Common Name: Beets, Chard, Swiss Chard (Beta vulgaris) Seed Saving Level: Advanced ~ will cross-pollinate with different varieties of beets/chard. Wind pollinated. Separate by ½ mile or grow one family member at a time to ensure purity. Planting: Direct sow seeds Oct – Feb about 2″ apart and ½” deep …
Read More »Grilled Polish Sausage With Sauerkraut
Ingredients: 2-3 pounds kielbasa, Polish sausage or bratwurst 1 to 2 light-colored (not dark) beers OR apple juice 1 to 1 1/2 pints of sauerkraut** 2 medium yellow onions, thickly sliced 2 Tbsp vegetable oil 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon celery seed 1 Tbsp. caraway seed Mustard **Jarred fresh sauerkraut …
Read More »Preparing And Canning Fermented Foods
Dill Pickles Use the following quantities for each gallon capcity of your container. 4 lbs of 4-inch pickling cucumbers 2 tbsp dill seed or 4 to 5 heads fresh or dry dill weed 1/2 cup salt 1/4 cup vinegar (5 percent) 8 cups water and one or more of the …
Read More »Barbecued Prawns With Pickled Cucumber
A perfect way to start the meal with the fresh flavours of summer How long will it take? 20 minutes What’s the serving size? Serves 6 What do I need? 2 tbsp olive oil Juice and finely grated rind of 1 lemon, plus extra wedges (optional) to serve 1 garlic …
Read More »Beetroot And Onion Pickles
BEETROOT AND ONION PICKLES. “Housewife” desires recipes for making beetroot pickle, and also how to pickle onions. The following are taken from the “Australian Inquiry Book,” and I would like readers who have good recipes for these, to kindly forward them: Beetroot Pickle Ingredients: Beetroots vinegar 2oz. allspice whole pepper. …
Read More »Green Tomato Pickle Recipe
GREEN TOMATO PICKLE RECIPE. Cut 7 1b. of tomatoes into thin slices. Put to soak for 24 hours in brine (one cupful of salt to each gallon of water). Then rinse in fresh water and drain. Put in pan with two quarts of vinegar (a little less will do), 1/2 …
Read More »Preserving And Pickling
At this time of the year many housewives wish that fruit trees would bear little and often throughout the year rather than a lot in a comparatively short space of time. We preserve fruits to try to spread this short period, and to have them on hand to vary menus …
Read More »Plain Pickles
Recipe from: WHAT MRS. FISHER KNOWS ABOUT Old Southern Cooking, SOUPS, PICKLES, PRESERVES, ETC. Awarded Two Medals at the San Francisco Mechanics’ Institute Fair, 1880, for best Pickles and Sauces and best assortment of Jellies and Preserves. DIPLOMA AWARDED AT SACRAMENTO STATE FAIR, 1879. By MRS. ABBY FISHER, Plain Pickles …
Read More »Kimchi Fried Rice
Kimchi Fried Rice Equipment Cutting board and knife Measuring cups and spoons Spatula Frying pan Ingredients 1 cup uncooked rice 1 small brown onion 1 cup chopped kimchi ¼ cup kimchi juice ¼ cup water 2 tsp sesame oil 1 tsp vegetable oil 1 spring onion, chopped 1 tbsp roasted …
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Indian Spiced Kimchi – Serves 6 INGREDIENTS ● 1-2 red cabbage ● 2 tbsp fine salt ● 5cm knob ginger, minced ● 1-2 red chillies, deseeded and finely chopped ● 4 cloves of garlic, crushed ● 1 tbsp soft brown sugar ● 2 tsp fenugreek seeds ● 2 tsp mustard …
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