The Old Folks Home

[wolftracks]

Oh, fine, and I'm sitting here munching on a PopTart.

My friends who - in the past - processed my excess roosters picked up six from me last night. I had taken a partial roll of welded wire fencing over to their place earlier in the day, along with a bag of feed. They're going to build a pen for them and house them for me until Escrow closes AND I have a coop & run set up on the new property. Usually the boys just spend a few days in Freezer Camp, no run, until Processing Day. Unless I end up with a mean rooster, that's not going to happen any more. They just have to live somewhere else for a while.

HHAndbasket sent me a text message this morning: "Your roosters are spoiled babies!"

Well, uh, yeah.

Linda I had one each of chocolate and cherry!

LOL Who didn't know you had spoiled animals? Her especially! LOL

Yup!

For just $3,500.00 more than the two acre place! (If there was a house on the property instead of a very old single-wide trailer I would have had to pay twice as much....) But the property is already permitted for a manufactured home, so some time in the future I can put something much nicer there. In the meantime, it's habitable if I wanna stay on the property overnight.

My real estate broker gently suggested I "become" a business for the tax benefits (because this is a second property, not my primary residence) and to get a Livestock Guardian Dog. Both are great ideas. I do sell eggs.... I have also sold "mutt" hatching eggs to several folks who don't have roosters but discover they've got a broody hen. Perhaps some day I might have some purebred eggs to sell, too.

I gots some plans.

Heck, I already have some metal yard art to put there; when I bought my current house, the day escrow closed, I stuck a metal rooster-hen-and-chicks whirligig in the front yard. Made it obviously mine immediately.

Sounds perfect. Heck I'll stay there for ya

When you're ready for those purebreds, let me know. To bad you don't have it set up now. I have gorgeous little roos growing out that I don't want to sell. Just don't have space. And I'm still hatching, so gurlies to go with them. I could also get you some eggs for anybody that wants to go broody for you too. Just let me know when you're ready.

 

[chickadoodles]

I had French toast this morning too!

No Hickory syrup though.

Ron, would you like some hickory or pecan syrup?

I make it fresh from my trees here on our farm.

 

[chickadoodles]

French toast. Hickory Smoked Syrup. Pie. What next?

For a goodie cake.. I love to make the Pineapple cake.

Sooo easy.

You bake a cake according to pkg. direction.
Let it cool, then poke some holes across the top with the bunt end of a butter knife.
You have warmed up a large can of Pineapple pieces, with juice, and, with just a bit of sugar in it.
You pour this over the cake.
You have now made some vanilla pudding.
You pour that over the top of the pineapple.
You open a Cool Whip and spread it over the top of the pudding.

It's yummy. Sorry, no pictures. Haven't made this is a while. Since it's just myself and hubby now, I don't bake nearly as much as I used to. AT this time of year, I was making loaf after loaf of Zucchini bread. The kids ate it up as fast as I could make it.

Cynthia if you would like some Hickory or Pecan syrup I can sure hook you up....

Your Pineapple cake recipe sound delish! I will have to try it!

 

[chickadoodles]

Yup!

For just $3,500.00 more than the two acre place! (If there was a house on the property instead of a very old single-wide trailer I would have had to pay twice as much....) But the property is already permitted for a manufactured home, so some time in the future I can put something much nicer there. In the meantime, it's habitable if I wanna stay on the property overnight.

My real estate broker gently suggested I "become" a business for the tax benefits (because this is a second property, not my primary residence) and to get a Livestock Guardian Dog. Both are great ideas. I do sell eggs.... I have also sold "mutt" hatching eggs to several folks who don't have roosters but discover they've got a broody hen. Perhaps some day I might have some purebred eggs to sell, too.

I gots some plans.

Heck, I already have some metal yard art to put there; when I bought my current house, the day escrow closed, I stuck a metal rooster-hen-and-chicks whirligig in the front yard. Made it obviously mine immediately.

Congrats Linda! Post lots of pics...

 

[Arielle]

Gave in and baked a gingerbread cake using the old milk-- it had soured with outhte boys here to drink it. Makes wonderful gingerbread--just winged the recipe. Kids suck down anything sweet.

 

[ronott1]

Ron, would you like some hickory or pecan syrup?

I make it fresh from my trees here on our farm.

I have your BST page in my subscriptions. I will get some from you soon!

 

[chickadoodles]

Sounds good...

 

[superchemicalgirl]

My last food post for a while... I promise.

Peanut butter ice cream with peanut butter cup chunks... divine.



I will probably need to be rolled out of bed in the morning.

 

[Arielle]

I just found my ince cream mix recipe!! Kids want to make icecream this week . . and the ducks are laying again, well one is the other is busy sittin on eggs with water on the left and food on the right.

NEEEEEEDDDD peanut butter icecream recipe!!! I can make it low carb so I can eat it!!

 

[superchemicalgirl]

1 and 1/8 cup pb
3/4 cup sugar

mix those together

then add:

2 cups heavy cream
1 cup whole milk

mix

add vanilla to taste, I added contents of 1 bean

mix in ice cream maker about 20-35 minutes to desired consistency.

With about 5 minutes left add chopped candy if you want. ~1 cup