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...
Q and A: canning posole and petunia seeds
Canning posole
Have you ever canned posole (or pozole)? I like it, especially when its cold outside, but you just can't make a small amount. My recipe includes pork loin, red chili, oregano, bay, soaked...
To reduce the Christmas stress, I’m starting early baking
Fortunately, the weather has been subzero and still snowing, so we spend more time indoors lately. My son, Bill, and his family have been without power for nearly four days, while he's been sick...
My very best pumpkin pies are made of squash
I know some of you will go "Ish! Squash?" But don't knock it until you've tried it! I was pretty nervous when I made Thanksgiving pumpkin pies for Will. He's a pie-snob and once...
Will’s doing much better
In fact, when I came home from town, where I was mailing seed orders and getting feed, I came down the driveway and saw him heading to David's house on the four-wheeler! I was...