tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47289884121739203542024-03-13T14:44:51.220-06:00Saltbush FlatsScratching Out Self-Sufficiency in High and Dry New MexicoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728988412173920354.post-68902934065461198682016-01-24T15:29:00.001-07:002016-01-24T15:29:36.185-07:00My Beloved Tubby<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Tubby passed away January 24 2016.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I love Tubby. He will be greatly missed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So far, I make three different treats, egg-based flock granola, gelatin-based poultry block, and bird bread. Yes, I bake bread especially for my birds, but more on that later. Each of these treats is gobbled up immediately. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Making these treats is fun, and I feel good giving them something that is good for them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1 ounce plain gelatin</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2 cups water, divided</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1/2 Tablespoon Poultry Cell supplement or 1/4 cup Egg Maker granules</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">7 1/2 cups grain, seed, nut, fruit, vegetable</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1/2 cup ground flax</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Soften gelatin in 1/2 cup cold water.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">With stick blender pulverize eggshells in 1/2 cup water.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Heat 1 cup water to boil.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Add heated water to gelatin, stir to dissolve. Add eggshells and supplement. Stir to combine.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In large bowl measure grains and flax.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Pour gelatin mixture over grains, mix well. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Allow mixture to rest for about 10 minutes to absorb liquid.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Repeat stir and rest 2 or 3 more times until all liquid is absorbed.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Press mixture in 13x9 pan, or several smaller pans.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Place in dehydrator at 125 for several hours or overnight until no longer sticky.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Recently I made a raisin grain block with milo, corn, sunflower seed, wheat, and of course, raisins.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Also made a fruit block with milo, corn, sunflower seed, wheat, peach, pear, and raisin. I used the juice from the can of fruit as part of the water.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Get creative. Use any fresh, canned, or leftover fruit or vegetable you have as part of the grain mix. Your birds will love it.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728988412173920354.post-47724258861433598892015-08-18T18:57:00.001-06:002015-10-10T17:32:09.440-06:00Best of Show<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My last Cochin Rooster.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">While I no longer have Cochin chickens, there are still some of my birds at other farms. This handsome fellow went to live with a young man who loves to show livestock at the county fair!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This 12 year old junior 4-h poultry showman won BEST LARGE COCK and BEST OF SHOW with his white Cochin!! I am very proud of him.</span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728988412173920354.post-80970807477574244592015-06-12T20:00:00.000-06:002015-06-12T20:00:00.900-06:00What Livestock Would You Like to Add to Your Homestead/Ranchstead?<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We enjoy our livestock her on the ranch so much. We have a small assortment right now, but I still would like to add a few more breeds of birds and maybe another type of animal or two.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One day we will have a few other critters around here...possibly</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Saxony Ducks</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">White Call Ducks</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lavender Orpington Chickens</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Post the list and knock one off immediately. I just ordered some Lavender Orpington Hatching Eggs. They should arrive next week and then in the incubator they go. </span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728988412173920354.post-46480776988262175982015-05-21T21:00:00.000-06:002015-05-22T08:25:17.162-06:00Whole Grain Poultry Feed<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We have decided that our birds (chickens, turkeys, and ducks) should have better nutrition that what is offered in a bag of highly processed layer feed. Even though we were feeding a high quality layer mix to our birds, the pellets just seemed a bit unnatural. I have enjoyed researching and creating my own special blend of whole grains for my birds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have learned many likes and dislikes with my birds while experimenting with grains and mixes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">15 pounds Whole Wheat</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 6 pounds Whole Barley</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 6 pounds Whole Corn</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 6 pounds Whole Milo</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 6 pounds Whole Oat</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 6 pounds Whole Black Oil Sunflower Seed</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 6 pounds Whole Flax</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 5 pounds Lentil, Green Split Pea, Yellow Split Pea mix</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is real whole food.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nothing is steamed, ground, mashed, processed, rolled, etc.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Each ingredient is a whole intact grain, seed, or pea.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We feed a large flock of chickens, turkeys, and ducks here on the ranch. We treat them well with plenty of room to roam and forage. We were feeding them a good quality layer pellet, and they have done well on that feed. But I just did not feel right giving them heavily processed grains and long list of artificial vitamins and minerals.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have studied and checked prices and suppliers. Even though mixing my own layer feed is a little more expensive than the processed pellets, we think it is worth it to give our birds a more natural diet from mostly local sources.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This mix looks amazing. It</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> is a beautiful feed. