Check out my posts ‘How to Cull Your Old Laying Hens’ and ‘Butchering An Injured Hen’ for more of my thoughts on butchering. Extreme Butchering Butchering animals in subzero temperatures is not an ideal situation. However, life doesn’t always work out the way we plan. Sometimes an animal is injured in the…
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Oatmeal Raisin Bar Cookies from Scratch
Quick Cookies for Busy Homesteaders For all of you busy homesteaders who have trouble finding time to get everything done, these are much easier and faster to make than drop cookies. You can substitute olive oil or melted lard for the melted butter. You can also use any other dried…
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Baking from Scratch on the Homestead
Check out my recipes for Homemade Muffin Mix, Dark Chocolate Cake, and Pumpkin Cranberry Muffins! Why Ditch the Mix? As a kid I remember making all of our own cakes, pies, cookies, and muffins from scratch. It wasn’t until I got a bit older that I remember having cake mixes…
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How To Skin a Chicken or Other Poultry
See also How to Butcher a Chicken How To Skin a Chicken, or Any Other Poultry I recently shared an article, Should You Skin or Pluck Your Home Butchered Poultry, where I shared my thoughts on the pros and cons of each of these methods of processing. You may choose to…
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How to Make Egg Noodles
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Check out my post on What to do With Extra Eggs. Homemade Egg Noodles If you’ve never made your own egg noodles, you don’t know what you’re missing! I don’t make my own pasta very often, since it is pretty inexpensive at the store. However,…
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Should You Skin or Pluck Your Home Butchered Poultry?
For a complete tutorial, check out my post on How to Butcher a Chicken. Read my instructions on How to Skin a Chicken! Plucking Vs Skinning Your Poultry I’ve noticed that there are two camps when it comes to removing the feathers from your home butchered poultry. Some folks are adamant…
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Duck Salad Recipe
Duck Salad Sandwich If you like chicken or turkey salad, I’m pretty sure you’ll like duck salad too. 2013 was the first year I raised meat ducks for our table, and I must say, YUM! The meat is tender and tasty, resembling the dark meat on a chicken. Recently, I…