Recent content by Nica

I pulled the smoker out of the shed today and gave it a good wash job in preparation for smoking several turkeys and chickens. It's been a Thanksgiving tradition for me, and I've been doing it for several years now, to smoke several turkeys and chickens right before the holidays. Last year I...

I'm getting ready to buy a good sharpening system. I've seen the demos for Edge Pro and Wicked Edge, and have narrowed down to selecting one of these systems. I know some of you are using the Pro model from Edge Pro. Has anyone had experience with Wicked Edge? I don't plan to make a business out...

Just when I though we were getting caught up with the garden and food preparation, I have to go out and trade some canning jars for two big boxes of pears. :w00t: From what we dehydrated and canned yesterday, 28 lbs., I would guess the two boxes together weighed about 80 lbs. We canned 7 qts...

I lost my ole recipe for witch's brew and saw a add for one. After I got there I decided I really didn't want it after all! :evil:

Because of my "mental state" and addiction about gardening, I tend to over do it with my garden, dehydrating, cooking, and canning posts. You'll all be happy to know it's over. (For this year anyway) I picked the last of the green tomatoes and bunch beans Thur in the rain to beat the frost...

Still trying to make use of the green tomatoes, so we tried this. Old Fashioned Green Tomato Mincemeat Ingredients: 3 qts chopped green tomatoes 1 1/2 half qts peeled, chopped tart apples 2 cups raisins 1 cup currants 1/2 half cup diced candied citron, lemon or orange peel. (we used a...

I've been trying different ways of chopping the veggies. The most recent way I've been using is with a 9 1/2" SS blade. I've found that by holding this in both hands with my thumb and fore finger I have very good control. I can hold one end down to the cutting board and chop and swivel the other...

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With weather cooling down we have a ton of green tomatoes. To make use of some of them, we used this recipe (doubled), and made 12 pt's. of tomato relish. Note this is for 6 pints. 11 cups chopped green tomatoes. 4 cups green and red peppers. (Can use a couple hot reds) 2 cups chopped onions...

Needed one more post to hit 100 on this great forum........so here it is!

Just a thought I had about how many people do any home vegetable canning. I prefer fresh veggies over canned, but in the winter a jar of canned beans or other garden raised canned veggie is still pretty good. :smile: So, is canning in general becoming less appealing because of the work and the...

Yesterday I picked some of the green beans. Altogether they weighed in at 21#. We canned 6 quarts yesterday and as you can see from the pic still have several more to go. Never tried to can peppers before so we thought we'd try it with just 1 qt. Had quite a bit of okra so canned another qt...

My garden is winding down and I've saved seeds from a few things, but I'm not sure how to save cucumber seeds. Has any one done this? Our crop was good this year, about 1,500 to 1,800 cucumbers. But I don't know about saving seeds for next year. Any suggestions..........

I picked a few more beans today and we decided to have some tonight. These are with our own potatoes and store bought onions. Can't wait till there done!

I know some of you are into the high $ knives, but this "o" Kansas boy really likes these. The one on the left is a Remington that I carry most of the time. 9 1/2" overall with a 4 1/2" blade. I seldom go far from the house with out it. We have BIG cats here (yes we really do) and I always...