The Old Folks Home

[perchie.girl]

speaking of preserving food, I think I'm going to be doing some applesauce n applebutter tomorrow

I made apple butter once from a recipe on Allreipes.com.... it was wayy too sweet almost like a thick syrrup. Later I found out that the recipe was all wrong. It was a crock pot recipe.... so I will try another recipe one day to see how it comes out.

Hey have you ever made Onion Jam.... OMG its kind of sweet just a little bit but Oh sooo good on sandwiches or ham....

I also want to try making Salted lemons and Salted preserved eggs... both are excellent ways to store extras without refrigeration and lengthy processing. The eggs are just raw eggs that are coated with salt and charcoal paste wrapped in newspaper and stored in a coolish place for like a couple of week.... after that they keep for up to 40 days... I first heard about them through a coworker from the Phillipenes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salted_duck_egg

But I also read up on them through the desire to find different ways to preserve food I make at home... My refrigeratoin isnt the best and I am not certain that home canning is the best way for some things. I tried pickled eggs didnt like em.... I tried making my own didnt like those either but they were better....

deb

 

[Amberjem]

I made apple butter once from a recipe on Allreipes.com.... it was wayy too sweet almost like a thick syrrup. Later I found out that the recipe was all wrong. It was a crock pot recipe.... so I will try another recipe one day to see how it comes out.

Hey have you ever made Onion Jam.... OMG its kind of sweet just a little bit but Oh sooo good on sandwiches or ham....

I also want to try making Salted lemons and Salted preserved eggs... both are excellent ways to store extras without refrigeration and lengthy processing. The eggs are just raw eggs that are coated with salt and charcoal paste wrapped in newspaper and stored in a coolish place for like a couple of week.... after that they keep for up to 40 days... I first heard about them through a coworker from the Phillipenes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salted_duck_egg

But I also read up on them through the desire to find different ways to preserve food I make at home... My refrigeratoin isnt the best and I am not certain that home canning is the best way for some things. I tried pickled eggs didnt like em.... I tried making my own didnt like those either but they were better....

deb

sorry passed out last night, no I havent I havent done canning in like 20 years use to do it with my grandma

 

[Double Kindness]

I wasn't offended deb- sorry if it came across like I was. I'm getting so sick again. Gluten in the chicken feed has finally caught up with me. 3rd day in a row wake up vomiting, the rashes have been coming back all summer/fall. Now I'm just in misery.

I can either get rid of my chickens and ducks. Or find a gluten-free feed to make them. It's very upsetting. I had hoped for "more time" and that my long pink kimchi making gloves would protect me more.

My chickens make me so happy. I would be most unhappy to be rid of them. It's making me cry now thinking such things. They're my babies. Fluffy feathered babies. I love them more than my greyhounds, which is saying a lot.

 

[chickwhispers]

DK I hope you find some gluten free feed. And I hope you feel better soon!

 

[vehve]

DK, do you wear a mask when handling the feed? And have you tried FF? If your partner would do the mixing, then you would only need to scoop the stuff and you wouldn't come in contact with the dust.

 

[Double Kindness]

I have been wearing double masks. I do make them ff. He won't make the feed for the babies. That's my thing. So it's figure out how to feed them gluten-free or I just deal with being sick.

Procrastination has caught up with me. I'm surprised I lasted this long. I got chickens first week of June this year. It was a great run. But now my body is screaming at me that it cannot take any more gluten bombing. Where I was holding Reginald yesterday, I have a rash up and down my arms from the feed dust on his feathers. So I have been spending less time with them, not b/c of the cold, but to get away from the gluten. No one is happy about this. My feather babies love petting and snuggles. Yes, I'm very mother hen doting mommy. My children are adults. These are my BABIES!

 

[tntchix]

DK, what about a painter's respirator and vet gloves that go way up to your shoulder? Is that a possibility for you?

 

[Double Kindness]

I wear gloves that go above my elbows. It's now gluten-free feed or need to not have chickens and ducks. I wear a mask that I use for spraying food grade DE with a damp bandana over it. Still not good enough.

I think I have figured out what's wrong with Reginald. He eats far too much. I had to take the ff out of the cage. He just won't stop eating, his crop is hugely distended and he's wheezing for air again.

 

[LindaB220]

I wasn't advocating watching Food Network for the recipe... What I saw was a visit to a Kimchi production line in Korea.... Like I said I saw the process not the detail on what spices to use.

I understand there is a huge difference between Home made and made in a factory...

We have a huge Asian community here in San Diego and there are many grocery stores where I don't recognize the ingredients at all... So I may go to one and ask for a recommendation just to see what it tastes like.

For what its worth Sauerkraut is made in a similar way..... a process of fermentation., But I have never made that either....

Preserving food is a world wide deal and many of the techniques are VERY similar.

deb "who is sorry she offended you"

hey Deb, I'm going to attempt sauerkraut this year. I've done fermentation of radishes, carrots, etc this last year. Love the radishes, hate the smell of daikon radish. I had to air out the house everytime I opened a jar. I think I'll try kimchi also, but a very mild version. If there is such a thing.

Well, guys, did you miss me? Or even notice I was gone? Computer problems still plague me and I was 1360 posts behind. Can't read it all, (and I hear I missed a LOT) so I went back 50 pages. It'll have to do.

 

[bamadude]

Glad u are back linda