We are almost done haying and canning has begun full time now.
Finally, after two years of waiting to have enough seed for our wonderful Crawford beans, I had enough saved to plant extra trellises so we could both eat and can some. Well, we did...
We woke up to snow!
Holy mackerel, we heard it might happen but we went to bed thinking "gee, it's surely not going to really snow…" But snow covered the ground early this morning and temps reached 32° F....
Our asparagus is shooting up
So guess what we had for dinner last night? Yep, we pigged out on our favorite spring treat, creamed asparagus on toast. (I ate four pieces!) Not exactly diet food but my oh my,...
The sun is shining
And the icicles are falling off of the roof as the snow melts. Hooray! We have been so sun-deprived lately that having the sun out seems like a miracle. I celebrated the sun by...
Q and A: making and preserving cracklin’s
Making and preserving cracklin's
How do you preserve cracklings after rendering the lard, besides freezing?
Phil
Live Oak, Florida
I render the lard and separate out the cracklings before they get too brown. Then I spoon them into...