Search results

Some of you that use tofu may know this others may not. If you freeze your block of tofu for 2 to 3 days it completely changes the texture giving it a much more meat like consitency. It can then be sliced for cutlets of shredded for things like tacos and chili. Hope this is helpful.

Any wildcrafters out there? If so what do you gather?

Wondering if there is anyone making thier own pectin from green apples?

Some time ago I had thought about domesticating wild edible plants in the garden, and so two seasons ago I collected seed from wild lambsquarter and this past season planted a 4ft. x 12ft. raised bed of it. I harvested and canned 26 pints of the leaves and tops. It turned out as good or better...

Years ago I had a chance to pickup 60 lbs. of butter at a really low price. To store this butter I used a formula I came accrossed in an old book. You pack the butter in layers of refined sea salt. I used 6 gallon food grade buckets and put a layer of salt down first about an inch thick then a...

What is the BYC site??

Anyone pressing thier own cooking oil?

Anyone raising thier own tobacco?

Anyone raising thier own grains? I`m considering growing wheat and millet this next season and am looking for input.

Not new to self sufficientcy but new to this forum.I checked out a lot of the posts and like what I read. I and my girlfriend live on 5 acres and grow a lot of what we eat, we also do a lot of canning and dehydrating and are working toward as close to complete sufficientcy as possible. Always...