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Farm Kitchen:  "Current Kitchen Creations"  |
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4111 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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 Posted - Mar 30 2022 : 02:59:19 AM
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As we count them in our heads, 1,2,3......
Farming in WI
Michele
FGOTM June2019
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6812 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6812 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2022 : 1:41:27 PM
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Put up 8 12oz jars of orange marmalade this morning. All sealed and they do look pretty if I do say so myself.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4111 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
4111 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2022 : 4:54:10 PM
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oh my that sounds good Sara. Enjoy that on your toast!!
Farming in WI
Michele
FGOTM June2019
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6812 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Jun 11 2022 : 07:20:41 AM
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Since I'm not canning dried beans because of conserving energy I'm cooking a pot of Christmas Lima beans this morning. On one of American Test Kitchen shows on PBS they said to add 1 tsp of baking soda to a pot of dried beans. The baking soda changes the ph of the water and helps to soften the beans. I have been adding baking soda and yes it does help to soften the beans especially if the beans have a thick skin.
I know when I was growing up the "old folks" used to put baking soda in their beans, but my mother never did so I didn't either. Just goes to show one more time the "old folks" were right. 
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9245 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9245 Posts |
Posted - Jun 11 2022 : 07:40:37 AM
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I remember my aunts and mom using baking soda in the beans to soak.
Picked, washed and put 16lbs of cherries in the freezer yesterday. Made a cherry cobbler for dessert last night. So sweet and juicy!
Did 6 lbs of strawberries last week and left a little bit out to have fresh on cereal and make a shortcake.
I love fresh fruit season.
Marmalade sounds delicious but I have never learned how to make it.
~Denise
Sister #43~1/18/2007
"I am a bookaholic and I have no desire to be cured."
"Home is where we find comfort, security, memories, friendship, hospitality, and above all, family. It is the place that deserves our commitment and loyalty." William J. Bennett
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105
http://www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com/
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6812 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6812 Posts |
Posted - Jun 11 2022 : 07:57:35 AM
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Denise, you have been busy in the kitchen. I used the orange marmalade recipe in my 1998 Ball Blue Book. I liked that I prepped the oranges and lemon; made the syrup; added the oranges and lemon to the syrup; and let stand overnight. The next morning, I finished the recipe and canned the marmalade. If you ever want to make it and don't have a recipe I can send it to you, I have your new address.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9245 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9245 Posts |
Posted - Jun 11 2022 : 12:28:09 PM
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Sara,
I sure would appreciate that if you wouldn't mind!
~Denise
Sister #43~1/18/2007
"I am a bookaholic and I have no desire to be cured."
"Home is where we find comfort, security, memories, friendship, hospitality, and above all, family. It is the place that deserves our commitment and loyalty." William J. Bennett
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105
http://www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com/
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6812 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6812 Posts |
Posted - Jun 11 2022 : 12:30:21 PM
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I'll mail it Monday. Enjoy your weekend.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9245 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9245 Posts |
Posted - Jun 11 2022 : 3:58:17 PM
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Thank you Sara!
~Denise
Sister #43~1/18/2007
"I am a bookaholic and I have no desire to be cured."
"Home is where we find comfort, security, memories, friendship, hospitality, and above all, family. It is the place that deserves our commitment and loyalty." William J. Bennett
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105
http://www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com/
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Dapple Grey Lady
True Blue Farmgirl
725 Posts
Betty
Goodrich
Texas
USA
725 Posts |
Posted - Jun 11 2022 : 7:59:09 PM
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Sara, I would love to try and make that too!!
~ Betty ~
Farmgirl Sister # 5589 |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6812 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6812 Posts |
Posted - Jun 12 2022 : 07:47:13 AM
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Betty it's good to see you again. Always happy to hear from a fellow Texas Farmgirl. Please send me an email with your address and I will get the recipe out to you.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6812 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6812 Posts |
Posted - Jun 15 2022 : 12:46:32 PM
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It's oppressive hot here in northeast Texas so my sisters and I are grilling at 6:30 in the morning. Should be only 76 I'm taking kabobs with bison sausage & marinated veggies and grass-fed hamburger patties. One sister is doing chicken and hamburger patties; the other is steak and bologna. We will share all our goodies and should be enough that we won't have to cook for a while.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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Dapple Grey Lady
True Blue Farmgirl
725 Posts
Betty
Goodrich
Texas
USA
725 Posts |
Posted - Jun 15 2022 : 1:09:35 PM
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That sounds like fun sharing cooking for meals. It has been so hot here too. I put off a spring/summer garden opting to plant a fall garden. So far just a bucket garden going.
