Recent content by MissPrissy

Ingredients: 2 qts. milk 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract 6 eggs, well beaten 1 pinch salt 2 c. sugar 5 qt. ice cream churn 1/4 c. flour Cooking Instructions In a double boiler slowly begin to heat 1/2 gallon of milk. Add in the well beaten eggs. Mix the sugar, flour and salt together and...

Ingredients: 1 box elbow macaroni 2 - 3 c. heavy whipping cream 2 c. sharp cheddar cheese, shredded 2 tbsp real butter 2 large eggs, well beaten 1 c. mild cheddar cheese, shredded salt and pepper Cooking Instructions Preheat oven to 375. Boil a large pot of salted water. Add pasta. Watch...

Ingredients: 1 5 - 8 lb pumpkin 2 large baking potatoes 2 large sweet potatoes 1 med. onion, diced 8 - 10 slices bacon, cut into small pieces Vegetable or chicken stock butter salt and pepper Cooking Instructions Wash pumpkin well with soapy water, rinse and dry. Split pumpkin in half...

Ingredients: Chicken and Broth 1 whole chicken 1 large onion, chopped 1 carrot, chopped 1 celery stalk, chopped 3 - 4 garlic gloves, crushed salt and pepper Dumplings broth Anne's Dumplings, frozen pastry strips Cooking Instructions Chicken and Broth Place chicken in stock pot. Add...

Ingredients: chopped chicken finely chopped onion dill pickle relish chopped apple chopped celery craisins Duke's mayonnaise garlic powder salt and pepper to taste Cooking Instructions This recipe has no real measurement for the ingredients. You can use as little or as much as you like of...

Ingredients: 12 eggs, separated 1 1/2 cups superfine sugar 1 qt. whole milk 1 1/2 qts. heavy cream 3 cups bourbon 1/2 cups dark rum 2 cups cognac nutmeg for sprinkling Cooking Instructions In a very large bowl, beat egg yolks until thick and pale yellow. Gradually add sugar to yolks. Using...

Ingredients: 12 eggs, separated 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 4 cups very cold heavy cream 4 cups very cold milk 1 tbsp vanilla 1/4 - 1/2 tsp. grated nutmeg nutmeg for sprinkling Cooking Instructions In large bowl beat the egg whites until stiff. Fold in half of the sugar. Careful not to...

Ingredients: 6 hard boiled eggs 1/8 tsp. prepared yellow mustard 1 tbsp pickle relish 2 tbsp mayonnaise salt and pepper to taste paprika for garnish Cooking Instructions Peel and halve the boiled eggs. Carefully remove the ball of yolk leaving the egg half intact. Mash the yolks together...

Ingredients: chicken breast, boneless buttermilk flour, seasoned bread crumbs or panko Frank's Buffalo Wing Sauce real butter ranch or blue cheese dressing Cooking Instructions Cut the boneless chicken into bite sized pieces. Soak in buttermilk for a few hours. Over night is even better...

Large Fowl BreedFeathering/ColoringEgg Color/SizeComb TypeEarlobe ColorSkin ColorLeg/Foot ColorCold HardinessTempermentBroodinessOrpington Buff Brown/Large Single Tan White Pinkish/White Heavy/Cold Hardy Mild Will Brood Blue/Black/Splash Rooster Hen Lavender Rooster...

I fry chicken the way my Grandma taught me. Nothing fancy. Simple fried chicken. -MissPrissy I cut up a chicken into pieces. Then I season with pepper, garlic powder and anything else I have a taste for like onion powder, a dash of nutmeg etc. I don't use salt at this point because it pulls the...

Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens by Alex Kramer / Joan Whitney One night farmer Brown was takin' the air Locked up the barnyard with the greatest of care Down in the hen house something stirred When he shouted, "Who's there?" This is what he heard There ain't nobody here but us chickens There...

DateFertilityHatch DateColor5/26/2008developed6/17/2008Splash5/27/2008developed6/17/2008Splash5/28/2008developed6/17/2008Blue5/29/2008not fertile--5/30/2008not fertile--5/31/2008developed6/22/2008Splash6/1/2008not fertile--6/2/2008Broken...

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I use a timer in the hen house in the winter to give the hens about 14 hours of light. I follow the advice given to me by a very old farmer who hatched my very first hens about 20 years ago. Added light should be in the morning to add to the day not to extend it. I set my timer to turn on the...