The Old Folks Home

[ronott1]

Seems like it is getting hard to find yogurt that ISN'T Greek anymore. Not a big fave at this house, too solid.


Mine have done that yesterday and today. Very happy chickens.


Unless you say "Save seat!", right?


They sell that at the store now? I wonder if Amazon has it for those that don't want to drive to the store.


SCG, do not torture yourself!!
Unless you are a masochist I guess. If she posts pictures *I'm* not going to look.


Much better indicator than the overdressed woodchuck!

I can make Greek yogurt--It is regular yogurt that has been drained using cheese cloth.

I like the regular yogurt I make better though. I will be making a quart today after I proof the Chocolate Sourdough cake

 

[ronott1]

I heard a red-winged blackbird yesterday. They usually show up in early spring after the robins but I haven't seen one of those. Yesterday, I told my neighbor/chicken buddy/Audubon member about the the RWBB and she said she hadn't heard one. This morning she called to tell me she has robins in her yard! We have a bit of snow left where it was piled-up from plowing or drifted deep in ditches but bare ground every where else. Spring can't be too far away...doesn't mean we won't be getting our usual freeze or snow or ice here and there but we are headed in the right direction!

Definite signs of spring here!

 

[Beer can]

Seems like it is getting hard to find yogurt that ISN'T Greek anymore. Not a big fave at this house, too solid

Our kids don't like it, and they'll eat regular yogurt all day long till the fridge is empty of it if we let them. They like those go-gurts or moo-tubes, easy.
DW doesn't like the greek either.
I love the greek, like eating ice cream or a dessert, mmm. BIL worked at Chobani for awhile, would give me cases of the stuff cause they didn't like it either.

 

[Beer can]

Know how a chicken makes cakes or cookies?

From scratch.

 

[perchie.girl]

Know how a chicken makes cakes or cookies?

From scratch.

love love it ....

 

[Beer can]

Watching Food channel. Woman's making oatmeal raisin cookies using chicken schmaltz instead of oil, wonder how they taste? It's a using every part of the chicken in a meal, including dessert show. Interesting.

Why did the chicken cross the road?

To get to the paté.
Lol.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Dog and I walked for quite some time this morning (trying to wear her out so I could get some sewing time).

We walked down to the pond to find the crust still completely frozen solid.

Spring is not coming.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Yep best a little bit a t a time... we have raw milk in sprouts. Havnet tried it. But in order to sell it in the stores California has approved only ONE dairy to sell raw milk. Those cows are kept on grass and the milking station comes to them in the form of a semi truck clean room... they are bathed before they are milked... and the milk is scruitinized... Its expensive stuff....

deb

We had one farm up green mountain about 10 miles but cow had
been bred darn thing was barren so of no use milk went icky I grew up on raw milk

Getting raw milk here is not a problem. Grab some empty milk jugs and head to the nearest Amish farm. Goat and cow milk available. The only thing is that in Missouri, you have to be careful to say that you want it for pet consumption. They can't sell it for human consumption but if you say you want it for your dogs or bottle babies no problem. Most of them will say,
you want this for pets, right? wink wink.

we do not have Amish here
Neighbors had an Amish cow grazing their pasture in exchange for her milk. She was giving 3 gallons a day, more than enough for a family of 14. They were passing the extra on to us.

I love home churned butter.

Know how a chicken makes cakes or cookies?

From scratch.

 

[bruceha2000]

Dog and I walked for quite some time this morning (trying to wear her out so I could get some sewing time).

What happens if YOU wear out before the dog? Nap time, not sewing time.

 

[room onthebroom]

A belated "Welcome, Broomie!"

Love to use Chobani as the starter culture to make yogurt, which then is strained to make greek-style yogurt. The flavor of the homemade is not tart or tangy and has an incredible thickest cream decadent mouthfeel to it. A spoonful of jam and it's Nirvana. (Dang... Now I need to go make yogurt.)

Stew the Roo had his roosterly way with Splash yesterday (who ran around afterwards like "WTF just happened???!!?!?")

Thank you! I've never made yogurt, but I'd like to. Do you (or Ron) have a recipe?

You have a roo named Stew??? That is the funniest thing I've heard in a LONG time!!!

Getting raw milk here is not a problem. Grab some empty milk jugs and head to the nearest Amish farm. Goat and cow milk available. The only thing is that in Missouri, you have to be careful to say that you want it for pet consumption. They can't sell it for human consumption but if you say you want it for your dogs or bottle babies no problem. Most of them will say,
you want this for pets, right? wink wink.

Neighbors had an Amish cow grazing their pasture in exchange for her milk. She was giving 3 gallons a day, more than enough for a family of 14. They were passing the extra on to us.

I love home churned butter.

Oooooh homemade butter! I had no idea there were Amish in Missouri. That's so cool! (I live clueless, under a rock I guess)

I can make Greek yogurt--It is regular yogurt that has been drained using cheese cloth.
I like the regular yogurt I make better though. I will be making a quart today after I proof the Chocolate Sourdough cake

Can I be your neighbor? I'll never complain about your chickens.

I thought of you last month when I was driving to/from Oregon. Woodland is always our sleep over spot.

Unless you say "Save seat!", right?

I've seen people try that, but I've never seen it actually work.