To say the growing season of 2022 was trying...is putting it lightly. As I have talked about since mid winter in early 2022, this winter/spring and into mid summer was cold and wet (see a post I did end of April "The Cool Spring"). Trees didn't bloom at all for some. The bees came out… Continue reading Growing Food In An Off Year Of Weather
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Dehydrating Mushrooms
Overall I prefer freeze-dried ingredients for long-term storage over dehydrated, but there are a few things i far prefer dehydrated. Mushrooms are one of those things. The act of dehydrating changes the structure of the mushroom. Freeze-drying mushrooms leaves them intact and raw, but when you dehydrate them, the heat slowly cooks them. It removes… Continue reading Dehydrating Mushrooms
Growing To Eat Versus Growing For Hobby
One of the things I do yearly is test my boundaries. The boundaries of growing plants. To see what can I push to the edge, and still work. But to explain it, not that many years ago we were urban homesteaders, living off the luxury of having our mini-farmstead right out the back door, with… Continue reading Growing To Eat Versus Growing For Hobby
Great Depression Era Recipes: Rice and Gravy
For the next recipe in the Great Depression Era series, Rice and Gravy was a simple recipe, and allowed for using up leftovers. It also served as a cheap, but filling meal. We ate this in many versions growing up. The plainest Great Depression version was rice and gravy. Just leftover gravy served over boiled… Continue reading Great Depression Era Recipes: Rice and Gravy
Great Depression Era Recipes – Split Pea Soup
Walking back into time is cooking this recipe. I can see my Mom cooking in the kitchen. She made a version of this recipe at least once a month growing up. She really loved soup, and for good reason. It fed many people, and could be stretched easily to feed more. It often tasted better… Continue reading Great Depression Era Recipes – Split Pea Soup