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We think we might have an idea, but haven't exactly figured how we're going to word it. Their last name is Fischer and ours is Sumner, so we're going to do something with "Fisching for Sum" ...Still have to figure it out. Wow, what a day! We should have been cleaning out the guest bedroom and...

:hugs Deep breath. Pray. List out the pros and cons. Talk to everyone involved. Pray. Get everything in writing - possibly looked at by a lawyer, especially concerning money and the "someone else is going to pay for this" Pray. Kudos to you for considering it. Make sure that it's not only...

:hugs Sorry about Jett.

Hmmm, how about The Color Corral???? Might have to suggest that one to the neighbor.

Ok, here's the running tally of canning so far: 7 pts pickled asparagus, haven't tried it yet. 9 pts strawberry rhubarb jam 11 pts strawberry jam 3 pts & 1/2 pint rhubarb-berry salsa -tasted ok in the pot, I think it will be awesome on pork Garden looks ok, but not great. Spent all day...

Gee, those 2 little kicker bales of hay that I got Friday don't seem so cool anymore! :( My mom calls yesterday to ask what the girls need for clothes, because they were at a huge rummage sale. Go through the list - again, and then remind her that I need a sewing machine. I get told, if I...

Work from home: yes, because after being unemployed for 2 years, I like being a stay-at-home-mom. Yes, because I do contract work for the government, mainly during the spring and summer, doing farm audits. Pros, I see my children every day. I get to do farm visits and talk to farmers - some...

That's so funny. My first one was watermelon - you try and find watermelon in NE Wisconsin in December!!!!! Poor hubby ruined that one for me when he cut up my watermelon the same cutting board he used to cut onions and didn't wash it before the melon! :sick Second one was chicken sandwiches...

Told you I was waiting for my SIL to show up so she could rescue me. At least she would have been able to hold the door open, because that little thing sure weren't pulling my big butt out! :ya I can hurt myself in my chair, usually involving my sewing needles or sitting on my foot too long...

You make me blush! :hugs I'm glad you like it. :ep I warned you that it was totally addictive while being totally easy to make. :celebrate Seriously our favorite and the easiest cake ever. Frosting does make the cake but you don't HAVE to have the frosting. Oh, and thanks for adding the...

OFG - You're too kind! I cracked up reading about my little 'ole cake. I'm so happy that you like it soooooo much. Told you it was our favorite, and now you know why. :) You make me blush! I'm glad you like it. I warned you that it was totally addictive while being totally easy to make...

I have absolutely no idea. I was going with the plain, boring Wisconsin fruits - nothing too exotic here! If you can can kiwis in a simple syrup, there shouldn't be any reason why you couldn't brandy them, but I don't know how that would work.

Start with the stuff you HAVE to have, so you don't feel guilty about not having that stuff on hand, especially when it's free. :) THen, tell hubby he can have $200 to spend on you and you can spend $200 on him - more fun to buy things for each other. Then, if you have anything left -...

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If you don't like a strong cinnamon flavor, I would not use the red hots, but would boil the water with cinnamon sticks for a few minutes, pull out the sticks, then add the sugar to make the syrup. To get the red color - which is totally not necessary, but seriously pretty, just add some red...

I'm a cinnamon addict, so I actually usually add some more powdered vietnamese cinnamon, but with the red hots, it's still really good. They are sweet because of the syrup, but there is definitely a cinnamon flavor.

Recipes are posted in the recipe section. My husband "couldn't" find a cherry tree, so he wanted a plum tree and got it. I did manage to get 9 pints of strawberry rhubarb jam done last night. I don't understand how I can double a recipe that makes 6 half pint jars, expecting to get 6 pint...

This is from my 1959 Farm Journal Cookbook. I've tweaked it a little bit. Here's the biggest tweak, I just core, peel, and slice my apples into wedges instead of rings and pack as many pint jars as I want to do. Here's the basic recipe for the liquid, but I always have more liquid than the 4...