Spring is busy, busy, busy
I'm sure glad that the days are getting longer! I'm like a chicken — when it's light, I'm active; when it's dark I get sleepy. And with all we have to do, I'm glad...
Q and A: Pepper rings, Canning chicken, and Red ants
Pepper rings
I would love to have your recipe for pepper rings. I made some the other day and they tasted delicious but were kinda mushy. Not sure if I did anything wrong or if...
Q and A: peeling eggs and canning tomato sauce
Peeling eggs
I wanted to pass on my tip for peeling new eggs. After boiling and cracking them just slip a spoon between the shell and egg, run it around the egg. The peel will...
Q and A: Grain mill and lame chickens
Grain mill
I have been trying to make my own whole wheat bread by grinding my own grain but the loaves never rise properly. I think it is because the flour is not getting ground...
Q and A: Ash dust and Apple bread recipe
Ash dust
I just read the Q&A on your blog regarding minimizing ash dust in the room when emptying the ash accumulation in a wood heating stove. We just about to buy a new wood...