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Eye-catching signs with mirrors

By David Lee Issue #144 • November/December, 2013 The reflected image in the mirrored letters give a "see-through" illusion to the sign and the tree. Stained glass nuggets add flashes of color. Need a sign? Do you want...

Apple butter

Recipe of the Week Apple butter Courtesy of Anne Westbrook Dominick You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 5 lbs. apples, stems removed and quartered 2 cups cider or cider vinegar brown sugar 2 tsp. cinnamon 1/2...

Toffee Bars, Maple Kisses, and Chocolate-Nut Cloud Candy

Recipe of the Week Toffee Bars, Maple Kisses,and Chocolate-Nut Cloud Candy Courtesy of Mariah Dannato Toffee Bars Ingredients 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup butter 1 12 ounce bag semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 cup chopped nuts Saltine Crackers Method Place one layer of crackers on greased...

Marlin 336 — The Other Classic Backwoods Home Deer Rifle

By Massad Ayoob Issue #95 • September/October, 2005 In the March/April 2005 issue of Backwoods Home Magazine, this space was devoted to the "Winchester '94: the Classic Backwoods Home Deer Rifle." And you know, even when...

Lentil and meat stew

Recipe of the Week Lentil and meat stew Courtesy of Habeeb Salloum You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 4 Tbsp. butter 1/2 lb. beef, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 2 medium onions, chopped 4 cloves garlic,...

Build a stone wall

By Charles Sanders Issue #70 • July/August, 2001 The natural beauty of a stone wall has been romanticized in poem and picture for hundreds of years. There is a soothing permanence that can be seen in...

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,...

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...

Mexican Stuffed Shells

Recipe of the Week Mexican Stuffed Shells Courtesy of Rebecca Weinstein Ingredients 18 uncooked jumbo pasta shells 32 ounces tomato sauce 1 teaspoon chili powder 3 teaspoons ground cumin 3/4 pound extra-lean ground beef 1 small onion, chopped 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro,...

Heart healthy recipes

By Ilene Duffy Issue #99 • May/June, 2006 I'm not a nutritionist or a medical professional, but I've gained a lot of knowledge concerning foods that are considered to be heart healthy since my husband, Dave,...

We don’t need no steenking 2nd Amendment

By John Silveira Issue #58 • July/August, 1999 I usually get up to the magazine from southern California in plenty of time for the bimonthly deadline. Not this issue. I was late and way behind. But...

Make your own lumber with a chainsaw mill

By Jacqueline Tresl Issue #39 • May/June, 1996 Milling a board with a chainsaw lumber-maker. Figure1: The pieces. Beams, joists and walls were made with a chainsaw mill. Figure 2: The frame. Figure 3: The surface to which the chainsaw...

The healthy kitchen — Good spoons, knives, and food

By Richard Blunt Issue #102 • November/December, 2006 Despite being omnivores endowed with the ability to eat nearly everything, we humans are very selective about what we consider acceptable food. A close look at the culinary...

Baking Bread

By Linda Gabris Issue #168 • November/December, 2017 Growing up in the rural woods miles away from the nearest country store, store-bought bread was seldom seen in Grandma’s house. So to keep up with demand, she...

Breaking Ice on Hard Water Fishing — A Cool Introduction to a Fun Sport

By Linda Gabris Issue #91 • January/February, 2005 Only thing hard about hard water fishing is the ice. Once you've broken through that obstacle, the rest is easy gliding. Ice fishing is great sport for the...

Build your own home in two years — Get a PhD in homebuilding

By David Lee Issue #115 • January/February, 2009 There is an old Chinese curse, "May you live in interesting times." Curse or not, times are interesting. We have world crises, national troubles, state level problems, county...