First of all, we looked at rifles; .270 and .243 Win for Holly. She liked the Remington .270 (no .243 Win in Juneau that we could find) and at Western Auto they were on sale for $589.00 while at K-Mart they were $412.00. Same rifle, both with the weatherized package and no scope. A Leopold scope we are looking at is around $200.00. I think we will just order the Savage .243 Winchester with the wood stock and Leopold scope and be done with it. Good deer rifle, not much recoil and it would be a good weapon for the small holdings in Missouri.
Did the first harvest of the bush peas and shucked, blanched and froze them today. Should have a crop when we get back too.
Really fat peas this year
Drop em in boiling salted water for about 2 min
Then shock them in an ice bath..next stop the freezer
Then we harvested one Goose Berry bush and made jelly..a bit tedious but it tastes so good...
Have to cut the ends off which takes a lot of time
Ready for rendering of the juices
Boiling down...
Straining the mash (this would make good wine)..
Presto..jelly
And finally for Jen, what to do about all the Kale running around...
First harvest the Kale from your garden (about 4 cups worth)..
Then saute 4 minced garlic cloves, 1 cup sliced red onion, a large pinch of crushed red pepper flakes, and 3 bay leaves in a little olive oil..........
Add the Reindeer Kielbasa (or any other sausage), Kale, creole seasoning, Kale and 8 Cups (2 Qrts) of beef or chicken stock and bring to a boil.......
First the sausage...
Then the Kale...
Once its boiling reduce to simmer and add one (1) pound of diced young Yukon Gold potatoes.. and cook for about 30 minutes at a simmer....
Of course in the mean time be making fresh bread..(its ugly but tastes great)...
Walla'...Serve in front of a Football game and life is good
And finally, the Nasturtiums have gone wild...hummingbirds everywhere...
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