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Black Powder Recipe

A dandy simple homemade mixture Made in my grandma’s kitchen sink. Potassium nitrate, a staple fixture Oh, you and yours use charcoal? Wink! Wink! Yes, it is legal on my own property. Come on out, and watch me blow up a tree. Written: 11-07-2018 Contest: Black Powder Sponsor: Anthony Slausen

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M. L. Kiser

Date: 11/7/2018 5:55:00 PM

It's amazing how much the old remedies work either almost as well or better than those expensive pharmaceuticals and store bought vitamins. You may want to be careful with the explosives though; you don't want a tree trying to blow you up; I understand that some trees have tempers. You cracked me up with this one.

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 11/7/2018 8:17:00 PM

Thank you M.L. There were so many ideas formulating when I saw the name of the contest, but this was the prominent one.

Rhona Mcferran

Date: 11/7/2018 2:11:00 PM

Love the "Oh, you and yours use charcoal? Wink! Wink!"! hahaha ;D

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 11/7/2018 3:05:00 PM

Had to rhyme with sink, right?

Maurice Rigoler

Date: 11/7/2018 11:32:00 AM

Sounds dangerous, Caren, and even foolhardy? How many casualties? I suspect making one's own home-made black powder could have happen in the South? Many thanks for reading my work. Best to you always. / M

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 11/7/2018 12:03:00 PM

I personally know a man who blew himself up. Sky high.

Winged Warrior

Date: 11/7/2018 10:10:00 AM

Talk about grandma dynamite!... explosive verse Caren...love & light...^WW^

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 11/7/2018 10:23:00 AM

Thank you Winged Warrior!