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You just want to put your hands it and run it through your fingers. It feels like real food. Did you ever have that urge to put your hands in a bag of processed pellets or crumbles? I didn't either.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As I was mixing up this last batch, two hens, Golden Belle and Blue John Girl, were eagerly watching me hoping to be rewarded for their attentiveness by a tasty morsel or two. And Chief (ranch horse) was not far away talking to me the entire time, too. Chief thought that he needed to sample this grain mix, just to make sure it was fit for the birds, I am sure. This feed passed Chief's taste test. Well, at least I think so, because he quickly requested to taste it again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This whole grain real feed is only part of their daily diet. All our birds are free-range. This means they have plenty of access to fresh grass and weeds, but more important, insects, worms, and their favorite - centipedes. I also offer them fermented grains on a regular basis. But that is not all. I grow fodder for all our livestock. Each morning the birds get a generous amount of fodder for their eating pleasure. Oh, do they ever enjoy the fodder.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728988412173920354.post-64775604963940576852015-04-16T08:00:00.000-06:002015-04-19T08:29:28.639-06:00Moonglow a Mama-To-Be<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our beautiful Moonglow is hopefully now expecting a little one. Sweet Midnight Moonglow was born and raised right here on Saltbush Flats. She is the daughter of our sweet Mia. Moonie is so sweet, she has turned out to be a great little heifer. We know she will be a great mama.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Artificially Inseminated April 16 2015</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And Fantom, where ever he may be, is going to be a proud papa of another little darling.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728988412173920354.post-25402581566094020732015-04-12T17:00:00.000-06:002015-04-12T19:30:27.093-06:00Ranch Call<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rancher Roy is out with the livestock several times during the day. When he needs me for something, one would think he would just call out my name or sweetheart or some term like that. Or maybe, he would even make a sound like</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As you by now know, Rancher Roy is not your average cowboy. No.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He usually calls me with a very low toned ooooooo. But today was a real treat and he made me laugh. He called me with a caveman like ugh!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Life is interesting on Rancher Roy's ranch and today was no exception.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Homemade Biscuit Mix</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">9 cups All Purpose Flour<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">6 Tablespoon Baking Powder<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 Tablespoon Sugar<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 teaspoon Cream of Tartar<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 Tablespoon Salt<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 cups Shortening<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2/3 cup Buttermilk Powder<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is my basic recipe for a shelf stable dry biscuit mix. This makes about 10 cups mix. It stores well it in a jar or baggie. It keeps for a long time if kept in the refrigerator or freezer. Using a cold mix makes your biscuits flakier.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. Refrigerate flour and shortening overnight so both are cold.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2. Combine everything except shortening in a very large container.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> You will need lots of room in the container to mix adequately. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mix all dry ingredients until they are very well blended. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3. Add shortening and mix by pressing the back of fork through shortening into flour. Continue to mix with fork in this manner until shortening is about the size of a bb.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4. Place in storage container. For added convenience you can measure 1-2 cups mix and place in individual baggies or jars instead of storing one large bulking container of biscuit mix.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 cup mix will make about 5 small biscuits. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Add about 1/3 cup cold water to dry mix. Mix only enough to moisten. Do not over mix. Over mixing causes heavy, dense, and tough biscuits. Turn dough out on lightly floured surface and knead 6-8 times. Only knead enough to bring dough together. The dough is supposed to feel light and airy. (This is not bread dough. You do not want to develop any gluten.) Pat dough to 1/2-3/4" thick. Cut with biscuit cutter. (you can use a small plastic yogurt cup with the bottom cut off or anything small and round with a sharp edge) Dip cutter in flour before each cut. Cut straight down and lift straight up. Do not turn or jiggle cutter. It is this nice cut edge that allows the biscuit to rise higher.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Reroll scraps of dough and cut more biscuits. Be careful not to overmix dough when bringing scraps together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You must preheat your oven. The biscuits have to go into a hot oven.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Preheat oven to 375 degrees. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you have a baking stone, bake the biscuits on that (do not preheat stone). Many baking sheets brown to quickly on the bottom.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bake about 12-15 minutes. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Brush tops and bottoms with unsalted butter and return to oven for about 30 seconds. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Remove immediately from baking sheet to paper towel lined plate. Let biscuits sit for at least 5-10 minutes before splitting. This allows the moisture in the biscuit to distribute evenly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To split, repeatedly insert a fork all the way around biscuit. You get a nice even split this way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Although you could use this biscuit mix in any recipe that called for "Bisquick" this is not a copy cat recipe of a "quick mix." I do not like Bisquick or the homemade mixes that are made to imitate it. To me, those recipes lack depth and interest and the biscuits and pancakes that are made with Bisquick/Quick Mix have no flavor.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728988412173920354.post-26819094977244112122015-04-03T20:00:00.000-06:002015-04-12T19:31:54.443-06:00New Baby Ducklings!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cute, Cute, Cute!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These little two-day old fellows are having so much fun. They are so happy</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They will grow up to be two little black call ducks, three big white pekins, and three Welsh harlequins.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So adorable!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728988412173920354.post-84879259354933670742015-03-30T10:00:00.000-06:002015-04-12T19:32:43.477-06:00What Is the Most Common Phrase on Your Homestead?<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are busy all day long every day on our ranch. Rancher Roy and I talk to each other and work with each other a lot. He is so wonderful and I do so enjoy being with him as we tend to the stock and garden chores each day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The most common phrase I say each day is </span><br />
