Dacjohns--Changes

[Beekissed]

He looks yummy, Dac! Very misty morning....bet that was a good hunt!

I think everyone should get a sampling of curmudgeon jerky..... Whaddayasay?

 

[dacjohns]

If you all want some jerky you have to come get it. Sorry, I'm not delivering or mailing.


Got some sausage too. Delicious.

 

[Beekissed]

It was worth a shot!

I was processing deer meat yesterday also....it goes quickly with a good helping hand like my mother's. She has processed more deer than anyone I know, so she is quick and good at it. She and I both abhor deer hair on our meat and are quite meticulous about that sort of thing.

The meat was lean, fresh and from a young buck, so it was great to work with. The next one will be our jerky buck....and the jerky will disappear quicker than we can make it! :/

 

[BarredBuff]

It was worth a shot!

I was processing deer meat yesterday also....it goes quickly with a good helping hand like my mother's. She has processed more deer than anyone I know, so she is quick and good at it. She and I both abhor deer hair on our meat and are quite meticulous about that sort of thing.

The meat was lean, fresh and from a young buck, so it was great to work with. The next one will be our jerky buck....and the jerky will disappear quicker than we can make it! :/

Did you or one of your sons hunt it?

 

[SKR8PN]

Nice buck Dac!

I will be in the woods again, starting Monday morning. No luck with a bow this year, but ya gotta love muzzle loader season!

 

[dacjohns]

I am no longer reluctant to cook and eat a venison neck roast. 24 hours in the crock pot after an overnight soak in milk (might try buttermilk next time). Garlic, pepper, and a bit of salt with a quartered onion and some bacon slices on top.

It fell apart, some gamey taste but not enough to stop me from eating it, just enough so you know you aren't eating corn fed beef. Now it is on the wood burner with some seasonings so we can have tacos made out of it tonight.

 

[CrimsonRose]

 

[dacjohns]

I got this recipe from allrecipes.com. This is the modified recipe after looking at comments from others.

http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/pfeffernusse-cookies/Detail.aspx

Original Recipe Yield 3 dozen cookies

I got 10 dozen. My acorns must be smaller.

Ingredients

1/2 cup molasses
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons anise extract
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cardamom
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground ginger
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper and white pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup confectioners' sugar for dusting

Directions

1. Stir together the molasses, honey, shortening, and margarine in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir until creamy. Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature. Transfer to a large mixing bowl. Stir in the eggs. Then stir in the white sugar and brown sugar.

2. Combine the flour, cardamom, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, pepper, and salt in a large bowl. Add to the molasses mixture and stir until thoroughly combined. Refrigerate at least 2 hours. A cold garage works pretty good.

3. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Roll the dough into acorn-sized balls. Arrange on baking sheets, spacing at least 1 inch apart.

4. Bake in preheated oven 10 to 15 minutes. Move to a rack to cool. I cooled mine on a cut up paper bag on the counter. Dust cooled cookies with confectioners' sugar.

11 minutes was just about right for my oven and size of cookies I made. The "acorns" were about 3/4 inch in diameter. My cookies averaged just over an inch in diameter after they were cooked.

I dusted the cookies by putting powdered sugar in a paper lunch bad and then adding about 6 cookies, shaking them around to coat the cookies with sugar, removing the cookies and repeating. I didn't measure the powdered sugar.

 

[BarredBuff]

 

[dacjohns]

With winter weather here there are some things we often ignore in our quest to be prepared for winter utility outages.

Survival gear in your car.