Why we have no “constitutional” rights
By John Silveira
Issue #92 • March/April, 2005
The other day I read an article concerning a suit brought against the government by some of the 550 or so detainees at the naval station at Guantanamo...
Sweet Ginger Eggs
Recipe of the Week
Sweet Ginger Eggs
Courtesy of
Kristina D'Orsi
Ingredients
2 dozen hard-boiled eggs, peeled
3 small onions, sliced into rings
1 teaspoon dillweed
1 quart white vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons ground ginger
2 tablespoons pickling spices
20 whole black peppercorns
6 cloves...
You Can Make Your Own Fertilizers
By Christopher and Dolores Lynn Nyerges
Issue #44 • March/April, 1997
For some people, home gardening is an expensive pursuit, which seems a bit backward to us. At one time, people gardened because home-grown produce was...
These chocolate treats make great gifts and delicious holiday desserts
By Tanya Kelley
Issue #42 • November/December, 1996
Just in case the world comes to an end, I plan on keeping plenty of chocolate on hand in my food storage. That is, if I can keep...
Recipes from my mother’s kitchen
By Richard Blunt
Issue #52 • July/August, 1998
One of my earliest and fondest childhood memories is of my mother and me walking nearly a mile down the road from our house, in the rain, to...
Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer
By Amanda J. Kemp
Issue #126 • November/December, 2010
Spring brings the pitter-patter of little feet in the mud, games of tag, and raucous quacks. While traditional advice would have you with a yard full of...
Power your bug-out bag
By Jeff Yago, P.E., CEM
Issue #160 • July/August, 2016
More and more people are starting to see the advantage of having a bug-out bag for each member of their family. Normally these bags are kept...
An $89 backup generator
By Jeff Yago, P.E., CEM
Issue #159 • May/June, 2016
While I strive in all of my articles to only recommend products of high quality and reliability, I realize many of us are on a fixed-income...
The raging torrent — Respect it even when you play
By Scott Stoddard
Issue #70 • July/August, 2001
Years ago, while learning to sluice gold from a swollen mountain stream in southern California, I saw something that immediately sickened my stomach. The limp body of a...
The subtleties of safe firearms handling
By Massad Ayoob
Issue #103 • January/February, 2007
There are so many makes and models of firearms in existence that no one has ever counted them all. Each variation may have subtly different handling requirements. It's...
Sweet potato pudding
Recipe of the Week
Sweet potato pudding
Courtesy of
Larry Cywin
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
6 medium sweet potatoes
1 cup milk
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. cinnamon
Method
Peel the...
Honey Crunch Baked Apples
Recipe of the Week
Honey Crunch Baked Apples
Courtesy of
Ellen Rodriques
Ingredients
6 large apples
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/3 cup granola cereal
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/3 cup pitted dates, chopped
6 tablespoons honey
1/4 cup almonds or walnuts, chopped
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2...
Biological and chemical weapons through history
By John Silveira
Issue #81 • May/June, 2003
The weather here on the coast of Oregon is nice almost all year-round, and there almost always seems to be some kind of fishingsalmon or winter steelhead running...
The coming ice age
By John Silveira
Issue #86 • March/April, 2004
As little as 30 years ago the talk wasn't about global warming, it was about an imminent ice age. Is an ice age likely? Even possible? Consider this:...
Old-fashioned hot chocolate
Recipe of the Week
Old-fashioned hot chocolate
Courtesy of
Richard Blunt
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
2 cups whole milk
4 oz. bittersweet chocolate, chopped into pieces
2 Tbsp. granulated sugar
1/8 tsp. kosher...
Wildlife Tracking 101
By Len McDougall
Issue #109 • January/February, 2008
A whitetail doe and her four-month-old fawn leave evidence that they came to drink at the shoreline of Lake Superior, just minutes before this photo was taken.
These tracks...
