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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Grape Juice For Canning
1. Wash and sterilize canning jars, lids, and rings. Fill water bath pan halfway with water to boil. At the same time, fill another pan with water to boil. This water will be added to the jars. 2. Wash grapes … Continue reading
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Tagged Boil, Breakfast healthy, canning, cheap, cooking, Fruit preserves, Grape, homemade, Lemon juice, Mason jar, Recipe, Water, Wine tasting descriptors
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Robert’s Coleslaw
1 2-pound head of green cabbage, quartered, cored, cut crosswise into 1/8-inch-thick slices (about 14 cups) *Angel hair style 1 can of crushed pineapple 1/2 cup sugar 1 cup grated peeled carrots 4 green onions, thinly sliced 1 cup italian … Continue reading
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Tagged Bell pepper, cabbage, Carrot, cheap, coleslaw, easy, frugal, homemade, homesteading, Lemon juice, Pineapple, Recipe, Scallion, Tablespoon
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Marigolds
Marigolds are one of the most fun ways to add color and pest control to your garden. Planting with broccoli and cabbage crops reduces the white flies. Planting Marigolds require approximately 45 to 50 days to flower after seeding, therefore seeding indoors … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture and Forestry, cheap, Cold frame, easy, frugal, garden, Gardening, Home, homesteading, how to, plant, Seed, Soil, Sowing, Vermiculite
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Planting Time!
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Tagged garden, Gardening, homesteading, plant, planting, tips, vegetables
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TOMATO SOUP Canned
6 sweet onions, fine dice + 3 large garlic cloves 1 bunch celery, fine dice 8 quarts fresh tomatoes (or 5-6 quarts of juice) *I coarsely chop mine in quarters leaving the stems on them since I’m putting them … Continue reading
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Tagged Breakfast healthy, canning, cheap, cooking, easy, Flour, frugal, garden, Home, homesteading, how to, Lemon juice, Olive oil, Recipe, Tablespoon, tomato, tomatoes, Victorio, Wine tasting descriptors
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Blackberries
The secret to a lush, delicious blackberry harvest is the proper care of your blackberry plant. Blackberry plants tend to grow fast and the new growth can overshadow and interfere with blackberry production, so pruning is essential. Proper pruning … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture, Berry, Blackberry, Bud, frugal, fruit, garden, Gardening, healthy, homesteading, Horticulture, how to, plant, Pruning
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Angel Biscuits
5 Cups un-sifted Flour, unbleached all-purpose ¼ Cup vanilla Sugar 3 Teaspoons Baking Powder *Fresh 1 Teaspoon Soda *fresh 1 Teaspoon Sea Salt 2/3 Cup Shortening (I used half lard and half butter) 1 pkg. Dry Yeast or 2 … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Johnson, Baked, baking, Baking powder, Biscuit, butter, cheap, easy, Flour, frugal, home made, homemade, Soda bread, Teaspoon, Yeast
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Sun Jars
During this last round of storms knocking out power to thousands this past couple of days, I needed some light. Digging up my honey do list, I made the time to work on a project. Sun jars…a little self-contained … Continue reading
Puff Pastry
Ingredients: * 1 1/2 cups flour * 1 cup butter * 1 pinch of salt * 1/2 cup water On a surface place flour and salt. Slowly pour in water Mix till you get a smooth dough. Put in … Continue reading
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Tagged butter, Cook, Dairy, Dough, Flour, Home, Rectangle, Tablespoon
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Happy Mother’s Day!
Mother’s Day is the happy affair by which we give thanks to those hardworking, life-giving women. A mother is loving, kind, stern on occasion, and always hopeful for the future. Remember to give time today to give your mother and … Continue reading
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Tagged Family, holiday, Home, mom, Mother, mothers day, Parenting, Susan J Bauter
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