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Title: The Freedom4um Cook Book & Beverage Guide
Source: Various Food Freaks
URL Source: http://None
Published: Aug 14, 2009
Author: The Contributors
Post Date: 2009-08-14 01:07:21 by Original_Intent
Keywords: Food, Recipes, Eats, Joe
Views: 3849
Comments: 195

This was actually, despite my teasing her, farmfriend's idea, and since I am a lifelong cook who enjoys good food I thought this would be a fun perennial thread.

This is a place to share and exchange recipes, tips, sources, and treats. I am sure that there is a lot of expertise just waiting to be tapped into. I threw beverages into the title because I love a good cup of coffee and so have spent a lot of time reading about, brewing, and enjoying good coffees.

My own strong areas in cooking are baking, Tex Mex, and Italian. I do not represent myself as an expert but as a someone who simply enjoys good food and is not uncomfortable in the kitchen.

As a long time Kitchen Gardener I am used to taking what I have harvested and using what I have and trying to be a bit creative. I have also learned some of things which are fun to grow and good to have for a different touch.

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#55. To: farmfriend (#52)

Eat my buns.

They are heaven, if properly prepared.

Promise you.

Lod  posted on  2009-12-13   21:29:12 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#56. To: Lod (#55)

They are heaven, if properly prepared.

It's like scones. I've only ever had one that tasted good and wasn't dry.


"The only thing better than a Federal Reserve audit would be a Federal Reserve autopsy." ~ unknown

farmfriend  posted on  2009-12-13   21:29:52 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#57. To: Esso (#49)

a peasant meal of prime tenderloin of beef fillets

Criminy, the peasants here can't even afford beef, let alone prime cuts.

Things REALLY ARE bigger in Texas.

grommets here

Heh heh, gotta like that.

Buy direct from the Rancher - he makes more and you pay less.

A couple worth your time:

Slanker's Grass Fed Meats

Belle Brooke Farms

"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France

Original_Intent  posted on  2009-12-13   21:30:11 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#58. To: Original_Intent (#53)

It doesn't get much easier than Pound Cake/Tea Bread. Try a French Genoise some time. I also make a killer Chocolate Sponge Cake - I do miniatures and they are just wonderful with whipped cream and Raspberry Puree on top. ;-)

Sounds heavenly, but we can't have sweets here.

If you know what I mean.

We just can't.

Eat, and enjoy for us.

Lod  posted on  2009-12-13   21:32:35 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#59. To: farmfriend, Lod (#56)

They are heaven, if properly prepared.

It's like scones. I've only ever had one that tasted good and wasn't dry.

Scones are easy to make yourself - they are related to Biscuits. If properly done they are flaky, tasty, and just heavenly with Scottish Marmalade. Robertson's Golden Shred or Keillor Dundee Marmalade (Trader Joe's has the best price I've found on the Keillor Dundee Marmalade - which is my all time favorite).

It's too long to type in but easy to understand. If you can find a copy of the King Arthur Flour Anniversary Cook Book it is a wonderful basic reference.

I make them with the full load of Butter and Sugar. Although if you are going to put preserves on them cutting back a little on the sugar is advisable.

"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France

Original_Intent  posted on  2009-12-13   21:36:02 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#60. To: Original_Intent (#59)

Although if you are going to put preserves on them cutting back a little on the sugar is advisable.

Heresy!


"The only thing better than a Federal Reserve audit would be a Federal Reserve autopsy." ~ unknown

farmfriend  posted on  2009-12-13   21:39:31 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#61. To: Original_Intent (#57)

Slanker's Grass Fed Meats

Belle Brooke Farms

Thanks, I'll check them out.

The problem that I have with local growers is that they want us to buy an entire carcass, or a half; when all I want is a couple of steaks for Mrs.L and me.

Lod  posted on  2009-12-13   21:40:19 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#62. To: Lod (#58)

Sounds heavenly, but we can't have sweets here.

If you know what I mean.

We just can't.

Eat, and enjoy for us.

Too bad while I don't make them often I do enjoy them. Scones are a nice treat that are not too sugary. Do you not eat sweets intentionally or is it medical necessity? If you don't mind my asking.

"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France

Original_Intent  posted on  2009-12-13   21:41:49 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#63. To: Lod (#61)

Then you may like the two I mentioned. I have others on my list of resources but they are mostly the same as you've encountered - they want you to buy at least a quarter or a half.

