Tag Archives: Frugal

Mock Pinapple Canning Recipe

So as anyone that has been reading the blog knows, I have been canning pinapple, which is a real treat, because when has Pinapple ever been so cheap that you can just can a whole years worth at a time. … Continue reading

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Book Review:101 Uses for Stinging Nettles by Peirs Warren

This is a little softcover book, but its worth its weight in Gold (well maybe not with the cost of gold these days, but Silver for sure). I started out using Stringing Nettles in the spring as one of the … Continue reading

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Canning Pinapple

So the store has a very good sale on pinapples at a flat dollar rate, each pinapple after being peeled, and cored (which will go to Miss Piggy) gave 1 Qaurt of chunked pinapple tidbit, these were packed in as light … Continue reading

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Memories of the Sealift Order

So I have been busy reading a new blog that I am liking alot, I like commenting but this one had so many different interesting posts and thoughts on it, that I might have posted a few to many all … Continue reading

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Barley Bread

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=127 I like Barley, maybe even adore Barley, use it in soups, stews, breakfast.. but there is one thing about Barley that makes me get a little snarl, and that is how come you can buy 1kg of pot Barley … Continue reading

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Rabbit Freezer Camp-PG

Hi Folks Well, I know that I often read on different sites in regards folk’s thoughts in regards to meat and that it needs to be local and of course raised in a humane mannor, I agree with this.. but … Continue reading

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Frugal Tip in regards to Fruits or Veggies

Here’s a great little tip for you, if you are looking at Fruit or Veggies that are at a set price, this weeks examples where Pinapple and Bags of Apples for a dollar each.. The ladies at the pinapples where … Continue reading

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Wild Salmon in Whole Form

They had whole wild B.C. Salmon on sale, well, mostly whole, it was de-headed and cleaned, (which is to bad, the head has a surprising amount of meat on it, and the hounds adore the guts if they can get … Continue reading

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Rabbit Liver Pate Recipe

1 Fresh Rabbit Liver-Chopped into small pieces 2 Tbsp of Local St. Alberta Butter 1 Small Onion, Peeled and  Fine Diced 1 Clove Garlic, Peeled and Fine Dinced Salt, Pepper, Hot Red Pepper Flakes to taste. Basil 2 Tbsp of good … Continue reading

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Most Modern Cookbooks so don’t work for this farm gal

One of our Christmas Desserts, No recipe use, its a Cranberry Pecan Maple Tartlet with vanilla icecream. It was tiny and tasty and just yum! So I often get cookbooks from my momma, which I am totally grateful for, but … Continue reading

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