I didn’t know how to tell you, so I’ve put off this post for some time. I killed my vinegar mother—the gelatinous substance that turns wine into vinegar. Over a year ago I acquired a mother from Jackie Dill, the self-sufficient, wise wildcrafter of Coyle, OK. And since I was so grateful that Jackie shared [...]
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I killed my mother
Posted in Back to Basics, Beer and Wine, Experimenting, Preservation on August 8, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Shredding Potatoes
Posted in Breakfast, Experimenting, Preservation on November 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Quick idea: If, after dehydrating your potatoes, you still have more you need to use up, make hash browns! Grate the potatoes with a cheese grater, spread them out on a cookie sheet or plastic cutting board, freeze until solid, then transfer the potatoes to a freezer bag. (The potatoes stuck somthin’ fierce to my [...]
Drying Potatoes
Posted in Experimenting, Preservation on November 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Here’s a little clip of me using the handy-dandy mandoline to slice a wee potato. The uniform, thin slices vastly improved drying time compared to last year. Drying the slices takes around 1.5–2 hours at 215˚, depending on the type of cookie sheet and the oven rack placement. It took probably around six hours to [...]
Jammin’
Posted in Back to Basics, Preservation, Sweets on June 29, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Ooh, yeah! all right! We’re jammin’: I wanna jam it wid you. Were jammin’, jammin’, And I hope you like jammin’, too. -Bob Marley Homemade Jam 64 ounces of strawberry jam for $29 5 pounds of organic strawberries from Peach Crest Farm = $25 Sure-Jell pectin = $1.44 7 c sugar = [...]
Potato Soup
Posted in Experimenting, Preservation, Recipe, Soup/Stew on February 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Remember back in August when I tried drying potatoes? Well, I wouldn’t either, except I have this blog to help me remember when I did what. Anyway, when I was drying the potatoes I didn’t really know if it would work. I used the oven, at its lowest setting, to suck all the moisture out [...]
Freezing Greens
Posted in Co-op, Preservation on December 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Look at all this lovely produce that came in my December co-op order! Carrots, collards, spinach, kale, maitakes, shiitakes, pumpkins, and cauliflower. Honey, too. Inspired by Bob and Chelsey, this month I ordered a lot of greens in order to cook and freeze them for later. Cooked greens always amaze me—an overflowing pot of velvety [...]
Zen Cooking
Posted in Flops, Local, Preservation on October 26, 2008 | 4 Comments »
When I pulled out the spent tomato and ground cherry plants, I found a blanket of ground cherries that were still good—thanks to their protective husks. I decided to make some ground cherry jam. Because of my recent baking blunders, I made a point to work slowly and deliberately. My mind was craving quiet. Peeling [...]
Oklahoma Apples
Posted in Breakfast, Local, Preservation, Sweets on September 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I was in Georgia the first time I crunched on a local apple. Ya know—an apple from the same hemisphere, nay! the same state. Before I moved here three years ago, I had no idea apples could grow in Oklahoma. So far this month, I have purchased some apples from the Edmond farmers’ market and [...]
Dryin’ Taters
Posted in Experimenting, Preservation on August 18, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Between the farmers’ market, the food co-op, and my surprisingly successful potato harvest, I have acquired more potatoes than I can use. And between the stifling summertime humidity and lack of air conditioning, the potatoes have not been stored in ideal conditions, thus they are not keeping as well as potatoes typically do. What to [...]
Putting Food By
Posted in Back to Basics, Co-op, Experimenting, Preservation, Recipe, Tomatoes on August 1, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Let me preface this post by saying that the National Center for Food Preservation is the bomb. They make food preservation so simple! If an unfamiliar method or term is listed in the recipe, you can bet it’s hyper linked to a full description, often with accompanying photos! So, this mad day of canning all [...]
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