tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post2834856041573061159..comments2024-03-28T07:37:26.455-05:00Comments on PRACTICAL PARSIMONY: Stabbing CranberriesLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-85959174633143946572011-11-25T07:22:35.218-06:002011-11-25T07:22:35.218-06:00Jambaloney,
They take a long time to dry and are n...Jambaloney,<br />They take a long time to dry and are now stuck to the mesh in the dehydrator! Thanks! Happy Thanksgiving to the both of you.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-44315953751913916132011-11-24T13:31:25.212-06:002011-11-24T13:31:25.212-06:00great post!!
we have a TON of cranberries and alt...great post!!<br /><br />we have a TON of cranberries and although i was planning on juicing a pile, but we may change our minds 'cuz we LOVE dried cranberries!<br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving from both kymber and myself!!<br /><br />btw, careful with that knife!!jambaloneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13084215893557618903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-22286207233688381222011-11-23T21:23:30.385-06:002011-11-23T21:23:30.385-06:00LindaM and kymber,
This morning, some of the cranb...LindaM and kymber,<br />This morning, some of the cranberries were swollen instead of being wrinkly. More stabbing to do. Tonight, they are getting more wrinkly and I need to do a bit more stabbing. It's funny, because even when they were just thawed, the cranberries made a "hiss" noise when I stabbed them with the knife. I tasted one; exbf tasted one, "Tart." But he ate it anyway. <br /><br />Chicken and dumplings:<br />best to boil a whole hen or even fryer. I have used parts I had, but having some brown meat makes it best. The back and neck flavor is wonderful. <br /><br />More on a post on chicken and dumplings.<br /><br />$5 a dozen? Well, for that a person could take their country eggs and sell them in town! I know it's crazy, but I would love to raise chickens for eggs and some chickens for eating. It might be a chore and a bother if I had too many and it became a job. Then, I could not scrounge for food like I do. I would have to raise a garden to feed them. <br /><br />There is no way a hen of mine who lays eggs will ever get commercial feed. I have read and heard too much about the problems it causes for hens. Oh, chickens for eating will not have any commercial feed, either. <br /><br />This winter, I will be pulling weeds for hens to eat. My St. Augustine grass dies to a nice crunchy brown in the winter.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-14632984598867945442011-11-23T09:27:54.490-06:002011-11-23T09:27:54.490-06:00Hi Linda
I'm waiting anxiously to see how your...Hi Linda<br />I'm waiting anxiously to see how your cranberries turn out. I haven't done that yet but want to this year. I love dried cranberries! <br /><br />I know hardly a thing about chickens. We are getting layers in spring so I will ask you! <br />When we lived in Chicago, eggs from humanely raised chickens (meaning on a small farm, not a greenwashed "organic" factory) were selling for 5 dollars a dozen and people were buying them up. Here in the country we buy a dozen for 1.25. <br /><br />I love chicken and dumplings! Never made it myself.LindaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03624659670781181099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-28521858679576015262011-11-23T06:22:42.104-06:002011-11-23T06:22:42.104-06:00i haven't ever dehydrated cranberries but this...i haven't ever dehydrated cranberries but this is a timely post for me as we have a ton of them and i do like dried cranberries. so thanks for sharing the tips.<br /><br />make chicken and dumplings!!! and take pics and give me your recipe - i love chicken and dumplings!<br /><br />i hope you have a wonderful and very Happy Thanksgiving! jambaloney and i are celebrating this weekend and we have much to be thankful for!<br /><br />your friend,<br />kymberkymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-43783121295916571702011-11-22T23:03:34.929-06:002011-11-22T23:03:34.929-06:00FDU,
Commercial chicken feed has dead chicks and ...FDU, <br />Commercial chicken feed has dead chicks and chicken feathers and cigarette butts in it. Chickens will eat a mouse when they catch it, and they will chase one down and fight over it. Chickens need protein. Some say I make cannibals of my chickens. No, chickens will eat chicks in the pen if the mother is not watchful. Chickens don't have the same moral center that we do. I am glad you asked that question.<br /><br />I also give them a bit of pork or beef, not much. They love a can of tuna now and then. They love any milk product. <br /><br />The prices for eggs that are raised humanely are much higher in AU than here. I am glad my eggs come from the backyard and are free. I never spend money on food, just give them all the nutrients they need in people food. Plus, they spend lots of time scratching for bugs and worms.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-76880186465120246022011-11-22T21:43:47.266-06:002011-11-22T21:43:47.266-06:00Can chickens eat chicken scraps?
I'm getting ...Can chickens eat chicken scraps?<br /><br />I'm getting eggs today from our Community Garden chickens. $3.00 for 6, cheaper then $3.47 at supermarket for happy chicken eggs.Frugal Down Underhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09720230592936575192noreply@blogger.com