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1.89 here in south central kentucky meri

Heya - I'm in Columbia - well, technicaly I'm in Breeding, but the post office calls me Columbia ;) We'e been so busy lately, I haven't posted much to this forum. I'll have to do some catching up today - err... this week :lau Not sure I'll have time today. Peace - Meri

We did a dry lot, and just one cow - she did get lonely sometimes, but the donkeys come over and hang with her (and they get a good licking for the deal, LOL - I guess if ya can't get scratched behind the ears from the humans, the cow licking you will suffice). She is usually happy as long as...

Yeap, I didn't want to keep her over winter, we got her in March and now in October are butchering her. We won't get another until spring - no sense paying for the feed bill all winter, when the cow will get big enough during summer for our use. We figured out how much beef we eat, and figured...

I would do more pasture, but we have her in a dry lot, because she really has no idea what fencing means (unless it is Fort Knox) LOL. I am hoping to get some pasture for the next batch of cows we do - but it'll have to wait til we get around to buying the fecning needed for them (and not the...

Here's some pics I took of Stella. This is her size when we got her. She's in the partially done corral at this point. Isn't she cute? This is about mid summer - it took her awhile to get going on weight, but once she hit a certain mark, she gained about 1 1/2 to 2 inches around her girth...

OMG, LOL this made me giggle - when the big Atkins craze first got going, I worked at a Subway sub shop. I decided to try not eating bread for a week . I would dream about eating bread, I would wake up craving bread - I LOVE MY CARBS!!!!!!!!!!! I figured the diet just wasn't for me, LOL. I...

I'll be saving this thread, too, because I intend to get a pig sometime next year (or buy one ready to process this fall) and I want that lard!!! I did see an antique lard press at a yard sale - was in good shape, but I am wondeing if ya really need one. Never really had pigs before, so I...

Heya all - I am taking our meat cow to the butcher today. We sat and figured it all up - what we bought her for, what we have fed her and what it'll cost to process her (and how much meat we'll get, aprox.) and it comes out to about $2.10 per pound of meat. Yesterday I paid $2.49 a pound for...

There are a lot of Amish near me. You can even buy Amish Houses (that they have moved away from) - without any amenities (we looked at one before we bought this place, beautiful farm - the house was WAY too big, though <g>.) If you buy an Amish home around here, that does not have the...

Thanks - I'll save these for another time (or if I get more pears) I used up what I had on this batch. Peace - Meriah

Yeah, I read that article, too - that is what the lemon juice is for - not a guarantee, even then, I suppose. I used store bought canned pumpkin pure', so I sort of assume it was pressure canned (into the store can) and is probably already "clean". If you don't want to can it, you can always...

Use it like apple butter - on toast, crackers, on a spoon ;) btw - I also have a pumpkin fudge recipe I been meaning to try. I've had it before when someone else has made it - tastes just like pumpkin pie. Let me know if ya want it :) Peace - Meriah

PUMPKIN BUTTER - makes 5--- 1/2 pint jars Pumpkin Butter ##see my notes after recipe 1 (29 ounce) can pumpkin puree, approx. 3 1/2 cups 3/4 cup apple juice 2 teaspoons ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1 1/3 cups brown sugar 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg...