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    hootch.....

    This summer I have gotten into wine making... mainly fruits...but have a few interesting recipies... this past weekend we had extended family staying in a near by campground...and brought some recently bottled strawberry rhubarb.. and raspberry....and they were a hit...over the...
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    ok...a bit corny

    I am searching for some ideas of how to use..corn cobs..and husks.. just seems a shame to just throw it on he compost pile... I bought a corn slicer this year...does a way easier job than just a knife... that I am planning on doing lots of corn... I think it was britsea who had the idea to fry...
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    goaty question

    I have chickens rabbits..and am wondering if it would be possible for me to consider goats... i have a long strip of space the length of the house..maybe 35 ft by 8..at one time i considered ducks, but reseaching didnt think we needed ducks outside our bedroom window.. i go through sooo much...
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    strange

    Yesterday...was an incredibly rainy day... i felt litterly exhasted iil and not myself... ithis morning i went out..to check how..the new plants faired there first major rain storm... and there was some strange clear jell..in the pots..??? when i went to town. ..aparently i wasn't the only one...
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    tasty cat chicken

    friday, my chickens were roaming our yard... i usually don't let them out, because they sure know how to tear up a garden but they were lined up looking at me with theire let me out eyes did, hear one singing her song, but thought hummh...wonder where ill find an egg... went out ...my sex link...
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    share your deal

    today i managed to score some tostito restraunt style salsas at 50c not nearly as good as my home made but will go in cooking along the way... and I got...a very sturdy good quality steel putier.for $3..that hopefully will work for me removing tiles from my very gaudy bathroom...and save some dough,
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    apple yeast..

    i saw this...haven't tryed it yet... aparently yeast as as easy as water apples and a jar... http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/how-to-make-homemade-yeast.htm thought it was cool and thought i would share
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    toxic...???

    ok...crazy me...but i just purchased a car load of 150 unused gallon paintcans... thinking long term storage... or rodent proof...or just like #10 cans.. but now...i am thinking...if they would somehow be toxic..in long term storage...??? Unfortunatly...we have been experiencing some unwanted...
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    tomatoe strainer question

    i saw this on craigslist and am wondering if it is worth going for???? http://abbotsford.en.craigslist.ca/hsh/3314376054.html is the vicorio as good as the squeezo...??? certainly would be a lot cheaper than trying to get something on ebay..
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    Share the Wealth

    I was sorting through my favorites...and came across this sight.. http://www.punkdomestics.com/ It is an incredible recipie resource... and links to some great blogs.. i then copy and past them in my email drafts... word of warning...i would go through selected chosen categorys... as it...
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    bears

    I am wondering if anyone else has had problems with bears... there is a foresty area behind our property, so it is understandable that wildlife is there... and I saw a black and a brown earlier this summer they were georgeous...but comfortably behind the fence... but they have managed to break...
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    easy make yeast

    Not sure if anyone else is interested... but thought I would share... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fjNaWa_Dzs&feature=plcp
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    informative sight

    just came across this .... http://www.budget101.com/frugal/seasoning-mix-recipes-198/ hope it is helpfull
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    Mosquito..be gone...

    Well it is that season again... love to be outside... but good gosh...can't say those blood suckers are making it pleasant.. Has anyone managed to come up with anything reasonably effective
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    mobile living...

    very recently my son has purchased and is fixing up an older 33 foot motorhome... with the thoughts of it being home... he was quite shocked at the cost of pad rentals.. and is not necesarily considering this... how have others managed ...??? how do you handle power/water issues... right...
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    JammYY ????????????????

    I am wondering if any of you helpfull folks might be able to tell me what up with my jam... the last batch of cranberrie curd jam...seperated a bit on the bottom...thought oh well tastes fine... then yesterday I canned some apricot amereto jam... and same thing...this batch may have boiled for...
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    There has to be an EASIER WAY !!!!!

    well it is the time of year for fiddleheads... in the past I have collected them and it is an easy...scrape... but the ones around here are quite furry... honestly seemed like 2 hours...scraping and bearly enough for dinner... still tons to go... and as much as I love them...I dont' want to make...
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    does anyone know...

    thanks 4 putting up with me folks but I do have one more question.... I brewed a pot of whitchhazel today... the directions state 2 weeks safe in the fridge or to add vodka for shelf life would it matter if I used Rum??? as thats whats in the cuboard... or is there something specific in vodka...
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    any ideas?????

    I am wondering if any one has a great way to use up a pile of onions.... this is now my second bag of onions... first ones went in the freezer and dehydrator... but $7 for 50 pounds of onions...I couldn't pass up the deal... Now what...?????
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    Maple gold

    Just wondering if someone..could ship a supply of maple syrup... is insanely priced here.. very .happy to reasonably compinsate and cover shipping costs
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