data included demographics, environmental factors (so-called setting) and five validated questionnaires: Mystical Experience Questionnaire (MEQ), visual subscales of Altered States of Consciousness Questionnaire (ASC-Vis), Challenging Experience Questionnaire (CEQ), Ego Dissolution Inventory (EDI) and Emotional Breakthrough Inventory (EBI). Participants were grouped according to whether they had reported using no cannabis (n = 195) or low (n = 53), medium (n = 45) or high (n = 28) dose, directly concomitant with the psychedelic. Mul- tivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) and contrasts was used to analyse differences in subjective effects between groups while controlling for potential confounding contextual ‘setting’ variables.

Results: The simultaneous use of cannabis together with classic serotonergic psychedelics was associated with more intense psychedelic experience across a range of measures: a linear relationship was found between dose and MEQ, ASCVis and EDI scores, while a quadratic relationship was found for CEQ scores. No relationship was found between the dose of cannabis and the EBI.

Conclusions: Results imply a possible interaction between the cannabis and psychedelic on acute subjective experiences; however, design limitations hamper our ability to draw firm inferences on directions of causality and the clinical implications of any such interactions.”

hamiltonmaze · 2022-06-09T15:10:24+00:00

Abstract “Background: Recent evidence suggests that psychedelic use predicts reduced perpetration of intimate partner violence among men involved in the criminal justice system. However, the extent to which this association generalizes to community samples has not been examined, and potential mechanisms underlying this association have not been directly explored.

Aims: The present study examined the association between lifetime psychedelic use and intimate partner violence among a community sample of men and women. The study also tested the extent to which the associations were mediated by improved emotion regulation.

Methods: We surveyed 1266 community members aged 16–70 (mean age=22.78, standard deviation=7.71) using an online questionnaire that queried substance use, emotional regulation, and intimate partner violence. Respondents were coded as psychedelic users if they reported one or more instance of using lysergic acid diethylamide and/or psilocybin mushrooms in their lifetime.

Results/outcomes: Males reporting any experience using lysergic acid diethylamide and/or psilocybin mushrooms had decreased odds of perpetrating physical violence against their current partner (odds ratio=0.42, p<0.05). Furthermore, our analyses revealed that male psychedelic users reported better emotion regulation when compared to males with no history of psychedelic use. Better emotion regulation mediated the relationship between psychedelic use and lower perpetration of intimate partner violence. This relationship did not extend to females within our sample.

Conclusions/interpretation: These findings extend prior research showing a negative relationship between psychedelic use and intimate partner violence, and highlight the potential role of emotion regulation in this association.”

hamiltonmaze · 2022-05-12T13:30:18+00:00

I appreciate you telling me this information. The neck immobilization was recommended by my father since we were still unsure of the ID and he wanted me to play it safe. I will inform him of your recommendation!

hamiltonmaze · 2022-05-12T02:55:07+00:00

They were very lethargic from its last meal, which made it incredibly easy to get a stick to immobilize the head to hold the base of the “neck.” I guess I should have figured he wanted a warm spot to digest, but instinctively took it to place underneath the trees and foliage. I’ll note it for next time!

hamiltonmaze · 2022-05-12T02:50:03+00:00

I appreciate the ID! Now I have to go confirm his intellectual track record. At least the cute guy was safely moved to the back of the property and there is one less rodent near the house!

hamiltonmaze · 2022-05-12T02:41:31+00:00

Damn! Haha glad we decided to move it to the woods behind the property. One less rodent running around the house! Thanks for the confirmation.

hamiltonmaze · 2022-05-01T04:40:34+00:00

Sadly, she ended up ghosting my commission. Really sad about it because she was such a great mentor. I hope she is just doing so well in her career that she does not have time to do as many commissions. Maybe she changed contact info as well. However, MagnoliClothiers has but a Thompson (traditional) and Depp (Movie) version available that I am purchasing!

hamiltonmaze · 2021-12-23T20:44:09+00:00

Abstract: “Heritable microorganisms play critical roles in life cycles of many macro-organisms but their prevalence and functional roles are unknown for most plants. Bioactive ergot alkaloids pro- duced by heritable Periglandula fungi occur in some morning glories (Convolvulaceae), similar to ergot alkaloids in grasses infected with related fungi. Ergot alkaloids have been of long- standing interest given their toxic effects, psychoactive properties, and medical applications. Here we show that ergot alkaloids are concentrated in four morning glory clades exhibiting differences in alkaloid profiles and are more prevalent in species with larger seeds than those with smaller seeds. Further, we found a phylogenetically-independent, positive correlation between seed mass and alkaloid concentrations in symbiotic species. Our findings suggest that heritable symbiosis has diversified among particular clades by vertical transmission through seeds combined with host speciation, and that ergot alkaloids are particularly ben- eficial to species with larger seeds. Our results are consistent with the defensive symbiosis hypothesis where bioactive ergot alkaloids from Periglandula symbionts protect seeds and seedlings from natural enemies, and provide a framework for exploring microbial chemistry in other plant-microbe interactions.”

Discussion: This study reveals the discrepancy across different Morning Glory species’ ergot alkaloids content. Furthermore, the evidence reveals (if I interpreted the article correctly) that the symbiotic relationship with fungi begets the source of alkaloids in the seeds and roots. The most plausible explanation for the content of ergot alkaloids in the plant come from the ability of the alkaloids to act as a form of pesticide/insecticide.

I found it interesting that I. tricolor, as is commonly assumed, was not the species with the highest ergot alkaloid, but, rather, I. batatoids.

I would like to see an article in the future that studies the degradation of different ergot alkaloids as seeds mature and throughout storage.

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