The dandelion is a healthful, great tasting weed you can eat
By Carol Williams
Issue #44 • March/April, 1997
Want to eat a weed? One that's easy to find and tastes great? Just start hunting for those first spring dandelions.
The dandelion's true name is Taraxacum Officinale, which...
The Government intimidation factor and its effect on the health of society
By Dave Duffy
Issue #142 • July/August, 2013
How do you take the temperature of a society, that is, how do you tell if a society is healthy or sick?
Several years after the Soviet Union dissolved...
Elissaburgettes
Recipe of the Week
Elissaburgettes
Courtesy of
Jan Cook
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1 can buttermilk biscuits
1 lb. hamburger
1 medium onion, chopped
1/4 cup ketchup
1/8-1/4 cup mustard
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Method
Grease...
Helping crackpots kill kids
By John Silveira
February 23, 2000
I've moved to Oregon and one of the first "privileges" in this state I intend to avail myself of is the state's easy-to-obtain concealed weapon permit. Never mind that the...
Build a cistern out of corrugated road culvert
By Joe Mooney
Issue #146 • March/April, 2014
Using a corrugated road culvert as a cistern is an economical way to add to your water storage. Here is the finished tank with PVC pipe directing water...
Liver Fricassee
Recipe of the Week
Liver Fricassee
Courtesy of
Robert Waite
Ingredients
1 pound beef liver
3 large or 6 small white onions, peeled and chopped
3 medium green bell peppers, seeded and chopped
1 (14 -16 oz.) can whole tomatoes, drained and...
Chocolate Babka
Recipe of the Week
Chocolate Babka
Courtesy of
Amanda Geller
Ingredients
1 cup milk
5 tablespoons butter, plus extra for greasing
1/4 cup lukewarm water
1 package dry yeast
6 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
5-6 cups unbleached...
How to make money from storage building auctions
By Bill Wilson
Issue #83 • September/October, 2003
Buying and selling is a time honored way of making a living. However, like any profession, success in merchandising requires following some fundamental rules. The most basic of...
Llamas guarding sheep? — Not such a far-fetched idea
By Karen McGeorge Sanders
Issue #19 • January/February, 1993
It seems that farmers always need an extra pair of hands, but finding the money to pay the extra help is often impossible. You need the help...
Propagating Plants
By Jackie Clay
Issue #128 • March/April, 2011
We all love the idea of having a big, productive garden, full of all the nutritious, tasty foods our hearts desire. But the prices in the nursery catalogs...
Banana-Apricot Bars
Recipe of the Week
Banana-Apricot Bars
Courtesy of
Beverly Rosssman
Ingredients
Pastry:
12 ounces pot cheese, sieved
1 pound butter (room temperature)
4 cups flour, sifted
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
1 teaspoon salt
Garnish:
Confectioners' sugar
1 one pound can apricot halves, well drained
Filling:
1 egg...
Make your own firestarters
By Claire Wolfe
Issue #129 • May/June, 2011
I bought an old house last summer and inherited lots of the former owners' stuff some of it good and welcome, some strictly landfill-fodder.
Among other things that...
Española eggs
Recipe of the Week
Española eggs
Courtesy of
Jackie Clay
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
Shortening to fry
1 medium onion, sliced
8 Anaheim, Big Jim, or Relleno peppers, green roasted
If you want...
Libertarian and Conservative
By John Silveira
Issue #133 • January/February, 2012
I cringe when I hear libertarians lumped with conservatives or at least today's conservatives. Liberals want you to view us as conservatives so you won't look any...
The black man’s worst enemy is not racism
By Dave Duffy
Issue #16 • July/August, 1992
The recent riots in L.A. and other communities following the acquittal of four white L.A. police officers accused of beating black motorist Rodney King are yet another symptom...
Dehydrating eggs at home
By Patrice Lewis
Issue #156 • November/December, 2015
Here's a trivia question for you: What do you do when your chickens are laying gangbusters and you have no less than 10 dozen eggs in the fridge,...































