Q and A: chicken broth and salty soil
Chicken broth
My daughter works in a restaurant that prepares rotisserie chicken every day. She asked them to save the bones for her, and brought a bunch home last night. We are going to make...
Q and A: fruitcake, Ezekiel bread, and dehydrating tomatoes
Fruitcake and Ezekiel bread
We are seeking "the best" MOST NUTRITIOUS FRUIT CAKE RECIPES for fruit cake that can be stored along with other "prepper" food supplies that have the greatest food value. We are...
We finally finished haying
Yesterday, Will and I went out and picked up the very last square bales from the last hayfield. It was so good to be done haying finally and know that our animals will have...
Spring’s on the way so we’re finishing indoor projects fast
With snow melting outdoors and little pepper plants happily growing in our greenhouse, we're trying to finish up a few indoor projects because we probably won't be getting at them, come warm weather. Will...
Q and A: Scalding milk, Cleaning up mouse droppings, and Self-rising flour for dry...
Scalding milk
As I'm preparing to make your recipe for caramel pecan rolls, I thought I'd ask if you know WHY we scald milk? Is that a holdover from earlier days, do you think?
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