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RSS feed- Spiral Ham glaze December 26, 2018Yesterday, as we were cooking the Christmas ham, I took one look at the bag of corn syrup that came with and said YUCK! Then, I sat down and looked at a whole bunch of glazes, most of which did … Continue reading →catfeet1
- WordPress…. December 26, 2018It’s been a while WordPress. There were some significant life changes in the past few years. I quit a job I loved, then became political and then didn’t hate, but really had a hard time with, due to those same … Continue reading →catfeet1
- Garlic. July 18, 2016I love garlic. Every meal should start with an onion/garlic fry, or a raw mash of straight garlic, in my opinion. There is very little that I love, dinner-wise, which does not. So, in pursuit of that, I’ve been growing … Continue reading →catfeet1
- Onions and Potatos! And oh, my SI joint! April 30, 2016Well, we finally got the load of goat manure that has been in the trailer for 2 weeks finished. Beard Ladies Goat Farm has been wonderful in giving away manure these last few years. Composted (ok, mostly) and everything! The … Continue reading →catfeet1
- Spring clean-up April 29, 2016Slowly, as the days get warmer, more things are getting done here. We’ve dumped mulch on the onion bed and manure on the potato/pepper bed. There’s still a 1/2 trailer load of manure to get spread into the squash patch, … Continue reading →catfeet1
- My daddy loves me – he made this: April 26, 2016It’s a wash bench! It comes all apart, and I can mount a wringer on the top! Dad is an amazing carpenter, (and I think he had fun puzzle piecing all of this together, because it’s color coded!). Now, when … Continue reading →catfeet1
- How to make Horseradish and Horseradish Sauce April 25, 2016Several years ago, I bought some fancy horseradish and put it in the ground, full expecting it to go wild and thrive. Well, I put it under the Butternut tree, which produces juglone into the ground around it. This makes … Continue reading →catfeet1
- It’s been a while, WordPress! April 25, 2016I’ve been busy, and thus neglected this blog. In 2014, we became the property managers for 34 rental units in our town and surrounding area. Many of them have required extensive renovation to come up to speed with our standards, … Continue reading →catfeet1
- Potato harvest 2015 October 16, 2015I’ve not been posting due to overwhelming harvesting and putting up! A chance to breathe finally came today, and my chickadee and I put up all of the potatoes after they cured on our porch for a week and a … Continue reading →catfeet1
- Canning tip #3 October 3, 2015Steam is hot. It will burn you. Says she who got a 3 inch scald a week ago and just for good measure, did it again this week to remind herself…catfeet1
- Spiral Ham glaze December 26, 2018
- Shopping in my basement
Category Archives: Prepping
Garlic.
I love garlic. Every meal should start with an onion/garlic fry, or a raw mash of straight garlic, in my opinion. There is very little that I love, dinner-wise, which does not. So, in pursuit of that, I’ve been growing … Continue reading
Onions and Potatos! And oh, my SI joint!
Well, we finally got the load of goat manure that has been in the trailer for 2 weeks finished. Beard Ladies Goat Farm has been wonderful in giving away manure these last few years. Composted (ok, mostly) and everything! The … Continue reading
My daddy loves me – he made this:
It’s a wash bench! It comes all apart, and I can mount a wringer on the top! Dad is an amazing carpenter, (and I think he had fun puzzle piecing all of this together, because it’s color coded!). Now, when … Continue reading
How to (I) set up a camp kitchen
Guest blogging! 🙂 http://americanpreppersnetwork.com/2014/02/setting-camp-kitchen-way.html
Posted in By Hand, Household, Prepping
Tagged camp, camp kitchen, cooler, kitchen, stove
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Non-electric fuel based lamps
Posted in By Hand, Household, Prepping
Tagged Aladdin lamp, B&H lamp, Coleman lantern, kerosene lamp, non-electric lighting, oil lamp, Rayo lamp
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Chamber pots, potty chairs and night waste
Yep, guest blogging again… http://americanpreppersnetwork.com/2014/01/chamber-pots-potty-chairs-night-waste.html
Posted in By Hand, Household, Prepping
Tagged chamber pots, night waste, potty chairs, toilet
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How to make yeast
Didja ever wonder what you’d do if you didn’t have access to Fleischman’s Dried Yeast? I do. It IS one of the questions which keeps me wondering. So, being me, I researched it. Turns out that before about 1880, most … Continue reading
How to make tomato paste
This recipe came about because I read a lot of recipes for it and came to the conclusion, thru experimentation, that none of them worked well, so I should do all of them. So I combined them all, and it worked well. Here’s … Continue reading
Posted in By Hand, Canning, Gardening, Prepping
Tagged canning, olive oil, squeezo-straino, tomato paste, water bath
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And again, this one’s about wells…
Posted in By Hand, Household, Prepping, recycling
Tagged backyard well, butch cleaves, flat stone, hand pump, heller aller, shallow well, stacked stone, well
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You guessed it; I’m guest blogging again!
How to adapt a grain mill to a treadle base. http://americanpreppersnetwork.com/2013/10/adapt-grain-mill-treadle-base.html
Posted in By Hand, Household, Pantry, Prepping, recycling
Tagged #99, grain maker, grain mill, powder coating, treadle
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