Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

[jvls1942]

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If the bird is not confined, ie in a pine tree.. the head and neck will be eaten.. an owl usually eats something about the size of a large mouse, and that satisfies it..

 

[jvls1942]

hi , I have gramma watch tonight.. I took a few dozen corn to Marlene, and two bushels to my sister.. that should keep the old girl busy for awhile.. she turned 71 yesterday..

I caught the peahen and put her back into the lean-to with the other 2 new ones.. she mae the mistake of walking into the chicken coop.. Annie ran out and shut the door.. later on, I went out and she let me get close enough to grab her legs.. (No, not Annie, she never lets me that close)..

stopped at F&F and got 7 dozen canning lids.. gearing up to do tomatoes.. what do you think of the idea of gutting the seeds and centers out of the tomatoes before cooking them ? think that will spoil the taste ? I am thinking only of thickening the end product by doing that.. trying to eliminate that pee looking juice that rises to the top in the jars..

I would like to make a batch of catsup/ketchup..

remember this song? You say TO-ma-TO , I say maters. You say PO-ta-TO, I say taters,, OH, let's call the whole thing off..

wcc, I never heard that about carrots and gas.. I would think that alum would work almost as well.. sort of puckers the escape hatch ?? LOL

and "carcass" in the soup somehow sounds so gross..

..........jiminwisc........

 

[Robin L]

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[bigzio]

Monday evening all... this is SIS at the keyboard...

First off FT On the frozen apple pies... I use tin pie plates(only for freezing them) and make my regular apple pie to the size of the plate ...then I take plastic wrap and wrap it twice and then wrap with tin foil and make as air tight as I can and then put in a freezer bag . Then when I want to bake one I take it out and tip it over and it simply falls out and then I put in in a glass pie plate and slice the holes in the top doctor it up with milk and sugar i just bake it the usual 15 min. at 450 then 350 till done. turns out like fresh every time! And my kitchen is small... a galley kitchen...no room!

Dr H....You have to freeze the pies first, then bake them when you take them out of the freezer. They taste like they were fresh made then. I've been doing them like that for over 35 years!

TO..I have a puter of my own(laptop) but I won't intrude on Brent. I'm getting stuff from him now lol...so the sooner he can read and post the better. By the way , beautiful picture. How did the salsa turn out?

CC.. I read all the posts to Brent and then he tells me what to type, except for the recipies. Lucky call onthe game , we needed those 4 turnovers for sure. and it sounds like Collins is out for the season we hope he has a full recovery. Health is more important then a game, Like everything else.

Susie J...Most pullets will lay through their first year without addional lighting. It's a natural thing. The second year of lay requires additional lighting, forcing the lay which isn't natural and stressful. Due to the fact that they have been laying already for a year and I think it's in the hens best interest to take a break from laying during winter to give their body a chance to rejuvinate and start fresh in the spring. That's MY opinion, it works well here. I hate crabby hens!

So Brent is done..be safe. later

Suzie

 

[otonoh]

evening all,
Long time , sorry, both boys are in sports and I am the taxi. Chickens are doing great, they are all laying.
Need to start thinking about getting them ready for winter
heard they need grain in the winter, I found some grain crumble at tsc . I imagine this is what i need.
I also need to think about getting a few heat lamps.

I read somewhere the later in the season, the more fertile the eggs will be. I think that is what happened to
Dr. Ha ha's effort. The slw is our favorite.

well gotta go pick up son number one from band practice
night all

David

 

[jvls1942]

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[Terri O]

Good evening! Boiling down some tomato sauce right now...the juice is already jarred up. I am going to process them together because I have 3 quarts of juice and probably will have about 5 pints of sauce. I have made a SLIGHT dent in this:

Salsa party anyone? I did up the Romas and will go for salsa tomorrow...I just HATE taking the skins off of tomatoes...dont know why...p;[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ {this was my beagle typing while I was adjusting the canner!}

Guess what???!!!!!!!!!!!!! My Wheaten Ameraucana has FINALLY laid her first egg! I was so excited when I went out there to gather eggs this afternoon! So here is a pic. It is less blue than I thought it would be.

Now I am just waiting for the blue Ams to start....Jim...you didnt sell me DUDS did you?

I think I remember that the Wheatens were a bit older than the blues....

Well my timer should be ringing any time now...I ended up with 6 pints and 1 quart of sauce and 3 Qts of juice. Had to start up the BWB canner...I think I need a bigger pressure unit...

Sweet dreams! Terri O

ETA: THat pic looks better smaller for sure!

 

[WIChookchick]

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Jim- I used the carcass to create the chicken stock, I took it out and took the meat off then chucked it in the trash. I then added another can of chicken stock to the beans once they had been cooking a while.
I think Joan read the carrots in bean soup preventing gas.. in her AARP magazine.. she is 78. So far no gas.. and its been 24+ hours.
Made venison tacos tonight.
Take 1 lb of venison, nearly cook through, drain if needed .
Add as much salsa as you want, finish cooking meat.
Add 1 Tbsp or more of taco seasononing to finish for flavor.
1 medium/large tomato diced
several leaves of dark green lettuce shredded
cheese ( I prefer a 4 cheese mexican blend)
flour tortillas (corn in TO's case)
Take tortillas and add favorite margarine OR substitute to a pan, medium to medium high heat.
1 pat at a time melt in pan, put 1 tortilla at a time in, flip (add a little more margarine 1st)
Till just crispy/lightly golden brown on each side.
Put together like a normal taco..
eat and enjoy.

 

[Celtic Chick]

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But "puckers the escape hatch" does not????? And how about "that pee looking juice that rises to the top in the jars.."?

FT, I was referring to your " 4 young black and lavender orps" that you posted about......

I have been hearing the same things all my life too, Cind. I still beat myself up all the time about not being able to sleep when everyone else is. "Normal" is overrated! I say do whatever works for you.

Nice pics, everyone! TO, ya gonna post some pics of those Aussies?

Jim, nice job to you & Annie on corralling the peahen. So glad you got her back.
Glad to see Dave back.

 

[Celtic Chick]

About the southern bash:
Ok, DH & I took a bike ride after work today up to Mukwonago Co. park. It is very nice but there are a few issues I figured I better address.
They have a sign up saying you have to pay $5 to enter the park on the weekends, but there was noone there to collect the money, just a drop box to put the money in. So, does everyone want to pay to get into the park, or would you rather look elsewhere? Oct. 1st is almost here, so a decision should be made soon. Also, the toilets are pit type, and they don't have fire pits for bonfires, just elevated metal grills.
Any thoughts? Preferances? Suggestions? Schmidt can it?