Belle Brooke is in Texas but if I recall you're down south and I think they're up in the Panhandle.

I forget where Slanker's is but I think they might be in Texas too.

Another one, slightly more expensive because they are certified organic, is Alderspring Ranch in Idaho.

"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France

Original_Intent  posted on  2009-12-13   21:45:37 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#64. To: farmfriend (#60)

Although if you are going to put preserves on them cutting back a little on the sugar is advisable.

Heresy!

LOL!

"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France

Original_Intent  posted on  2009-12-13   21:47:05 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#65. To: Original_Intent (#62)

No religious, medical, or other problem with sweets; it's just that all that I read about refined sugars, doesn't make me want to ingest them any more.

(There's nothing I'd love more than to chow down on some Snickers or Babe Ruths, with with a tall glass of whole milk, but I won't do it any longer.)

Lod  posted on  2009-12-13   21:50:07 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#66. To: Lod, farmfriend, christine, Esso (#65)

No religious, medical, or other problem with sweets; it's just that all that I read about refined sugars, doesn't make me want to ingest them any more.

(There's nothing I'd love more than to chow down on some Snickers or Babe Ruths, with with a tall glass of whole milk, but I won't do it any longer.)

Then don't short yourself. I very rarely use refined sugar. I use for baking, and most things, Florida Crystals which is an unbleached organic natural Cane Sugar. It is still sugar so you shouldn't overindulge but it is much better than bleached flavorless white sugar.

Also for Brown Sugar I use Billington's Muscovado Sugar - which is also a semi-raw minimally processed sugar. A lot of commercial Brown Sugars are bleached and then have some of the natural molasses added back in to turn it into "brown" sugar.

Also there are other sweeteners, each with their own characteristics, which can be used in baking.

Honey

Blue Agave

Stevia (almost zero calories)

Sucanit (unrefined cane sugar)

Date Sugar - made from dates as the name implies.

Maple Syrup or Sugar.

The one thing to remember about all of these substitutes is that most do have their own characteristic flavor and so that must be accounted for in the final product. For most cakes and cookies I prefer the unrefined evaporated cane juice sugar - it adds a nice warm molasses flavor. I also use it in Bread making.

"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France

Original_Intent  posted on  2009-12-13   22:01:51 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#67. To: farmfriend, christine, All (#46)

Just FYI - the King Arthur Unbleached Cake Flour worked wonderfully. I am having to restrain myself - I made a double batch and some of it I used in my 6 cup mini-bundt pan - I've eaten two so far - they were supposed to be for other people. Hee, hee. I guess I'll have to make some more. Darn. They are best wrapped up and get better after they have set a couple days - the flavors meld better and become more complex.

"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France

Original_Intent  posted on  2009-12-13   22:16:48 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#68. To: Original_Intent (#67)

Keep your shit to yourself.

“Gold is the money of kings; silver is the money of gentlemen; barter is the money of peasants; but debt is the money of slaves.”

buckeroo  posted on  2009-12-13   22:40:07 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#69. To: Original_Intent (#66)

Stevia (almost zero calories)

Isn't that the new "artificial" sugar they are pushing now. I think the brand I saw when I was doing sugar sets was called Sun Crystal. I know there are a couple of organic and unprocessed sugars on the market.


"The only thing better than a Federal Reserve audit would be a Federal Reserve autopsy." ~ unknown

farmfriend  posted on  2009-12-13   23:17:48 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#70. To: Original_Intent (#67)

They are best wrapped up and get better after they have set a couple days - the flavors meld better and become more complex.

Oh man you are making me HUNGRY!


"The only thing better than a Federal Reserve audit would be a Federal Reserve autopsy." ~ unknown

farmfriend  posted on  2009-12-13   23:18:43 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#71. To: farmfriend (#69)

Stevia (almost zero calories)

Isn't that the new "artificial" sugar they are pushing now. I think the brand I saw when I was doing sugar sets was called Sun Crystal. I know there are a couple of organic and unprocessed sugars on the market.

