Articles by ducks4you

Ingredients: 1 20 lb turkey 1 onion, halved 2 large celery stalks, chopped 1 apple, halved dry rub (32-oz.) chicken stock or water apple wood chips soaked in water for 30 minutes Cooking Instructions We rubbed the dry rub on the turkey about thirty min. before smoking. Placed turkey stuffed...

Ingredients: 1 whole turkey 1 whole onion 2 sprigs fresh sage Cooking Instructions Prep turkey as such: Salt (and pepper) inside of turkey. Cut the onion in half and put into cavity. Pick fresh sage and add to cavity. Salt and season outside of bird. Place in roaster and cover top with...

Ingredients: 1 (48-oz.) bag Chicken Breasts 1 (10-oz.) can tomato paste 1 (10-oz.) can beer, the cheaper the better 1 (10-oz.) jar spanish olives 1 (16-oz.) pkg. egg noodles OR use fresh Cooking Instructions Whisk beer and tomato paste in a large crock pot. Add spanish olives. Add fresh or...

I live in East Central Illinois, in the little rural town of Longview. We moved there in the Fall of 1999, so that we could have our horses in our back yard. I have owned chickens for about 4 years now, “dipping my toe in the water”, so the speak, by starting with only one hen. We got...

Log on Building "The Gem" Coop~ I hope that anyone who is considering building their own coop, but has NEVER attempted to build a building (like me!), will be encouraged by my log. =D Also, here's my homepage~ https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=21502 July 30, 2010 Bought a...

Ingredients: 2 (12-oz.) cans tart cherries (or use fresh) 1 c. tart cherry juice 1 1/2 c. sugar 3 c. flour 1 tbsp butter 1 c. vegetable shortening 6-8 tbsp corn starch 1-1/2 c. sugar Cooking Instructions Mix crusts for pie as follows: Measure flour with 1 teaspoon salt. Cut in shortening BY...

Ingredients: 1 head cabbage (red or green) 1 whole onion 1/2 (16-oz.) bunch carrots 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar 1 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup dill seed Cooking Instructions Cut ends off and peel carrots. Shred cabbage, onion, and carrots OR buy prepackaged bagged slaw starter...

Ingredients: 1 3-lb. whole Pork Butt or Pork Roast 1 whole Celery 4 whole Onions 4 (10-oz.) bottle favorite BBQ sauce Cooking Instructions Cook pork overnight at 200 degrees in oven, for 6-7 hours. Remove fat and bones. Cut onions and entire package of celery into preferred size pieces and...