Here are some tasty ways to use those end-of-season green tomatoes

By Marjorie Burris Issue #41 • September/October, 1996 That gentle nip in the autumn air feels pleasant to your cheeks, but it also means that one more tomato season is about to come to an end....

Old-fashioned hot dog pepper relish

Recipe of the Week  Old-fashioned hot dog pepper relish  Courtesy of Richard Blunt   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 3 cups seeded and coarsely chopped bell peppers (use a mixture of yellow,...

Honey Roasted Pheasant

Recipe of the Week  Honey Roasted Pheasant  Courtesy of Mike Willard  Ingredients 1 Pheasant 3/4 cup Honey 1/2 cup creamy Peanut Butter 2 Tbsp. Cider Vinegar 2 Tbsp. Soy Sauce Method Combine the honey, peanut butter, vinegar, and soy sauce...

Corn cob jelly

Recipe of the Week  Corn cob jelly  Courtesy of Charles A. Sanders   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 12-14 red corn cobs 6 cups sugar 2 pkg. Sure-Jell Method Start by gathering a few dozen red...

Preserving plums

By Kristina Seleshanko Issue #171 • May/June, 2018 I’ve read that the Chinese believe plums symbolize good luck; perhaps that’s why plums are one of the most cultivated fruits on earth. (Or maybe it’s just that...

Make grape juice the easy way

By Tanya Kelley Issue #41 • September/October, 1996 Squeezing and straining grapes for grape juice was not exactly my idea of fun. So when my neighbor showed me a faster, easier method, I was delighted. For...

Blonde brownies

Recipe of the Week  Blonde brownies  Courtesy of Rhoda Denning   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1/2 cup butter (no substitutes) 2 cups lightly packed brown sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla 1 cup chopped pecans,...

Tetsukabuto squash pie

Recipe of the Week  Tetsukabuto squash pie  Courtesy of Alice Brantley Yeager   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1 9-inch unbaked pie shell 2 cups mashed or pureed cooked pulp of Tetsukabuto squash 1/2...

Pastoral bread

Recipe of the Week  Pastoral bread  Courtesy of Richard Blunt   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 2 pkg. active dry yeast 2 Tbsp. sugar 1/3 cup peanut oil 3 cups warm water (110°-115°) 5 cups...

Aunt Ona’s Mandarin orange cake

Recipe of the Week  Aunt Ona’s Mandarin orange cake  Courtesy of Edwina Gower   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Cake Ingredients 1 butter cake mix (or yellow) 1 can mandarin oranges 4 eggs 1/2 cup oil Filling...

Pear honey

Recipe of the Week  Pear honey  Courtesy of Alice Brantley Yeager   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1 qt. of ground Kieffer pears (peel and core before grinding) 3 cups sugar juice of...

Kentucky Country Ribs

Recipe of the Week  Kentucky Country Ribs  Courtesy of Beverly Rossman  Ingredients 3 to 3 1/2 pounds pork country ribs, cut into single-rib sections 3/4 cup water 1/3 cup bourbon whisky (or apple juice) 1/2 cup light brown sugar 1/4...

Wheat

By Charles Sanders Issue #130 • July/August, 2011 There are few foods and crops that homesteaders consider as essential as wheat. In these days of pasty loaves of over-processed "store-bought" bread, the mere phrase "whole wheat"...

Kids in the Kitchen

By Sharon Palmer, RD Issue #97 • January/February, 2006 The freeway en route to home resembles a parking lot, allowing you plenty of time to add up all of the tasks awaiting you once you walk...

CHILI MANIA — This all-American food came out of Texas to conquer the whole...

By Richard Blunt Issue #64 • July/August, 2000 Whenever you discuss peppery issues like religion or politics your emotions and blood pressure are at risk of running high. This is because the conversation is likely doomed...

Make elderberry syrup for flu season

By Karen M. House Issue #169 • January/February, 2018 Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) has been a traditional influenza remedy for hundreds of years. I first learned about using elderberry syrup as a flu treatment a few years...