I missed that earlier - I guess I should have been wearing my reading glasses. No, Stevia is actually the leaf of a South American plant which is dried and then ground up. By weight it is much sweeter than standard cane sugar, has no calories to speak of, and has no known toxic side effects. Because of the big money politics of the FDA (Aspartame a.k.a. Nutra-Death is patented and verrrrrry profitable whereas Stevia is not patentable and would not yield the same obscene profits of monopoly), and their highly corrupt operations, it is not allowed to be used and billed as a sweetener. It is one of the most ghastly corruptions and aberrations of that terminally corrupt operation called the FDA - right up there with "anti-depressants".

"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France

Original_Intent  posted on  2009-12-14   1:08:33 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#72. To: farmfriend (#70)

Oh man you are making me HUNGRY!

Would you hate me if I said I just took a pan of Chocolate Truffle Cookies out of the oven? I made two batches one straight and one with a hint of cinnamon. I'm mailing them to my Aunt along with the largest of the Blueberry Pound Cakes.

"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France

Original_Intent  posted on  2009-12-14   1:12:58 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#73. To: Original_Intent (#71)

and their highly corrupt operations, it is not allowed to be used and billed as a sweetener.

but it is. I've seen the ads.

Sun Crystals The box shown, not the bag, are in the sugar sets in all Savemarts. Top shelf with all the artificial ones. I realize it is not artificial in the sense that NutraSweet etc are but is billed as a no calorie substitute for sugar.


"The only thing better than a Federal Reserve audit would be a Federal Reserve autopsy." ~ unknown

farmfriend  posted on  2009-12-14   1:19:26 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#74. To: Original_Intent (#72)

Would you hate me if I said I just took a pan of Chocolate Truffle Cookies out of the oven?

No I think I'm in love!


"The only thing better than a Federal Reserve audit would be a Federal Reserve autopsy." ~ unknown

farmfriend  posted on  2009-12-14   1:20:54 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#75. To: farmfriend (#73)

That may be the one I heard just a snippet on where they did a lab alteration to make it a little different and patentable. If it doesn't say specifically on the label that it is Stevia I don't know that I would trust it.

"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France

Original_Intent  posted on  2009-12-14   1:28:18 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#76. To: farmfriend (#74)

Would you hate me if I said I just took a pan of Chocolate Truffle Cookies out of the oven?

No I think I'm in love!

Hee, hee.

"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France

Original_Intent  posted on  2009-12-14   1:29:47 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#77. To: Original_Intent (#76)

Tonight, I will post my mother's world famous butter cookie recipe.

These are the real deal.


Let me get this straight.

Obama's health care plan shall be written by a committee whose head says he doesn't understand it, passed by a Congress that hasn't read it, signed by a president who smokes and has no birth certificate, funded by a treasury chief who did not pay his taxes, overseen by a surgeon general who is overweight and financed by a country that is nearly broke.

What could possibly go wrong? - buckeroo

Critter  posted on  2009-12-14   7:29:09 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#78. To: Critter (#77)

No Bat's blood or Toad Tongues?

"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France

Original_Intent  posted on  2009-12-14   12:29:24 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#79. To: Original_Intent (#78) (Edited)

World's Best Butter Cookies

1lb Butter
1 Cup Sugar
4 cups Flour
3 Egg Yolks
1 teaspoon Vanilla

Soften butter to room temperature. In a large mixing bowl cream the butter and sugar together. Add vanilla. Then mix in egg yolks one at a time. A little at a time mix in the 4 cups of flour until thoroughly mixed.

Spoon cookie batter into cookie press. Press onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 325 - 350 for 8 - 10 minutes, or until golden brown. You can also garnish with holiday colored granulated sugar before baking.

Important!!! Remove cookies from cookie sheet immediately after removing from oven!

Do not sit in front of a tin of these all by yourself, unless you can stand to gain a few pounds. :)


Let me get this straight.

Obama's health care plan shall be written by a committee whose head says he doesn't understand it, passed by a Congress that hasn't read it, signed by a president who smokes and has no birth certificate, funded by a treasury chief who did not pay his taxes, overseen by a surgeon general who is overweight and financed by a country that is nearly broke.

