Stormcrow's Hobby Farm

[fuzzi]

We're planning on turkey, a 14# that I forgot was in the chest freezer. For sides we'll have baked yams, sausage stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, mac & cheese, crescent rolls, and probably turnips from the garden. The yams are from the farmers' market, the cranberry sauce and mac & cheese will be made from scratch, the stuffing is made from mix with added crumbled sausage and celery. Gravy is from a jar, I don't "do" gravy.

Oh, and for dessert I'll make pumpkin and mincemeat pies. The crusts are roll out ready made, but the fillings will be homemade.

 

[troyer]

We're planning on turkey, a 14# that I forgot was in the chest freezer. For sides we'll have baked yams, sausage stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, mac & cheese, crescent rolls, and probably turnips from the garden. The yams are from the farmers' market, the cranberry sauce and mac & cheese will be made from scratch, the stuffing is made from mix with added crumbled sausage and celery. Gravy is from a jar, I don't "do" gravy.

Oh, and for dessert I'll make pumpkin and mincemeat pies. The crusts are roll out ready made, but the fillings will be homemade.

It’s been a long time since I’ve had mince meat pie! My saliva glands started up just reading about it.

 

[fuzzi]

It’s been a long time since I’ve had mince meat pie! My saliva glands started up just reading about it.

Where are you? I can save you a wedge.

None Such used to sell a condensed block of mincemeat, but now all they offer are jars of ready made, sweetened with corn syrup so I make my own. It's not hard.

 

[troyer]

Where are you? I can save you a wedge.

None Such used to sell a condensed block of mincemeat, but now all they offer are jars of ready made, sweetened with corn syrup so I make my own. It's not hard.

I’m in Montana for several months.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

You know your Turkey Day has gone hardcore when your wife makes and extra loaf of sourdough just so it can go stale to make stuffing with on Thursday.

We've already eaten this year's carrots. I didn't attempt celery. The oinions? rotted in the bed.

Goals for next year!

 

[Sally PB]

You know your Turkey Day has gone hardcore when your wife makes and extra loaf of sourdough just so it can go stale to make stuffing with on Thursday.

Sourdough bread for stuffing...

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Sourdough bread for stuffing...

I just bagged it up, honestly it feels glorious.

Spent the afternoon breaking down a pork butt into more reasonably sized portions, broke down a ham, ground the trimmings for ham salad, portioned out a large london broil (trimmed slightly, then ground a bunch for hamburgers, some of which became tonight's tacos once I made some seasoning). Guessing the final product was 85/15 or better - like a ground round. Not so much fat you need to pour it off, enough that a patty doesn't crumble.

Obviously, spent the morning grocery shopping. Buying big cuts and turning them into individual meals. "Seal a Meal" is part of the lifestyle.

Still no decent garlic, so still no toum.

Turkey comes out to start defrosting and brining tommorow.

 

[Sally PB]

Still no decent garlic, so still no toum.

So sorry to hear that.

I would send you some, but some of my cloves have garlic mites; never had this issue before. I'm going to mince and freeze the rest soon.

I treated the planting cloves and they went into a bed that has never had garlic in it before. That should (?) end the problem.

 

[Molpet]

I was trying to decide which Jake to invite to dinner.... And I have a volunteer ...

Went out to check everything an hour before lockup and seen drops of blood all over the poultry yard. I was looking at birds and finally seen a jake outside of the yard. He was wanting in but didn't. I opened the fence and he finally came in. Ran around and then the 3 other jakes seen him and the chase was on. He was dripping blood from his head. I put him in a crate until morning, since it was getting dark.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

I was trying to decide which Jake to invite to dinner.... And I have a volunteer ...

Went out to check everything an hour before lockup and seen drops of blood all over the poultry yard. I was looking at birds and finally seen a jake outside of the yard. He was wanting in but didn't. I opened the fence and he finally came in. Ran around and then the 3 other jakes seen him and the chase was on. He was dripping blood from his head. I put him in a crate until morning, since it was getting dark.

Sounds like a plan.

I have a rabbit I need to send to camp. Differing specifics, but ultimately similar conclusion. Will likely take one other at the same time. Have a LOT of roosters I'm tired of feeding, and lets not even talk about excess goats. Think there is finally room in the freezer for one, but I have so many other things to do...