Author Archives: Just another day on the farm
Introducing Dumpling
One of the things that happens over time is that you create working friendships with other farmers. I meet Farmer Y on kijji when she has fowl I wanted, I meet her on her first year on the new farm.. … Continue reading
Posted in sheep
Tagged canadian Homestead, canadian sheep flock, dumpling the ewe sheep, milking sheep, sheep, Sheep Milk
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Ginger Raspberry Jam Recipe
Ginger Raspberry Jam 3/4th cup of fresh peeled, finely cut ginger 4 cups of mashed raspberry (these were frozen from our farm) 7 cups of sugar 2 TBSP of lemon juice Pinch of salt 1 package of pectin … Continue reading
Posted in Canning, gardens
Tagged Canning, canning jam, Farm fruits, raspberry, Raspberry Ginger Jam, Soft Fruits
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Mr BoJangles -Care update..
When you get a new critter, big or small, routine care and finding base lines are important.. Since arriving on the farm, Bo has been wormed and he took it like a very good boy, excellent manners on this.. Both … Continue reading
A Canadian Delight Lemon-Crown Royal Jelly
This was made with the pectin from the lemon peel but it was then removed from the final jelly.. as you know, we have been having a marmalade week and if you wanted, you could turn this recipe into marmalade … Continue reading
Posted in Canning
Tagged Lemon Crown Royal Jelly, Lemon Crown Royal Marmalade, Lemon Marmalade, marmalade
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Pink Grapefruit and Rose Petal Cake
How could I resist 🙂 What a great way to use the Pink Grapefruit and Rose Marmalade Pink Grapefruit and Rose Petal Cake Recipe half cup of butter or lard or oil half cup of sugar (the rest will come … Continue reading
Pink Grapefruit and Rose Petal Marmalade Recipe
This one is for sure a Farmgal Recipe. Pink Grapefruit and Rose Petal Marmalade 4 large Pink Grapefruit, wash, trim, remove stickers, slice peel off, slice thin and then par-boil for 20 min, cut the grapefruit in half and get … Continue reading
Lime Pina Colada Marmalade (jam)
Lime Pina Colada Marmalade. Wash 8 limes and take off tags and the end.. then grate the peel off then all.. leaving as much white as possible on the lime. Then roll your limes well to help get the juice … Continue reading
Around the kitchen table
I am adding in a new title.. just like we have this and that posts, were I write about lots of little things to catch you up or when I do photo blogs, were its more about sharing or a … Continue reading
Kumquat Marmalade
This is the official marmalade post for the Food in Jars Challenge for Jan These little fruits were Persnickety lol.. having never worked with them before but having heard good thing I decided that they would go on the list … Continue reading
Blood Orange Marmalade – Recipe
Over the next while, I will be sharing a few different marmalade recipes, most of them will come from 250 Home Preserving Favorites by Yvonne Tremblays book, or at least the basic’s of the recipe will.. knowing me, I will … Continue reading
Just another Day on the Farm 