Over at a friend’s house for bottling butter today and she had a couple of trout she’d been given that were at least 2 days old in her refrigerator. Now, 2 day old trout is okay, but these had not been gutted when they were caught so weren’t any good, but we had a little […]
Easy Jerky from Elk or Deer/Venison
I pulled meat out of the freezer that had been cut for jerky and frozen to dry later. One package of elk was from 2001–a bit old after spending almost 7 years in the freezer–the outside layers were freezer burned pretty bad, but there was some good meat still on the inside of the pack. […]
More Apples . . . Apple Pie Filling
I had some more apples and thought I’d try making canned apple pie filling. I’ve never done this before, so I got online and looked up recipes and here’s the one I ended up using: 10 Cups Water 4 1/2 Cups Sugar 1 Cup Cornstarch 2 tsp. Cinnamon 1/4 tsp Nutmeg 1 tsp. Salt 2 […]
Apple Peeler/Corer/Slicer
Here’s the apple peeler/corer/slicer I use. It is a Back to Basics brand and clamps to the countertop. I’ve been told you can get a version of this through Pampered Chef as well. When the handle part is pulled back you stick an apple on the prongs with the prongs going into the core from […]
Jello Apples
I had a box of apples going soft on me, so I thought I’d better do something with them. I’ve dehydrated apples plain and dipped in apple juice/cinnamon mixture, but had never tried the jello method, and since I live in Jello capital of the world (Utah) I thought I might as well give it […]
Homemade Bread
I’ve been making bread for quite a few years off and on. My oven holds 6 loaves (four across the back and two more sideways in front of them), so I make 6 loaves at a time. Here’s my favorite easy bread recipe: Basic Bread 1 ½ C. Water 2 TB yeast 1 ½ tsp […]