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Geologist, Science Teacher, Gardener, and Baker
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Historic Building Restoration
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#pancake #chonk

#beardeddragon @grumpasaurus.frank.pulitzer by @_michaelpriddy

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Mighty harvest!

#garden #peppers #friggitello #carolinareaper #lego taken in Southwest Virginia by @_michaelpriddy

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2 months ago

Checkin' in on my Carolina Reapers 🔥🔥🔥

#hotpeppers #carolinareapers #capsaicin #garden #hotsauce scoville taken in Southwest Virginia by @_michaelpriddy

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Our Amish Paste tomatoes are getting HUGE!!

#amishpastetomatoes #garden #lego by @_michaelpriddy

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Nice little Friday morning harvest 🍅🍅🫑🌶️

#friggitello #anaheim #supersweet100 #garden taken in Southwest Virginia by @_michaelpriddy

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#betterbushtomatoes #garden #7b by @_michaelpriddy

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3 months ago

Morning visitor

#easternamericantoad #bumpbump by @_michaelpriddy

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3 months ago

Snowy days in the neighborhood

#blacksburg #swva #sunrise #vtquarry #rhododendron #grissomhighland #ellettvalley #blacklab taken in Grissom - Highland by @_michaelpriddy

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10 months ago

Recently been enjoying restoring some antique estate pipes...these two turned out pretty well.

Pipe 1: a private label, French crafted (most likely Chapuis-Comoy), bulldog pipe, from the 1940s, for Schiffsmakler Jurgensen, a Danish shipbroker.

Pipe 2: an early 1970s mixed style (French/Danish) bent-pot brandy pipe, hand-carved and finished by Michael Kabik, most likely when he was based in the Chesapeake Bay area between 1973-75, out of the Tobaks studio.

#estatepipes #michaelkabik #danishpipes #schiffsmakler #frenchpipes #pipes #bulldogpipe #bentpot #restoration #piperestoration #piperestorationartisans #cambriastationantiques taken in Blacksburg, Virginia by @_michaelpriddy

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a year ago

Habaneros, habaneros, habaneros! These two red habanero, yellow onion, brines, will ferment for 6 months, post-fermention additions will be roasted tropical fruits, roasted serranos and jalapenos, and lime zest and juice 🔥🔥🔥

#garden #fermentation #habaneros #serranopeppers #jalapeños #ttopicalfruit #brinefermentation #hotsauce taken in Blacksburg, Virginia by @_michaelpriddy

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a year ago

Six-week fermentation on this green serrano (75%) and green jalapeno (25%) hot sauce, with yellow onion and garlic also in the ferment, with a 4% brine.

Post-fermention additions include roasted tomatillos, cilantro, hot and spicy oregano, lime juice, cracked rainbow peppercorns, and distilled white vinegar.

Lively, bright, and assertive, but not punishing, this verde hot sauce lands at ~12,000 Scoville. One of my favorites of the season so far. taken in Blacksburg, Virginia by @_michaelpriddy

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a year ago

Boy howdy, this one's going to be HOT 🔥 and full of fruity flavors!

Pic 1: So many red habaneros 🔥🔥🔥

Pic 2: Quart fermentation with red habaneros and red onions in a 3.5% brine. Post-fermention additions will be fresh mango 🥭, lime zest, fresh-squeezed lime juice, and toasted rainbow peppercorns! Probably going to let this one ferment for 4-6 months (if I can wait that long).

I suspect this batch of hot sauce will end up around 200,000ish scoville units! (for reference, jalapenos are 2,500-8,000 scoville units depending on species, soil chemistry, climate, etc)

#gardening #fermentation #hotsauce #scoville #habaneros taken in Blacksburg, Virginia by @_michaelpriddy

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