applesauce, drying herbs & muscovy update

I have had the crockpot going non stop since yesterday morning. Our home is filled with the most scrumptious scent. I knew I wanted to make applesauce, but could not find how to make it flavored like "Mott's Healthy Harvest" has in those little cups of 3.9 oz servings. Theirs has no sugar added so I will try a batch (the 4th one) of it without sugar. The kids go crazy over the different flavors so I knew I had to give it a try. It turned out even...

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Apple wine recipe & apple picking day

Apples are to country living what taxi's are to new york living. A staple. To me it symbolizes the end of Summer & the begining of Fall. A perfect ending with a beautiful begining. The days slipped by so quickly, then suddenly I realized Fall was here. I forgot to post my last entry for the Summer of Wild foods & Wine recipes. I love my Country Wine making! I like to keep recipes simple and if you are a winemaker connoiseur' ,then I would...

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A goat road trip....

Today was the day our lady goats went on a road trip to meet a few fella's. Of course they had no clue why I was loading them up in the cargo back of my Saturn Vue with a window box planter full of hay. It was suppose to be a 2 hour trip. At least that would be 2 hours for normal people- not us. After wrestling the kids to get out the door by 9 am- which by the way did not happen- it was more like 9:30 am. i was hoping for an arrival to our designation...

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Another great thrift store find & an apple orchard trip planned

My boots gave out late last winter/early spring. I had no snow boots left and ended using The Captain's (my husband) when I would venture out to feed the barnyard. Roomy but warmer then my kickers. The mission for this weekend was to find a pair of barnyard winter boots from the many thrift stores in the area. Of course none were in my size when I did find a pair. Then I saw them! Sitting on a back rack of men's -there they were waiting for me. A...

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Daisy had babies...

There are 3 in there. Big sized ones at that! Yesterday, I put her & casperilla into the outdoor rabbit house/pen so I can clean up their indoor area. They litter trained themselves, which was nice! I knew she was going to have the babies anyday but thought for one night I would put the 2 out there so theirbox could be bleached and air dried before I put in more straw. Of course she could not wait, and had her babies last night sometime. ...

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The inheritance only someone like me would love...

An urn filled with old wooden kitchen items may go unnoticed by some,but is what I have created my entire kitchen mood around.These were given to me by my in-laws. They belonged to my husbands grandmother and may have even belonged her Mum. My husband's grandmother passed when i was 6 months along with Panda. A very sweet and loving true English Lady. Panda & Zoe have a complete tea set that belonged to their great great grandmother who came...

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