What could possibly go wrong? - buckeroo

Critter  posted on  2009-12-24   22:00:39 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#80. To: Original_Intent (#0)

2 cans of biscuits, I like the blue cans (buttermilk)
3 stalks celery
1/2 cup loose chicken meat
1 small onion
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup (substitute w/any flavor you fancy)
Dried Parsley

1) Chop celery and onions into 3/8" bits
1a)Dump soup into large skillet with 1&1/2 cans water, start heating, stir. Add
pepper. :)
2) Mix celery/onions with chicken
3) Open up biscuit cans, take two at a time and pound into 4-inch circles.
4) Spoon lump of celery/onion/chicken mash into dough round, form into sealed
mini-pie dealie. Repeat 10x.
5) Set all in skillet from 1a with hot soup, cover loosely, cook for 20 minutes
or so.

In 2007, the FBI reported on concern about white supremacists recruiting soldiers, saying "hundreds" of neo-Nazis were in the active military. But in April, a Department of Homeland Security report on extremism that reiterated much the same point was widely criticized by veterans groups and some conservative politicians as being unpatriotic, leading the Justice Department to retract the DHS report.

Critics acknowledge that extremism in the Army is a touchy political subject.

Dakmar  posted on  2009-12-24   22:22:55 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#81. To: Dakmar, farmfriend (#80)

Looks good - like a quick filled dumpling.

"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France

Original_Intent  posted on  2009-12-24   23:51:12 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#82. To: Original_Intent (#81)

It's a recipe I stole from a coffee table book on dwarfs - but it works, eh?

In 2007, the FBI reported on concern about white supremacists recruiting soldiers, saying "hundreds" of neo-Nazis were in the active military. But in April, a Department of Homeland Security report on extremism that reiterated much the same point was widely criticized by veterans groups and some conservative politicians as being unpatriotic, leading the Justice Department to retract the DHS report.

Critics acknowledge that extremism in the Army is a touchy political subject.

Dakmar  posted on  2009-12-24   23:54:32 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#83. To: Critter (#79)

Do not sit in front of a tin of these all by yourself, unless you can stand to gain a few pounds. :)

Got it!

"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France

Original_Intent  posted on  2009-12-24   23:54:48 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#84. To: Dakmar (#82)

Looks like it would be filling and tasty. A good winter meal.

"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France

Original_Intent  posted on  2009-12-24   23:56:15 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#85. To: Critter (#79)

Lord, that is brutal.

No wonder we discuss our health for the rest of the year.

Thanks for this potion.

Merry Christmas.

Lod  posted on  2009-12-24   23:58:51 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#86. To: Original_Intent (#84)

"what the hell are you talking about dakmar you crazy freak" would also have been an acceptable answer. :)

In 2007, the FBI reported on concern about white supremacists recruiting soldiers, saying "hundreds" of neo-Nazis were in the active military. But in April, a Department of Homeland Security report on extremism that reiterated much the same point was widely criticized by veterans groups and some conservative politicians as being unpatriotic, leading the Justice Department to retract the DHS report.

Critics acknowledge that extremism in the Army is a touchy political subject.

Dakmar  posted on  2009-12-24   23:59:54 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#87. To: Original_Intent, Dakmar (#81)

Looks good - like a quick filled dumpling.

Hmmm, I just might try that. I my sorority chapter is having a new years party and we have to bring a heavy hors d'oeuvres.


"The only thing better than a Federal Reserve audit would be a Federal Reserve autopsy." ~ unknown

farmfriend  posted on  2009-12-25   0:13:47 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#88. To: farmfriend (#87)

Heavy Hors?

Need a bass player?

In 2007, the FBI reported on concern about white supremacists recruiting soldiers, saying "hundreds" of neo-Nazis were in the active military. But in April, a Department of Homeland Security report on extremism that reiterated much the same point was widely criticized by veterans groups and some conservative politicians as being unpatriotic, leading the Justice Department to retract the DHS report.

Critics acknowledge that extremism in the Army is a touchy political subject.

Dakmar  posted on  2009-12-25   0:15:59 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#89. To: Original_Intent, Lod (#83)

I put away half a tin today. Gawd, they're addictive.

Merry Christmas folks!


Let me get this straight.

Obama's health care plan shall be written by a committee whose head says he doesn't understand it, passed by a Congress that hasn't read it, signed by a president who smokes and has no birth certificate, funded by a treasury chief who did not pay his taxes, overseen by a surgeon general who is overweight and financed by a country that is nearly broke.

What could possibly go wrong? - buckeroo

Critter  posted on  2009-12-25   20:23:37 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#90. To: All (#89)

Use #476 for Spam:

Spam and Egg McMuffin

Cut spam into thin slices, maybe an eighth of an inch thick and fry on low heat in a frying pan, turning frequently. Fry until crispy, like bacon.

