Military surplus and military “clone” rifles
By Massad Ayoob
Issue #116 • March/April, 2009
One reader writes to ask if military surplus rifles are still a good idea for hunting, recreational shooting, and all around backwoods use.
The answer is more complicated than...
Roger Clark: Cane syrup maker
By Massad Ayoob
Issue #117 • May/June, 2009
In the syrup house on Roger Clark's farm in Suwannee County, Florida, three generations of his family gather around a vat big enough to make a good size...
Tomato and basil sauce
Recipe of the Week
Tomato and basil sauce
Courtesy of
Richard Blunt
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1 clove of garlic
1 small onion
4 fresh basil leaves or 2 dried leaves
4 Tbsp....
Drawing the line on timber trespass
By Paul Lamble
Issue #78 • November/December, 2002
Over the 4th of July weekend, my wife and I learned an important lesson the hard way. We live near Kansas City, but for several years we've owned...
Cracklin’s — An irresistible snack that you can’t stop sneakin’
By Linda Gabris
Issue #79 • January/February, 2003
When I was a girl growing up in the backwoods, one of my favorite times of the year was autumn when grandpa would butcher a pig to put...
Asparagus Pasta Salad
Recipe of the Week
Asparagus Pasta Salad
Courtesy of
Don Peddleson
Ingredients
12 ounces fresh asparagus, diagonally sliced into 1-inch pieces
12 cherry tomatoes, quartered
1/2 cup pitted ripe olives, sliced
3 tablespoons snipped parsley
1/4 cup wine vinegar
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 clove...
City boy, country boy
By Margaret Wright
Issue #33 • May/June, 1995
Anyone who has read or heard the story of the City Mouse and the Country Mouse knows the difference between a child from the city and a child...
The gee-whiz! page — Cats: Why they rule our world
By O. E. MacDougal
Issue #170 • March/April, 2018
House cats
A recent Gallup poll showed that cat ownership is pretty much evenly distributed between men and women, and that roughly 34 percent of all U.S. homes...
Penne with Provencal eggplant and peppers
Recipe of the Week
Penne with Provencal eggplant and peppers
Courtesy of
Tim and Anna Green
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
2 medium-sized eggplants, unpeeled and cut into 1 inch cubes
1...
The ‘Chocolate Tree’ Isn’t Just for Kids
By Rev. J.D. Hooker
Issue #85 • January/February, 2004
My grandson Tommy was probably 50 feet up off the ground when he hollered, "Catch this one, Grandpa!" With those words of warning he dropped another gunny...
How we found our remote backwoods home
By Jackie Clay
Issue #65 • September/October, 2000
Right now I'm sitting in a south-facing huge, sunny window, looking through our own private valley to a larger mountain valley below and the pine covered mountains beyond....
What if the electricity GOES OFF?
By Michael Hackleman
Issue #55 • January/February, 1999
Just as everyone was getting ready to throw the party of the century and millenniumout with the old and in with the newsomeone springs Y2K on us. Power...
Family dinner at Backwoods Home Magazine
By Richard Blunt
Issue #129 • May/June, 2011
Last fall I was invited to Gold Beach, Oregon, to spend some quality time with my lifelong friend, Dave Duffy, and his family. On these visits it is...
Preparing for Hunting Season
By Massad Ayoob
Issue #119 • September/October, 2009
For a great many rural folk, big game hunting season is a high pointoften the annual high pointof their involvement with firearms. In some locales, the big game...
Pot Roast With Spaghetti
Recipe of the Week
Pot Roast With Spaghetti
Courtesy of
Beverly Rossman
Ingredients
3 pounds beef arm or blade pot roast
1 8 ounce can (1 cup) seasoned tomato sauce
1 6 ounce can (2/3 cup) tomato paste
1/2...
Cleaning a well
By Pat Barden
Issue #105 • May/June, 2007
We have a good well with sweet water. It was already in place when we bought our property and had been in use for more than 20 years....
