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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
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Posted - Aug 24 2019 : 8:19:25 PM
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We had a bit of blessing rain last night. When I went out this morning's my the ground was set but no mud...no puddles. Julie said we had 3/10 the of an inch. When I was doing the barn chores it was so easy to walk because I wasn't sinking into the deep sand. That is when I finally realized that the ground was so dry it slurped up every drop! Duh! |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9125 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
9125 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2019 : 04:11:28 AM
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Winnie, Thanks for sharing your picture and recipe. It sounds good. I don't waste my apple peels either. Since the pectin is close to the peel I use them to make apple jelly. My mom showed me how to cook them down with water and strain for the juice. Very easy. She always threw the core and all in to get all the apple goodness out. It makes me feel good when I can use the things I learned from my mother. |
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Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path" Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2019 : 05:38:24 AM
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You can also make Apple cider vinegar! |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
2459 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2019 : 06:20:02 AM
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This morning over on MJF Farm Kitchen "What is Everyone Canning" Michele posted her recipe for using crab apple juice as pectin. She gave the ratio of crab apple juice to juice/fruit to be canned. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14 FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2019 : 4:38:42 PM
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I wonder what crab apple juice tastes like. My mother in law had a crab apple tree in the back of the side yard. It was there when they bought the house. I don't remember her ever using them. |
Texasgran |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
2459 Posts |
Posted - Aug 27 2019 : 10:03:56 AM
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The pear butter yield 4 1/2 pints and one 4oz. Gotta say those were the ugliest pears I ever saw. Thick and rough skins but they sure did make a tasty pear butter. I like not having to peel or core the pears and after cooking putting through a sieve. Will definitely use that method again. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14 FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
3435 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
3435 Posts |
Posted - Aug 27 2019 : 10:07:38 AM
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Sara, glad to hear that your pear butter was a success! I bet it will taste good on morning toast come chilly mornings. Maybe it would be good on top of a pork chop too? |
Winnie Nielsen #3109 Red Tractor Girl Farm Girl of the Year 2014-2015 |
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Aug 27 2019 : 11:16:55 AM
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Great Granny always made Pear honey. Have any of you ever made it??? |
Texasgran |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
2459 Posts |
Posted - Aug 27 2019 : 11:26:31 AM
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I have a recipe for pear honey that calls for a small can of crushed pineapple. I've made it and it is good. Is that the recipe your Granny used? |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14 FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Aug 27 2019 : 11:58:36 AM
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Since it is 68° and raining today...I made a pot of soup that I can enjoy. Wish you could smell it...Because it smells devine! |
Texasgran |
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
1153 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
1153 Posts |
Posted - Aug 27 2019 : 1:35:47 PM
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I would so love to make a pot of soup but it will be another 100 degree day here. Not exactly good soup weather except for gazpacho which DH refuses to eat. The summer my parents were in Europe for a conference in 1958 our babysitter made a jam concoction with pears, pineapple and maraschino cherries. It was yummy. |
Judith
7932 Happiness is Homemade |
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marlee
True Blue Farmgirl
871 Posts
Marlene
DeRidder
Louisiana
871 Posts |
Posted - Aug 27 2019 : 2:31:23 PM
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My husband made a pot of chicken Gumbo in a crockpot to cook on low overnight. The smell is already get to me. Want some right now. The crockpot doesn't heat up the kitchen so bad. He said it just felt like a gumbo meal.LOL
Hugs Marlee |
Hugs: Heavens Ultimate Good Sign
OCD: Overly Cute Disposition
Farmgirls: Sisters from Different Gardens |
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debbieklann
True Blue Farmgirl
2621 Posts
Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
2621 Posts |
Posted - Aug 27 2019 : 8:09:56 PM
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You girls are making me hungry! |
Debbie Klann Farmgirl Sister #770 2018 Farmgirl Sister of the Year January 2020 FGOTM "Well behaved women seldom make history"... Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Aug 27 2019 : 8:55:00 PM
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I was so hungry at eleven am today, and since it was cool and rainy I made soup hamburger meat and veggies. I hope it fit my diet because I had some for lunch, snack and supper too. |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
2459 Posts |
Posted - Aug 28 2019 : 08:06:25 AM
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Marilyn, hamburger veg soup is one of my favorites. Got a pot of soup on the stove - butternut squash, potatoes, leek, garlic, fresh herbs, and homemade chicken broth with lemon. I eat soup year round. In the winter I like roasted veg in soup. Looking forward to cooler days and using my oven again. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14 FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9125 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
9125 Posts |
Posted - Aug 28 2019 : 2:14:12 PM
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My dad loved hamburger soup and we ate it often when he was here with us. I still make it but have to freeze leftovers because there is always more then the two of us can eat. I'm looking forward to making soups and stews again come cold weather. |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path" Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com www.torisgram.etsy.com |
Edited by - levisgrammy on Sep 06 2019 05:55:23 AM |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
2459 Posts |
Posted - Sep 06 2019 : 04:41:50 AM
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I was given more pears enough for 2 batches of pear butter and these are pretty ones. The mornings are cooler now so if I'm out in my Yellow Rose Cottage by 4 or 5 a.m. I will be able to can the pear butter.
First batch has brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and lemons. It cooked overnight in slowcooker. When it cools I'll put through sieve and can in the morning.
Second batch will have organic maple syrup, brown sugar, and lemons. It's in the slowcooker now.
Only used 1/2 brown sugar for each batch so the pear butter shouldn't be too sweet. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14 FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9125 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
2459 Posts |
Posted - Sep 06 2019 : 06:04:57 AM
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Denise, I really like making pear butter because I don't have to peel or core them.
Later on I may try my hand at making apple butter. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14 FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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debbieklann
True Blue Farmgirl
2621 Posts
Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
2621 Posts |
Posted - Sep 06 2019 : 06:37:43 AM
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And it would be handy to have it cook overnight while you sleep! |
Debbie Klann Farmgirl Sister #770 2018 Farmgirl Sister of the Year January 2020 FGOTM "Well behaved women seldom make history"... Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
2459 Posts |
Posted - Sep 06 2019 : 06:42:19 AM
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Debbie, if it's not handy I'm not doing it. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14 FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9125 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
9125 Posts |
Posted - Sep 06 2019 : 10:53:01 AM
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I managed to get 4 loaves of whole wheat bread made today. It smells so good in here. It has been cool today so was a good day to do it. I also made a batch of cranberry orange muffins. Put most all in the freezer. |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path" Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
2459 Posts |
Posted - Sep 09 2019 : 04:34:21 AM
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Denise, fresh made bread has the best aroma and it tastes even better. Well Done!
Canned last batch of pear butter this morning. This batch just had pears, a little brown sugar, and organic maple syrup. It's my favorite - real maple flavor. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14 FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4631 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
4631 Posts |
Posted - Sep 09 2019 : 05:56:27 AM
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Your pear butters sound delish, Sara. If our schedule would ever slow down I might can some butters. |
Linda B quiltee Farmgirl #1919 FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Sep 09 2019 : 06:02:15 AM
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Linda for me butters are the easiest to can. No pealing or coring. Putting cooked food through a sieve is soooo easy. Your electric water bath canner will be handy too. Heat it to warm the jars and then crank it up to can. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14 FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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