Winter Passing

Hello Folks!

It is slowly warming up, the days are becoming longer and brighter.
The light and chores are calling me to get outside and move.
Goats are whining and hollering wanting more alfalfa and grain instead of the nasty old hay.
Roosters are chasing the hens non-stop.


I've been canning soup beans and stews for those busy chore days spent outside
with no time left for cooking. Just open jar and heat and you'll be warm.

Jars of pinto beans and vegetable bean soup.

Five pound of dried beans makes about 15 quart jars for $5.00. That is 33 cents per jar.
What does a quart of beans cost at the store?   Remember: beans are good for your heart
and yes, beans can make you fart, but only if you do not eat them often!!

So, eat your beans and lets all see Spring!  soon :)

Food in Jars

                                                           What to DO with All this Food?



I'd say the chicken compost worked wonders!



        preservation -   putting food by -  canning  -  drying  - fermenting - salting - pickling - freezing
                            - confit  -


These terms mean the same thing:  saving food you don't use now, to be enjoyed later, especially
the enjoyment found in fermenting grapes into wine.

Gardeners preserve their own food, so as not to waste it.
Other reasons to put food by are: the taste of home-produced food, control over the ingredients, no additives, personal satisfaction, economy, gift giving, tradition or a special variety not found in stores.

My list includes: bread and butter pickles, dill pickles, hot peppers, green beans, sauerkraut, spaghetti sauce, tomato sauce, tomato juice, squash pickles, cornichons, stuffed and frozen cabbage rolls and green peppers, frozen veggies, apples for pie, frozen fruit, applesauce, jams and last but certainly not least is the wine from grapes.