<a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"thank you." Rancher Roy helps me, advises me, teaches me, encourages me, and supports my efforts in so many things on our homestead. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am grateful to be Rancher Roy's wife. He has blessed my life so much.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So to Rancher Roy here is a big thank you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course, Rancher Roy's favorite and most common phrase is</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am hoping to hatch some cute little babies that will lay pink eggs also. There are 10 pink eggs along with some aqua eggs in the incubator due to hatch April 20.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728988412173920354.post-27007336101411912182015-03-29T06:00:00.000-06:002015-04-12T19:34:26.741-06:00Pickled Pineapple<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What? Pickled pineapple? Cucumbers are pickled, not pineapple.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That is what I thought, "pickled pineapple... ewww."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But since I have all this pineapple, I thought, "why not? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pickled Pineapple</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">makes 5 pints</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3 Pineapples</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 1/2 cups Pineapple Juice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 1/2 cups Vinegar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 1/2 cups Sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 1/2 cups Brown Sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/4-1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">dash Nutmeg</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You really must try these for yourself.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728988412173920354.post-74752193764621500392015-03-28T23:00:00.000-06:002015-04-12T19:35:06.902-06:00New Baby Chicks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Saltbush Flats had a successful hatch of 16 little sweetheart Easter Egger chicks March 26. They are the cutest little things. I could cuddle with them and </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I will keep a select few to add to my breeding stock and sell the rest.</span><br />
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\Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728988412173920354.post-66030630065148547792015-03-28T06:00:00.000-06:002015-04-12T19:35:41.846-06:00Pineapple - No Part Goes to Waste<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Every part of the pineapple has a purpose on this ranch. Rancher Roy and I are not the only ones here that absolutely love pineapple. The cattle, chickens, and ducks gobble down whatever pineapple they can get.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are many uses for the delicious tender fruit as we have shown, but what do we do with the rinds, tops, and cores?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The pineapple cores go into the freezer for later use to become a delicious sweet pineapple syrup. After this syrup is made, the chickens and ducks will get the discarded cores. They will be so happy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The cattle get the tops and rinds. Oh they can not get enough of it. They eat every part, even the spiny tops.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The chickens and ducks get the eyes and seeds and any trimmings after the rind is removed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On this ranch, pineapple is a big hit with everyone. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Between the cattle, chickens, ducks, dogs, and ranchers, not one scrap of food ever goes to waste. Someone is always willing to eat it.... and want more.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728988412173920354.post-56003277401530551312015-03-27T06:00:00.000-06:002015-04-12T19:36:21.088-06:00Pineapple Salsa<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">YUMM!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh my! This is the most wonderful salsa. It is the perfect combination of sweet and heat. You really must try this..... now!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Start with these fresh ingredients.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And end up with this.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Pineapple Salsa</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">makes about 9 pints</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">18 cups diced fresh Pineapple (1/4" cubes, about 6 pineapples)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3 1/2 cups finely diced Onion (red, white, and/or yellow)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 1/2 cups finely diced Hot Pepper (3 jalapeno and 4 chile)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3 1/2 cups finely diced Bell Pepper (about 3 large, red and green)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">6 cloves minced Roasted Garlic</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 1/2 cups White Vinegar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">6 Tablespoons Honey</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In very large bowl, add the onions, peppers, garlic, vinegar, and honey. Mix well. Add pineapple. Stir to mix everything evenly. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Prepare pint jars and lids. Fill jars, leaving 1/2" headspace. Wipe rims, add lids. Process in boiling water bath canner for 15 minutes (sea level, adjust for altitude) following basic water bath canning instructions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These jars are so colorful and beautiful. They will be so pretty sitting in your pantry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Home canned pineapple is delicious . Its tastes is far superior to the commercial canned stuff. I prefer putting up my own canned fruits</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pineapple is one of the easiest fruits to can. The raw-pack method is great because you simply pack the fruit in the jars and then fill them with hot syrup. Pineapple is so sweet it only needs a light syrup.