Foraging
Easy pawpaw bread
Ingredients 1 cup sugar ⅓ cup butter, softened 2 eggs 1 ½ cups pawpaw pulp ⅓ cup warm water 1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon baking powder Directions Preheat […]
Recipes
Deconstructed Stuffed Peppers: Recipe
Ingredients Chopped Pepper Ground beef Salt Onion Powder Garlic Powder Rice – uncooked Grated Parmesan cheese Pizza blend cheese Tomato sauce Directions Flavor ground beef with salt, onion powder and garlic powder to taste. Brown […]
Foraging
Two-pot method for removing tannins from acorns
Various processes have been recommended for removing tannins, all of them long and multi-step. One of the easier is the 2-pot method described here. […]
Recipes
Elderflower cordial: Recipe
Ingredients 2.5 pounds sugar 6,5 cups water 4 medium lemons 2 ounces citric acid powder 36 large elderflower heads Directions Gather the elderflower heads. Shake each one to remove insects, debris, etc. Wash in cold […]
Dog Treats
Pumpkin Peanut Butter Dog Cookies
Ingredients 1 cup pumpkin ½ cup peanut butter 2 eggs ¼ cup vegetable oil 2½ cups whole wheat flour 1 teaspoon baking soda Instructions Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, combine pumpkin, […]
Homestead Tech
Use ‘negative conditioning’ against neighborhood deer
You can use deer’s own intelligence against them to trick them right out of your yard. Just as they learn where to find safe, reliable food sources, you can “train” deer to avoid any specific […]
Homestead Tech
The One-Weekend, Ready-to-Plant, Vegetable Garden
Here’s a quick-start garden creation system that will smother grass or weeds at the same time it provides an instant garden ready with rich nutrients for immediate planting. Begin by selecting the garden area and […]