Category: Cooking & Eating

Building & Fixing, Cooking & Eating, Humor, Video

Do You Keep a SAW in Your Kitchen??!?

Sarah

grass fed lamb central PA winter

Happy SPRING! Oh wait, it can’t be spring. It’s still January. Oh well, it feels like spring!

Yes, we have had several oddly warm days, which, after two weeks of arctic blast, HAS BEEN AMAZING!

SO…we have been catching up on outdoor jobs while the weather holds.

Plus, we made you a movie. And you are probably going to think we are even crazier than you thought once you watch it. (I hope you aren’t grossed out….)

Oh, and did you see the photo of the sheep at the top of this post. I took that photo this morning. We filmed the video on Wednesday. After you see the video, you will get what I’m saying. (THAT WINIFRED!!!!)

Ok, I’ll stop jabbering!
Have a lovely weekend,
Sarah

Cooking & Eating, Grass Farming, Pigs, Video

Homestead Cheese & Chores

Sarah

We finally have another video for you!

In today’s video, Anna and I each grabbed a camera and filmed parts of our day. I wasn’t sure how this was going to turn out, but I think you are going to enjoy the end product.

Let me know what you think!
Talk to you soon!
Sarah

Cooking & Eating, Gardening

Tomato Jar 154 (and a New Stove)

Sarah

 

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The great tomato canning challenge is charging full steam ahead with the addition of this hardworking, industrial stove.  Yeah, isn’t it a beauty! It’s set up in Dad’s garage, so we are able to keep all the heat and steam of canning out of the kitchen.  I’ve canned with it twice now, and it’s a keeper, for sure.

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Yesterday’s canner load brought our total to 154 quarts of tomatoes.  And the tomatoes are still ripening….

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(The white spots on the tomatoes are from the hydrated lime we dusted the patch with for bug control.)

I don’t have any tomatoes to can today, but I’m going to be busy canning….sept-beans

BEANS!

What are you preserving?  I’d love to hear!  Let me know in a comment below!

I’m off to snap beans, Sarah

 

 

 

Cooking & Eating

The Great Tomato Canning Challenge

Sarah
Never Done Homestead Eat Local

This gang eats a lot of food.  And every time one of the kids graduates to TEENHOOD, we also graduate up to a larger cooking pot.  Coincidental?

To keep these larger cooking pots full, we are constantly increasing our yearly canning goals.  Last year, we set a goal of 200 quarts of tomatoes.  We almost had to admit defeat, though, when our patch nearly failed.  But thanks to family, friends, and neighbors sharing their extra tomatoes, we reached our 200 qt. goal with tomatoes to spare.  So we set a second goal of 300 quarts and filled all those jars, too!  2015’s final tomato count was 307 quarts of tomatoes!

The Great Tomato Canning Challenge 2016

This year, our first goal is 300 quarts. We are well on our way with 124 quarts so far and lots of green tomatoes still to ripen in the patch!  Our tomato growing friends are bringing tomatoes, too, so the jars are filling quickly.  If we meet our first goal, our second goal is 500 quarts!

Let’s do it!