~ Betty ~
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4111 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
4111 Posts |
Posted - Jun 18 2022 : 04:35:50 AM
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Back from a vacation, and my "camp kitchen" creations turned out good in my camp dutch oven. Made a hash brown breakfast, pizza, lasagna, Indian fry bread, pineapple upside down cake, and cinnamon rolls. We did have tradional hotdogs, brats and hamburgers and smores too. We did eat good!! The trick is to have mixes made up and ready to add liquid or whatever to. Makes cooking pretty darn easy. Nice to be back home!
Farming in WI
Michele
FGOTM June2019
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6812 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6812 Posts |
Posted - Jun 18 2022 : 06:04:11 AM
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Michelle, so happy you had a good time, and your Dutch oven was put to good use. I'm with you when it comes to mixes, they are so handy.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4111 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
4111 Posts |
Posted - Jun 20 2022 : 03:07:44 AM
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thanks Sara. I like having mixes for home too. You know what you put into them.
Farming in WI
Michele
FGOTM June2019
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Dapple Grey Lady
True Blue Farmgirl
725 Posts
Betty
Goodrich
Texas
USA
725 Posts |
Posted - Jun 20 2022 : 07:28:12 AM
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Thank you, Sara for the nice card and the recipe! When I get to making it, I'll be sure to let you all know how it went.
~ Betty ~
Farmgirl Sister # 5589 |
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9245 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9245 Posts |
Posted - Jun 20 2022 : 11:17:40 AM
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Michele, what type of mixes do you use? Do you make them up yourself?
~Denise
Sister #43~1/18/2007
"I am a bookaholic and I have no desire to be cured."
"Home is where we find comfort, security, memories, friendship, hospitality, and above all, family. It is the place that deserves our commitment and loyalty." William J. Bennett
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105
http://www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com/
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4111 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
4111 Posts |
Posted - Jun 21 2022 : 03:05:07 AM
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Denise, I have done cake mixes, brownie mixes, pancake/waffle mix, quick bread mix to name a few. I have an old book, More Make a Mix Cookery. Lots of recipes to make ahead. Basicly just putting together the dry ingredients and adding wet later.
Farming in WI
Michele
FGOTM June2019
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9245 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9245 Posts |
Posted - Jun 21 2022 : 03:46:29 AM
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Thanks Michele!
~Denise
Sister #43~1/18/2007
"I am a bookaholic and I have no desire to be cured."
"Home is where we find comfort, security, memories, friendship, hospitality, and above all, family. It is the place that deserves our commitment and loyalty." William J. Bennett
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105
http://www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com/
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6812 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6812 Posts |
Posted - Jun 21 2022 : 05:23:24 AM
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Denise, I am trying to cut out wheat flour, so I make a cornbread mix using cornmeal and almond flour. It took a couple of pans of cornbread for me to work out the ratio of almond flour to cornmeal that I liked. Makes four pint jars. I just use two jars of mix if I want more cornbread.
Michelle, I have a book on mixes too. I should go through it and see what mixes I can substitute almond flour for the wheat flour.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6812 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6812 Posts |
Posted - Jun 25 2022 : 06:07:31 AM
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Yesterday was a good day and so far, today looks like I will be having a good day too. I received the fermenting lids and rings that Lisa told me about so yesterday I put up a batch of snap peas & carrots in a quart jar. Today it's brine pickles in a quart jar.
Hadn't planned on harvesting my herbs, letting them go to bloom for the butterflies & bees, but the sage was being overgrown on both sides by oregano and Syrian oregano. I cut both back this morning and they are drying in my Yellow Rose Cottage.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4111 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
4111 Posts |
Posted - Jun 26 2022 : 04:28:32 AM
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Sara hope that fermenting works out for you. Sounds simple enough to do. So glad your feeling good, I hope it continues.
Farming in WI
Michele
FGOTM June2019
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6812 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6812 Posts |
Posted - Jul 07 2022 : 08:59:55 AM
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Michelle, somehow, I missed your post. I love the new fermenting lids. I used them first to make snap peas and carrots and must admit I did not like it, not fit to eat so I trashed it. Next, I made 3-day brine pickles and really liked them. This morning my second batch of 2 quarts of brine pickles was ready. One quart had fresh thyme which was okay but needed more thyme. The second quart had oregano which was very good.
The brine pickles are so easy because I use 'bag of mini cucumbers' from Aldi and each quart jar will hold one bag of mini cucumbers. I do peel the cucumbers because I have never liked the peelings.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
2864 Posts
Lisa
Georgetown
OH
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Posted - Jul 07 2022 : 4:07:19 PM
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Sara,
Did you do the carrots together with the peas?
I've done carrots with garlic and ginger and they were so good!
The snow peas I did were my favorite of anything, except maybe the brined pickles. I just did them with the salt and dill.
I'm glad you like the lids! |
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Farm Kitchen: "Current Kitchen Creations" |
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"Current Kitchen Creations"
