Recent content by clembone

Nice setup. All is well. Let them loose. They have space to move. They have had time separated to get used to each other thru wire. It will be fine. That chasing business should get tiresome soon. If not, isolate the perp for a week. In short, I agree completely with cavemanrich. The...

I have a four-ten that makes little noise and can be used inside a coop without causing collateral damage. Works a treat. And I find young raccoon to be a tasty treat, plain baked, just rubbed with your favorite fat and sprinkled with garlic salt and black pepper, medium slow oven, covered...

Thank you everyone for participating in this thread. My involvement is limited to my experience with my many Jewish friends, and my favorite books, The Joys of Yiddish and Molly Goldberg's Jewish Cookbook. https://www.amazon.com/dp/067172813X/?tag=backy-20...

Is shooting out of the question?

The Grandmothers and all the kinfolk in our families from past generations kept Barred Plymouth Rocks. There are many wonderful breeds of chickens, but the all time solid back yard bird? For me it is The Barred Rock. --- Seeing them always reminds me of visiting round, sweet, soft old ladies...

Hobby ---- Cooking Tip How to Dice a Banana Many people like diced banana on breakfast cereal, or for other uses. Here is how to do it without using any separate cutting surface, or getting your hands sticky. Using a sharp knife, cut the banana in half, lengthwise. You can put the banana...

"Roosters will always fight to the death." I wonder where this notion comes from? I would have said, "Only trapped roosters fight to the death." Or perhaps, "Any rooster who can get away, will live to fight another day." Given a chance, a rooster will run for it, save his strength, and try...

Broccoli Pasta Boil water and prepare one pound of your favorite tube pasta [penne, rigatoni, etc] according to package instructions, but drain the pasta about a minute or so early. The pasta will finish cooking with the sauce. While the water is boiling for the pasta, cook four slices of...

The best version of that lemon chicken is with the hand raised three month old foundation. http://www.firstyoustealachicken.com/glossary/ "every one of my family recipes starts with ... First you steal a chicken ..."

Our Favorite Lemon Chicken Our favorite lemon chicken is quickly browned, then simmered in broth, and served with a lemon flavored rosemary sauce. Here goes: One whole young fryer, cut into serving sizes, rubbed with lemon, sprinkled with a little garlic salt and pepper. One third cup...

Here is one I worked up. It shows. It is in layers of notation form and might be hard for anyone but me to follow .... Apple Double Apple Pie [apples in apple butter with a no roll crust] For 9.5 deep dish 2 cups AP flour ½ cup WW flour 2 sticks butter ¼ cup oil pinch salt Preheat...

Dear Ronott1, We as chicken keepers got a leg up on everybody else. We can bake anything we want, darn near. Just take notes. Make adjustments till we get it right. Never had a failed batch of bread yet AS FAR AS THE CHICKENS WERE CONCERNED. It is not bad bread. It is good chicken food. No...

You are welcome. Hope it works for you. It is the result of lots of trial and error. I have been sticking with this one for several years now. Very few ingredients, and by machine. But I still miss the feel of the living dough on the punch down ...

Whole Wheat Sesame Seed Bread for Machine [I always loved kneading bread and letting it rise freehand. No machines. But health problems forced me to use a bread maker. I finally found a recipe that suits me for whole grain sandwich bread. The gluten is a requirement to prevent the loaf from...

Nothing I have ever done or tried to do ever did any good.