(This picture depicts two different stages in the pickle process. The one on the left is already in the sugaring stage. The one on the right, is in the vinegar stage) For years my family has been making this recipe for pickles. They are a yummy sweet pickle that is crazy easy, … [Read more...] about Heritage Recipe: Shaker Pickles
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Pickling
When some of my friends were visiting last week, we opened up quite a few jars of my pickled treasures lining my canning pantry shelves.We all enjoyed the puckering pickled tastes and everyone wanted to know how I did it. Honestly... I don't remember. Yeah, I'm like that.That is … [Read more...] about Pickling
Chicken Coop Clean-up
We have been overdue in a big job. Last week, we conquered that job. Shannon brought home a huge truck bed of wood shavings. The kids got a big kick of how it didn't fall out when we lowered the tailgate. We are easily amused. hahaI will spare you the pictures of … [Read more...] about Chicken Coop Clean-up
Dewberry Jam
Over the weekend my children and 2 of my nieces that were staying with us went out and picked me some of the remaining dewberries. Remember Dewberries are very much like blackberries. They taste a lot like blackberries, but rather than grow up vines, they stay fairly low on … [Read more...] about Dewberry Jam
Our Growing Garden Update:: 7.11.13
Our garden is growing beautifully! There are still TONS of weeds I need to do battle with, but we have had an extraordinary amount of rain and I just simply have not been able to go out and contend with. One of my favorite beds in the whole garden is my sunflower bed. I made … [Read more...] about Our Growing Garden Update:: 7.11.13
