Get the most out of your vehicle and your maintenance dollar
By Len Torney
Issue #116 • March/April, 2009
Let's face itwe all own vehicles. Our rural lifestyle pretty much leaves us dependent on our vehicles for all of our daily transportation needs, as well as the...
The convenience of a bread bucket
By Karen Marshall
Issue #145 • January/February, 2014
Does making four or more loaves of bread at a time, with no hand kneading, no electricity, and only one container to clean sound appealing?
If making one loaf...
Southern mint julep
Recipe of the Week
Southern mint julep
Courtesy of
Alice Brantley Yeager
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
4 sprigs fresh peppermint
1 tsp. sugar
cracked ice
1 1/2 jigger bourbon whiskey
Method
Crush mint leaves and...
Propagating Grapes
By Sylvia Gist
Issue #107 • September/October, 2007
As a kid in western South Dakota, I enjoyed picking wild grapes and using the delightful juice they produced, so when I eventually acquired property in Montana, I...
Some unusual jellies for your sweet tooth
By Charles Sanders
Issue #70 • July/August, 2001
In my mind, one of the simple pleasures in life is hot biscuits, a dab of butter, and a dollop of homemade jelly. Around here any biscuits left...
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...
Cooking from long-term food storage
By Jackie Clay
Issue #55 • January/February, 1999
All self-reliant families know they should have at least a year's worth of food and essential supplies stored up in a large pantry. Unfortunately, actually eating from long-term...
Get a piece of history — An M1 Garand rifle
By Mike Blank
Issue #89 • September/October, 2004
What follows is my personal quest to acquire an M1 Garand through the Civilian Marks-manship Program (CMP). We've all heard about getting government Garands, but personally I never...
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...
Preparing for a Temporary Catastrophe
By Dave Duffy
Issue #139 • January/February, 2013
November's Superstorm Sandy on the Northeastern coast of the United States was our most recent grand reminder that society is fragile, most people are not ready to take...
Creamed Carrot Soup
Recipe of the Week
Creamed Carrot Soup
Courtesy of
Geoff C.
Ingredients
5 tb butter
2 cups onions, coarsely chopped
4 cups carrots, coarsley chopped
4 tablespoons flour
5 cups beef broth
3 cups half-and-half
1 pinch salt
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Method
Melt butter in sauce pan. Saute...
Apple and Potato Soup
Recipe of the Week
Apple and Potato Soup
Courtesy of
Don Peterson
Ingredients
Soup:
4 Tablespoons butter
2 Leeks (white part only) , cleaned and sliced
5 cups tart Apples, peeled, cored, and chopped
6 cups Chicken Stock
2 cups...
Can she bake an apple pie, Billy Boy?
By Jackie Clay
Issue #77 • September/October, 2002
Okay, I know in the song it's "cherry" pie, but what the heck, we all love apple pies, don't we? Unfortunately, few people bake good old fashioned apple...
Salmon loaf
Recipe of the Week
Salmon loaf
Courtesy of
Ilene Duffy
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1 large can of salmon, drained
1 egg
1 generous Tbsp. of ketchup
1 tsp. soy sauce
1/2 tsp. Worcestershire...
Shelves and benches
By David Lee
Issue #107 • September/October, 2007
Money doesn't buy happiness but it sure does buy a lot of stuff. If it is nice stuff then you need a place to display it. If it...
