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[microchick]

Well, heck. Can't do much about the backup unless dirty kitty litter would work for manure power.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Well, heck. Can't do much about the backup unless dirty kitty litter would work for manure power.

How about chicken poop?

 

[Beer can]

Has anyone ever cut open a white pumpkin? I cut one open today and it reminds me of watermelon and honey dew melon smells! And when you stick your hands in it feels therapeutic. Any way, i am cooking it up for the chickens and i am going to taste some too.

I tried growing white pumpkins a few yrs ago, Lumina I think the breed was supposed to be good size one's, I didn't get any. IMHO, thinking from the smells you describe, may have been premature pumpkins that needed some more time growing. I'm hoping that's why the first sweet meat squash we tried wasn't all that impressive, it was the smallest I'm hoping it just wasn't fully mature, plus they say they taste better after long storage. Have the two big one's yet, going to bake one for thanksgiving see if it's better.

I was never big on fried livers but I never met a fried gizzard or heart that I didn't love! Always fixed the same way. Fried in flour then popped into a pressure cooker for 15 minutes. They literally melt in your mouth. I haven't had them in years, ever since they made it to the 'do not eat organ meets if you do not want your arteries to clog up like old water pipes' list of delicious foods I was forced to forego.

I usually fried them up all together.
Organ meats, lol, reminds me of yrs ago, guy that trained me on a job, BS'ing about deer hunting asked him if he saved the heart and liver, NO!
I save both, but if I get many deer, I don't save every liver, not a big fan of deer liver but I like it a couple times a yr. I asked him, you don't at least save the hearts?! (Pickled deer hearts are super awesome!)
He says "I don't eat organs" ...
Never thought of them as 'Organs'

"They " are always coming up with some new thing that will kill you. I figure if it isn't processed and the animals are fed well, their body parts should be healthy to eat.

Well i never ate pumpkin this way before, but it tastes lighter somehow than squash. Not a favorite for me but i bet the birds will love it!

Well, heck. Can't do much about the backup unless dirty kitty litter would work for manure power.

How about chicken poop?

 

[CapricornFarm]

I tried growing white pumpkins a few yrs ago, Lumina I think the breed was supposed to be good size one's, I didn't get any. IMHO, thinking from the smells you describe, may have been premature pumpkins that needed some more time growing. I'm hoping that's why the first sweet meat squash we tried wasn't all that impressive, it was the smallest I'm hoping it just wasn't fully mature, plus they say they taste better after long storage. Have the two big one's yet, going to bake one for thanksgiving see if it's better.


I usually fried them up all together.
Organ meats, lol, reminds me of yrs ago, guy that trained me on a job, BS'ing about deer hunting asked him if he saved the heart and liver, NO!
I save both, but if I get many deer, I don't save every liver, not a big fan of deer liver but I like it a couple times a yr. I asked him, you don't at least save the hearts?! (Pickled deer hearts are super awesome!)
He says "I don't eat organs" ...
Never thought of them as 'Organs'

Well i bought this one quite a while ago, but maybe it was picked green. Any way, husband is getting tired of them sitting around the house so i cooked part of it. Rest went in the fridge. Seeds are drying.

 

[Latestarter]

If you didn't really care for it, why save seeds? Doesn't make sense to waste planting space on something you won't eat... will just sit around.

 

[Alaskan]

One thing about his gravy he cooked chicken breast's to shred and add to the gravy so there would be plenty of meat in it along with the gibbets.

huh...that sounds like a good idea

 

[superchemicalgirl]

It's Saturday, y'all... who is up to what?

 

[chickadoodles]

We will be doing some clean up around here today before and after the Alabama game.
That's about it here.

 

[microchick]

We were awakened at 5 AM by a pretty impressive thunderstorm and pouring rain. Strange weather for this time of the year. The winds with the thunderstorm pretty much shook leaves from the trees. I think most of them landed in the gutters so as soon as it dries out and the wind settles we will be out cleaning gutters not my favorite job.

I have a sugar pumpkin that I need to get processed. It's small so I'll probably just mix it in with canned pumpkin for my pies.

I had an interesting conversation with the woman that runs the Amish bulk store. We were talking about pumpkin pies and she said that they use butternut squash for the filling. With the pumpkin pie spice you cannot tell the difference flavor wise from pumpkin and the squash meat makes the pie firmer then pumpkin does.

I thought it was interesting what she said about the flavor because frankly, I can tell the difference between squash and pumpkin flavor. But I wonder if you could blend squash and pumpkin together and have a firmer pie that still has 'pumpkin' flavor?

 

[superchemicalgirl]

I actually use hubbard squash and pumpkin together and it's the best pie, hands down.