Granny's gone and done it again

[Granny Hatchet]

I made 18 pints of muscadine jelly and dehydrated a gallon each cayenne and pablano peppers today. Tomorrow I plan to make Cowboy candy and pickle some jalapeno's. I'll think about making pumpkin pie in a couple of days.

what is cowboy candy?

 

[Cynthia12]

what is cowboy candy?

I had to look it up. Jarred Jalapeño something.

 

[Nomadicus]

what is cowboy candy?

Sort of a sweet bread and butter pickled jalapeno slices. Sure are good on a grilled ham and cheese sandwich.

 

[Nomadicus]

Most all of the heat has dissipated from the jalapenos in Cowboy Candy.

 

[microchick]

I think Ma wants to buy canned pumpkin for pies this year with all the other projects going on now. I will plan on planting pumpkins for the first time on this farm next year. I like little Sugar Pie pumpkins. I've seen the video of the commercial pumpkins grown I think in IL. Amazing.

I was born and raised in central IL. The Libby's plant in Morton processed pumpkin harvested from crops grown in and around Manito IL. They would bring them through town (Pekin) in huge open top semi type trailers in route to Morton. One day my father was following one of the semis and saw a huge pumpkin roll off the top and bounce on the street without cracking open. He stopped, picked it up, tossed it in the trunk and brought it home. Made some mighty fine pie.

Well, this week is one for the history books. Didn't feel well until yesterday. Couldn't figure out why my guts were paining me along with some really aggravating gas. Started taking stock of what I was eating and discovered that the sugar free pudding I was enjoying was made with Sorbitol. Well heck. Stopped eating it. Put myself on antibiotics and the pain and gas is easing off and my energy is coming back.

It was hot here today. 93. So I took out cold yogurt, all flock crumbles and cold water and mixed up a batch of wet mash for the birds. They totally enjoyed it. I have one little SDW cockerel from my spring hatch that I had to help out of the shell. Nothing wrong with him but the inner membrane was tough as leather. I had to use my fingernails to tear it then let him push his way out. Rascal is a clown who likes to follow 'mom' around when I'm out there as his chicken mom left him for dead and I raised him and his little sister, also deserted, inside. Today I saw him fight off the older bantam hens so his clutch mate pullets could enjoy some of the wet mash. He's going to be a hand full.

 

[Nomadicus]

what is cowboy candy?

It is addicting.

 

[Nomadicus]

I was born and raised in central IL. The Libby's plant in Morton processed pumpkin harvested from crops grown in and around Manito IL. They would bring them through town (Pekin) in huge open top semi type trailers in route to Morton. One day my father was following one of the semis and saw a huge pumpkin roll off the top and bounce on the street without cracking open. He stopped, picked it up, tossed it in the trunk and brought it home. Made some mighty fine pie.

Well, this week is one for the history books. Didn't feel well until yesterday. Couldn't figure out why my guts were paining me along with some really aggravating gas. Started taking stock of what I was eating and discovered that the sugar free pudding I was enjoying was made with Sorbitol. Well heck. Stopped eating it. Put myself on antibiotics and the pain and gas is easing off and my energy is coming back.

It was hot here today. 93. So I took out cold yogurt, all flock crumbles and cold water and mixed up a batch of wet mash for the birds. They totally enjoyed it. I have one little SDW cockerel from my spring hatch that I had to help out of the shell. Nothing wrong with him but the inner membrane was tough as leather. I had to use my fingernails to tear it then let him push his way out. Rascal is a clown who likes to follow 'mom' around when I'm out there as his chicken mom left him for dead and I raised him and his little sister, also deserted, inside. Today I saw him fight off the older bantam hens so his clutch mate pullets could enjoy some of the wet mash. He's going to be a hand full.

What brand was the pudding? The only sugar free pudding I've seen is sweetened with aspartame and we will not use that.

 

[Cynthia12]

Most all of the heat has dissipated from the jalapenos in Cowboy Candy.

That's what I wondered about, the heat.

 

[Nomadicus]

That's what I wondered about, the heat.

I detect very little heat left. There are mild jalapeno varieties that can be grown for those that want the flavor without the heat. I think we will grow some next year.

 

[Cynthia12]