NY chicken lover!!!!

[stonykill]

Alright, I tried and I can't get to that tree. Too much brush. Managed to get a few down with a rake to take a pic and show you all. Maybe now someone can verify what kind of apple tree if its something other than a crab apple?

looks like a wild American apple. I have a dozen at least of them. Some tree's produce excellent eating apples, some are just for baking or cider. You won't know until you taste one which it is.

 

[Lynzi777]

looks like a wild American apple. I have a dozen at least of them. Some tree's produce excellent eating apples, some are just for baking or cider. You won't know until you taste one which it is.

I'm thinking baking or cider for these...they were quite tart and hard too. If I can bring myself so start baking again I would use them in a pie or something. I'm sure once my son starts school this week I'll find the time to start hunting for recipes online.

 

[pharmchickrnmom]

Well I am back from the north country having spent it with my mother on the one year passing of my father. We honored him by going to a Charlie Pride concert in Watertown. My dad would have loved it. Charlie is still a great singer and entertainer. We had good seats so we could see him really well. Have to share this video with you. Thought of rancher and stony right away!

I never laughed so hard as when I saw this on the Marty Stewart show. My mother like the old school country shows. I listen to everything and have no tv so thats what we watched. Hoping I dont see any ghost chickens!

My cheeps are happy I am home. Chicken daddy was on duty while I was gone but its not the same as chicken momma. As soon as I pulled in all the boys started crowing and the girls were raising a ruckus. Had to go say hi to everyone before I could unpack and bring everything in. Now the cat is demanding full attention. Sigh...its nice to be missed. Enjoy the video everyone!

 

[ke5hde]

Well I am back from the north country having spent it with my mother on the one year passing of my father.  We honored him by going to a Charlie Pride concert in Watertown.  My dad would have loved it.  Charlie is still a great singer and entertainer.  We had good seats so we could see him really well.  Have to share this video with you.  Thought of rancher and stony right away!

I never laughed so hard as when I saw this on the Marty Stewart show.  My mother like the old school country shows.  I listen to everything and have no tv so thats what we watched.  Hoping I dont see any ghost chickens!

My cheeps are happy I am home.  Chicken daddy was on duty while I was gone but its not the same as chicken momma.   As soon as I pulled in all the boys started crowing and the girls were raising a ruckus.  Had to go say hi to everyone before I could unpack and bring everything in.  Now the cat is demanding full attention.  Sigh...its nice to be missed.  Enjoy the video everyone!

That was too funny.

I love old school country and didn't realize Charlie was still alive. I would have been willing to make that trip.
I'm sorry to hear about your dad. My wife lost both of her parents in the last 10 years. It seems like the first year was the hardest.

 

[rancher hicks]

Hi. I live in Kings Park. We have Leghorn, Brahma and Silkies.

 

[rancher hicks]

Thanks for the info. I will take a bite out of one and see how much of a sour-puss face I make from the tartness...! After doing a little reading, I hear the tarter the crab apples, the less you'll have to use pectin to make the jelly gel up.


Great -- thanks for the warning!

TOB

My jelly recipe calls for tart apples. No peeling nor coring.

My current apple sauce is ok but not great. I bought some organic apples and most of the little ones were yuk inside. I am

What ticks me off is I weighed them but after tossing out so many of the bad ones I'm not sure if I had the right amount.

I bought two varieties and paid a bit more. I got them at the Regional Market about a week ago. I will definitely be letting them know.

The plan is to pick Apples and raspberries at O'neils.

 

[rancher hicks]

Alright, I tried and I can't get to that tree. Too much brush. Managed to get a few down with a rake to take a pic and show you all. Maybe now someone can verify what kind of apple tree if its something other than a crab apple?

Well they look usable to me. I'd be glad to have some. Get that weed whacker out and take the stuff down. Bet they'd make great jelly.

 

[Lynzi777]

Well they look usable to me.  I'd be glad to have some.  Get that weed whacker out and take the stuff down.  Bet they'd make great jelly.  

Well if I was just tad taller than 5'2" I'd be able to grab some more with my rake LOL if I manage to get some more down I'll put together a basket full for ya!

 

[stonykill]

Well they look usable to me.

well they better be usable as I use the same apples every year

My family likes them better than the orchard ...too expensive to bother with apples

as a matter of fact we will be eating more of them baked tonight . Baked over a nice apple wood fire

 

[Lynzi777]

Ugh, more thunderstorms and pouring rain here. I need a rain barrel....