NY chicken lover!!!!

[Tab's chicken obsession]

As usual, I didn't get to do what I had planned to do today, but here is my dilema.

A friend gave me a large amount of pears & apples. I can't possible eat them all, so I would like to either can or freeze some.

I read somewhere how you could process apples with all the spices & sugar, and can them so they are ready to put inn a crust for pie.. Anyone have a recipe like that?

I would prefer to can to save freezer space though. And pears....jelly? can't think today....aarrgghhh.

I managed to acquire a ton of canning jars, so I'm eager to get canning...I also have a Food Saver for freezing and can suck the air out of canning jars as well....

So much to do, so little time....

This is one I found online. I have the ball book of canning and like to flip through to see what fun recipes are in it.

http://www.freshpreserving.com/recipe.aspx?r=123

 

[Tough Old Bird]

Ok, thats more of what I was looking for. This coop is cleaned out more than the other because they are the silkies and well, I can't stand of course when they start to get dirty, which is one of the reasons I wanted them up and off the ground. They should stay much cleaner now that they have more of a "coop" bottom in their run covered with shavings than the dirt covered with shavings.

Lynzi,

You are really amazing -- when you see a problem, you tackle it head on. No project too intimidating for our Lynzi! Good for you.

TOB

 

[Lynzi777]

Lynzi,

 You are really amazing -- when you see a problem, you tackle it head on.  No project too intimidating for our Lynzi!  Good for you. 


TOB

Well hey, if I can't house my silkies nicely so they aren't covered in mud everyday, then I guess I shouldn't be raising silkies, right? ;-)

 

[Tough Old Bird]

As usual, I didn't get to do what I had planned to do today, but here is my dilema.

A friend gave me a large amount of pears & apples. I can't possible eat them all, so I would like to either can or freeze some.

I read somewhere how you could process apples with all the spices & sugar, and can them so they are ready to put inn a crust for pie.. Anyone have a recipe like that?

I would prefer to can to save freezer space though. And pears....jelly? can't think today....aarrgghhh.

I managed to acquire a ton of canning jars, so I'm eager to get canning...I also have a Food Saver for freezing and can suck the air out of canning jars as well....

So much to do, so little time....

Hi Marq...

I think my sister-in-law makes the apple pie / cobbler filling ahead of time. I will ask if she has a recipe and get back to you, if so.

My mother used to can our pears for eating over the winter. I didn't like pears back then, but I do now. My father used to love them. I picked them, but didn't help with the canning. I am clueless about wonderful things like that and really want to give canning and preserving a go one of these days. Real life keeps getting in the way.

TOB

 

[ke5hde]

All this talk of apple pie is making me hungry so I had a few(6) white chocolate chip/macadamia nut cookies. They didn't help, I still want apple pie. I suppose I'll beg the wife to make one next week.
We got the run all covered today. About 1/2 way into it we saw a hawk across the road and up the hill a ways. It was way up in the air but I'm sure it saw us. I'll definitely feel better when they get let out tomorrow.
I hope everyone get their birds sold before winter. I still have the 4 white frizzles that need to go and 1 young rooster that will probably end up as dinner at some point.
Another one of the wife's silkies looks like she's trying to go broody. I thought about breaking her but since I have 5 of her eggs in the incubator I might just wait and see if she commits to it. It's easier to let her raise the babies than for me to set up the brooder.

 

[ke5hde]

Well hey, if I can't house my silkies nicely so they aren't covered in mud everyday, then I guess I shouldn't be raising silkies, right? ;-)

 

[Lynzi777]

All this talk of apple pie is making me hungry so I had a few(6) white chocolate chip/macadamia nut cookies. They didn't help, I still want apple pie. I suppose I'll beg the wife to make one next week.
We got the run all covered today. About 1/2 way into it we saw a hawk across the road and up the hill a ways. It was way up in the air but I'm sure it saw us. I'll definitely feel better when they get let out tomorrow.
I hope everyone get their birds sold before winter. I still have the 4 white frizzles that need to go and 1 young rooster that will probably end up as dinner at some point.
Another one of the wife's silkies looks like she's trying to go broody. I thought about breaking her but since I have 5 of her eggs in the incubator I might just wait and see if she commits to it. It's easier to let her raise the babies than for me to set up the brooder.

If I can place these splash cockerels I'll take a white frizzle hen off your hands! I'm going to see if my friends neighbor wants them.

 

[armorfirelady]

As usual, I didn't get to do what I had planned  to do today, but here is my dilema.

A friend gave me a large amount of pears & apples. I can't possible eat them all, so I would like to either can or freeze some.

I read somewhere how you could process apples with all the spices & sugar, and can them so they are ready to put inn a crust for pie..  Anyone have a recipe like that?

I would prefer to can to save freezer space though. And pears....jelly? can't think today....aarrgghhh.

I managed to acquire a ton of canning jars, so I'm eager to get canning...I also have a Food Saver for freezing and can suck the air out of canning jars as well....

So much to do, so little time....

Here is the website I found when looking for recipes to can apples.
http://nchfp.uga.edu/
I wanted to can just apples plain so I can make pies using my grandmas recipe and make space in the freezer. I canned the ones that have been in the freezer and made apple butter to can as well. I've never made it before but it was pretty simple. Friends said its very good My mom used to can pears as well.

Now that I made room in the freezer I can pick apples this fall

And the turkey carcass was so big I put half in the freezer for a rainy day. The girls loved the guys today but not the neck. Oh well lol

 

[Lapeerian]

As usual, I didn't get to do what I had planned  to do today, but here is my dilema.

A friend gave me a large amount of pears & apples. I can't possible eat them all, so I would like to either can or freeze some.

I read somewhere how you could process apples with all the spices & sugar, and can them so they are ready to put inn a crust for pie..  Anyone have a recipe like that?

I would prefer to can to save freezer space though. And pears....jelly? can't think today....aarrgghhh.

I managed to acquire a ton of canning jars, so I'm eager to get canning...I also have a Food Saver for freezing and can suck the air out of canning jars as well....

So much to do, so little time....

I just did up peach pie filling this weekend. Used the recipe at www.simplycanning.com. Also canned pears with simple light syrup. Did the peaches today, but they don't look quite right, probably because I had hubby working on them during football...

 

[LuvMyChicks1491]

I had a freak out moment tonight.

I was late getting the coop locked up for the night. I went to do a head count and I was missing one of my girls. I was all nervous that I couldn't find her. All the talk about predators started to freak me out. What if something had gotten to her. I have been here in the house for 8 years and have never once seen a raccoon or opossum around here. The hawks are around, but don't see them too often. The only things that I have seen are the foxes from spring and the coyotes that are up on the hill across the road. They come close enough that you can hear that they are close, but I haven't ever seen them..anyway I looked all over and then I finally found her. Our run is attached to the side of our garage and she was tucked up in the corner of the window behind the pine tree. They hang up out on the sill sometimes during the day, but I can't believe that she didn't go in. She is usually one of the ones that goes in first. I haven't lost a chicken yet (knock on wood) and I don't look forward to if and when I do. I don't think that I have ever been so excited to see one of my girls, and I look forward to seeing them every time that I am with them. I'm just glad that she is safe and sound locked down nice and tight!

Did I mention that someone hit a BEAR just over the hill from my house. Yeah a bear. I had heard rumors that there were spotings over the years, but someone hit it Friday night. My hubby saw a picture of it on a friends phone. I guess there is something else that I have to worry about. I'm pretty sure that my coop isn't bear proof. I'm just hoping that my house is!