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To make a Light Syrup bring to boil 1 1/2 cups sugar and 6 cups water, stirring occasionally. It only needs to boil for about a minute for the sugar to completely dissolve and the syrup to become clear. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I like having pineapple available in a variety of shapes: 1" chunks, 1/2" bite-size slices, and long spears. This way I have the perfect sized pineapple pieces for every use.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is very easy to clean and cut a fresh pineapple. <a href="http://saltbushflats.blogspot.com/2015/03/how-to-clean-and-cut-fresh-pineapple.html" target="_blank">Click here</a> to learn how.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pineapple in Light Syrup</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">makes 9 pints</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5 Pineapples</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 1/2 cups Sugar</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Prepare water bath canner and follow basic water bath instructions.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. Remove rind and cut pineapple into desired pieces, chunks, slices, or spears.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2. Pack raw pineapple into jars leaving 1/2" headspace.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3. Prepare light syrup.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Bring sugar and water to boil. Boil 1 minute until sugar is dissolved and syrup is clear. Remove from heat.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4. Ladle syrup into jars leaving 1/2" headspace.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5. Wipe rims and apply lids and bands.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">6. Process in water bath canner for 15 minutes (sea level), adjust for altitude.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">7. Turn off heat and allow jars to sit in canner for at least 5 more minutes. Remove jars.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728988412173920354.post-30578815148338287172015-03-26T06:00:00.001-06:002015-04-12T19:39:13.299-06:00How to Clean and Cut Fresh Pineapple<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cleaning and cutting a fresh pineapple is quick and easy. Just follow these simple instructions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. Using a carving knife, cut off top and bottom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Simple, easy, delicious.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728988412173920354.post-31557598154317227562015-03-25T18:00:00.000-06:002015-04-12T19:39:45.541-06:00Pineapple - The World's Most Delicious Food<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yum! I love pineapple.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">fresh cut pineapple, pineapple pie, pineapple sherbet, pineapple milkshake, smoked pineapple, candied pineapple, dried pineapple, pineapple syrup, glazed pineapple, pineapple upside down cake, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So when fresh pineapples go on sale for $1.00 each I purchase boxes of them, literally. My two favorite ways to preserve pineapple is canned and pineapple pie. There is no comparison between home canned pineapple and commercial canned pineapple. Once you taste home canned pineapple, you will never ever want to eat that inferior commercial canned stuff again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These 48 pineapples will become canned pineapple, pineapple pie, pineapple pickles, pineapple sauce, and pineapple syrup. I am so happy to know that my food storage will be full of all this pineapple goodness.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728988412173920354.post-38059165581283335472015-03-24T21:00:00.000-06:002015-04-12T20:51:35.431-06:00Ranch Horse<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, we finally did it. We got our first ranch horse. Rancher Roy has been wanting a horse since we established Saltbush Flats. We brought home our handsome fellow and fell in love with him immediately. He is so sweet </span><br />
<a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and so gentle. He is perfect for our needs with the cattle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But what to name him?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now that we have had him for 24 hours, a little bit of his character is coming through. Oh, lots of names came through our minds, but none seemed to be just right for him. We thought of Chief, Sebastian, Smoke Signal, Thundercloud, Rocky, and many more. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He is a little watchy and nervous while is his getting used to his new place. I tried to bribe him with a big shiny red apple. I could not get him to eat it. Can you imagine that, a horse refusing to eat an apple? Me neither. He is eager to eat grain and alfalfa out of my hand, but no way was he going to eat this piece of apple.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As we kicked around more names, Rancher Roy said teasingly, "Chief No Eat Apples." That was it. The big fellow had a name.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are excited to welcome Chief No Eat Apples to Saltbush Flats and we hope he loves his new home as much as we love having him here.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728988412173920354.post-58956435047863680622015-03-04T00:00:00.000-07:002015-04-12T20:51:50.313-06:00Incubating Eggs<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is that time of year again to hatch little chicks and ducklings. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today I filled one incubator with chicken eggs and the other with duck eggs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It takes 21 days for these little baby Easter Egger chicks to develop in the shell. Today is Wednesday, March 4. These little chicks should hatch about Wednesday, March 25.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Update: 16 beautiful baby chicks!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The duck eggs are mostly Welsh Harlequin, but there are a few Call, Pekin, and Cayuga eggs in there as well. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It takes 28 days for ducklings to develop in the shell. These little duckies should hatch about Wednesday, April 1.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Update: 8 beautiful little baby ducklings!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have an amorous Easter Egger rooster that likes to romance the lady ducks. I wonder if one of the little babies could turn out to be a DICKEN or a CHUCK?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One more incubator was filled with duck eggs Tuesday March 17. These little duckies should hatch about Tuesday, April 14.</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728988412173920354.post-2035176760693589762015-02-17T22:05:00.000-07:002015-04-12T20:52:03.410-06:00Garden Season<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It is garden season. Which should have all of us