Toast and butter an english muffin, cook up an over easy egg. Place egg, on english muffin, top with two slices of spam, and there you have it.

I squash the sandwich a bit over a plate, let the yolk run out onto the plate and dip the sandwich into the yolk as I eat it.

Delicious!


The only real restraint on gummints is people who say "live free or die" ... and mean it. - Enderby

Critter  posted on  2010-01-24   7:56:30 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#91. To: All, *The Freedom4um Cook Book* (#0)

This is a nice Oatmeal Cookie Recipe that I picked up. Like most recipes I just have to tinker. One thing I noticed when I first made these cookies is that they were not spicy enough for my taste so increased the Cinnamon to about 1 1/2 teaspoons, added 1/2 teaspoon of Allspice, and about an 1/8th of teaspoon of fresh ground Nutmeg (a little goes a long ways - too much and it dominates the flavor).

Chewy Oatmeal Cookies
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Beth's Spicy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Ingredients

* 1/2 cup butter, softened
* 1/2 cup butter flavored shortening
* 1 cup packed light brown sugar
* 1/2 cup white sugar
* 2 eggs
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 3 cups rolled oats
* 1 cup raisins (I usually add more like a cup and half - dried currants work good too)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, butter flavored shortening, brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, and vanilla until smooth. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt; stir into the sugar mixture. Stir in the oats and raisins. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.

3. Bake 10 to 12 minutes until light and golden. Do not overbake. Let them cool for 2 minutes before removing from cookie sheets to cool completely. Store in airtight container. Make sure you get some, because they don't last long!

***Another tip here - I line the cookie sheet with a sheet of parchment paper and then slide the sheet of parchment paper, cookies and all, onto my cooling rack. You can re-use the same sheet of parchment several times. If you have a cake decorating store nearby you can usually buy either a large bulk roll (most economical) or pre-cut sheets that you just slap right on to the cookie sheet.

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"One of the least understood strategies of the world revolution now moving rapidly toward its goal is the use of mind control as a major means of obtaining the consent of the people who will be subjects of the New World Order." K.M. Heaton, The National Educator

Original_Intent  posted on  2010-11-07   23:49:21 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#92. To: Original_Intent (#91)

Is there any chance something like olive oil could be used to replace the saturated fat butter and shortening?

Anyone have an opinion on olive oil from Syria. Muslim storekeeper said it was ten times better than cold-pressed, extra virgin Italian olive oil which was the subject of a scandal for being "adulterated" with lower quality oils?

Tatarewicz  posted on  2010-11-08   0:39:43 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#93. To: Tatarewicz, Original_Intent (#92)

Is there any chance something like olive oil could be used to replace the saturated fat butter and shortening?

You have to be careful using shortening. Most of it has soy in it now.


Tough women come from New York, sweet women from Texas, prissy women from Southern California, but we NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WOMEN have fire & ice in our blood. We can ride 4-wheelers, be a princess, throw a left hook, pack heat, hunt with the men, bake a cake, love with passion, and if we have an opinion, you know you're going to hear it!!

farmfriend  posted on  2010-11-08   0:42:36 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#94. To: farmfriend, Tatarewicz (#93)

A couple of points.

You can't use a liquid oil to replace the butter and shortening because you are using the solid as part of the leavening - when it says cream that means to beat in air which increases the volume and the air bubbles expand under the heat of baking to increase the volume of the baked good.

For Shortening I use Spectrum Naturals Organic Shortening. No trans fats and no GMO Soy - in fact no Soy at all.

Earth Balance makes a shortening as well and it comes in convenient sticks. I believe they use Canola although I have seen one, I don't know if it was theirs, that uses olive oil in the formulation.

The danger of "saturated fats" has been over sold. Butter is better for you than Margarine. Although hardcore Vegans will not use dairy. Personally, I'm not giving up my butter although I use Olive Oil and Grapeseed Oil for most of my oil needs.

"One of the least understood strategies of the world revolution now moving rapidly toward its goal is the use of mind control as a major means of obtaining the consent of the people who will be subjects of the New World Order." K.M. Heaton, The National Educator

Original_Intent  posted on  2010-11-08   0:59:53 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  



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