asking: Do we garden? Do we can, dehydrate, freeze, or preserve? </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Do we put part of the
bounty away to get us through until the next harvest season?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"The Prophet Said to
Plant a Garden" is a favorite primary song. But which prophet
said to plant a garden?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"We encourage you to
grow all the food that you feasibly can on your own property. Berry bushes, grapevines, fruit trees—plant
them if your climate is right for their growth. Grow vegetables and eat them from your own
yard. Study the best methods of
providing your own foods. Make your
garden neat and attractive as well as productive." - President
Spencer W. Kimball <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Having a garden or orchard
requires planning and preparation. Plan
now. Prepare now. Yes, prepare and plant a garden now. Many cool season vegetables grow well in the spring and fall. Or prepare new garden areas now to
be ready for spring planting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As President of the General
Relief Society, Sister Barbara B. Smith encouraged sisters in home production
and storage. "Latter-day Saint
women should be busily engaged in growing, producing, and conserving food,
within their capabilities to do so." <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This counsel of 37 years
ago still applies today. So does the
counsel of many years before that found in Proverbs 31. Read and ponder Proverbs 31 and apply its
wisdom to our own lives.</span><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728988412173920354.post-38365145995493793242014-11-27T10:07:00.000-07:002015-04-12T20:52:16.999-06:00Happy Thankgiving!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We have so much for which to be thankful. Everyone here at Saltbush Flats (all 99 of us) are so grateful for the many blessing we receive. Our greatest blessing is family and all the love and strength and support that is given. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Enjoy Thanksgiving today and everyday remember and be grateful for all you have and receive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Happy Thankgiving!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It Is the Soldier</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It is the soldier, not the minister</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Who has given us freedom of religion.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's the soldier, not the reporter </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">who has given us freedom of the press. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's the soldier, not the poet, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">who has given us freedom of speech. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's the soldier, not the campus organizer, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">who has given us the freedom to demonstrate. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's the soldier, not the lawyer, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">who has given us the right to a fair trial. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It is the soldier, not the politician</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Who has given us the right to vote.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's the soldier who salutes the flag, serves under the flag,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">and whose coffin is draped by the flag, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">who gives the protestor the right to burn the flag.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - Father Dennis Edward O'Brien, USMC</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728988412173920354.post-30632548450491607402014-06-02T12:10:00.001-06:002015-04-13T10:32:13.515-06:00Vanilla Ice Milk<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Vanilla Ice Milk is absolutely my favorite "ice cream". I can not stand the gummy store bought ice cream. Ice cream should be very cold and very refreshing. And this Vanilla Ice Milk certainly is cold and refreshing.</span><br />
<a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> And super simple using a 4-quart electric ice cream maker.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Vanilla Ice Milk</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">10 cups milk</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2 1/2 cups sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 Tablespoons vanilla</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pour everything into ice cream maker. Follow ice cream maker directions.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728988412173920354.post-74712755668931254162014-06-02T12:05:00.000-06:002015-04-13T10:31:52.398-06:00Orange Sherbet<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Orange Sherbet</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">makes 4 quarts</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">8 cups orange juice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 cups milk</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 cups sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1/2 teaspoon lemon juice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">pinch salt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">few drops vanilla (optional)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pour everything in ice cream maker. Follow ice cream maker instructions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">To enjoy a variety of fruit sherbets, simply puree any fruit</span><br />
<a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> in the food processor. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Replace some or all of the orange juice with fruit puree.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Peach-Orange Sherbet</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Puree peaches to make 2-3 cups. Add orange juice to make 8 cups. Continue recipe as above.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Pineapple-Orange-Watermelon Sherbet</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Puree one small seedless watermelon. Boil watermelon puree about 10 minutes to reduce water and concentrate flavor. Puree one fresh pineapple. Combine watermelon and pineapple. Add orange juice to make 8 cups. Continue recipe as above.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sherbet Float</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is so refreshing on a summer afternoon!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Place one or two scoops of sherbet in a glass. Fill with Sprite and enjoy. Yum!</span><br />
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