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Today's Homestead Activities
2 Oct 2024 10:47 amWednesday, I have to head to the farm to pick up my herdshare of milk. What that means is that even though I was gone for three days, I still need to use up last week's milk. I have to return clean jars to the farmer. I had a half gallon left. Currently, the milk is lasting at least 8 days without going sour. Probably longer. A half gallon gets turned into ricotta.
What this really means is: I have to do dishes. I washed the other milk jars and the big kettle I use to make ricotta. Technically, it isn't ricotta since it isn't from leftover cheese. It's American ricotta. I add a small shot glass of lemon juice to boiled milk and a large shot glass of vinegar. While that's on the stove, I started peeling apples. We are having apple crisps for breakfast. I use the standard 1970s era Betty Crocker recipe. 4 large apples to a 9 x 9 square baking dish. Maybe it's 8 x 8. Honestly, I never measured. While that is baking, I have Hubby doing peanut butter cookies. I made the dough last night. He's making balls and flattening with the fork.
The milk jars are drying. Soon I'll take them back to the farm and pick up next week's milk. Meanwhile, I have to pay attention to the food dehydrator. I have yesterday's yogurt brewing in the food dehydrator. It must be kept at 110 degrees for 24 hours to grow the culture. I have a nine tray Excalibur Food dehydrator. It fits the quart jars perfectly. With temperature controls and a timer, it works a treat. The 2 jars of yogurt will last us 2 weeks in the refrigerator. May be this week I'll do mozzarella.
I haven't done meal planning yet. My week really starts on Wednesdays. Being self-employed, it just worked out that way.
The weather turned cool. We got the much-needed rain. It's cool and overcast today. Tonight I need to pull zucchini vines and transplant the Swiss Chard seedlings. Yesterday I ironed the plant dyed project bags. I should look at the tansy and pick out leaves to do eco-printing. I have at least 8 bags ready to go. It won't be sunny enough for a couple of days but the leaves need to soak in rust water for a day. I plan to cook them in plastic bags in the solar oven on Friday or Saturday, depending on the weather report. I think I will put them up on etsy when they are done.
That's the plan anyway.
What this really means is: I have to do dishes. I washed the other milk jars and the big kettle I use to make ricotta. Technically, it isn't ricotta since it isn't from leftover cheese. It's American ricotta. I add a small shot glass of lemon juice to boiled milk and a large shot glass of vinegar. While that's on the stove, I started peeling apples. We are having apple crisps for breakfast. I use the standard 1970s era Betty Crocker recipe. 4 large apples to a 9 x 9 square baking dish. Maybe it's 8 x 8. Honestly, I never measured. While that is baking, I have Hubby doing peanut butter cookies. I made the dough last night. He's making balls and flattening with the fork.
The milk jars are drying. Soon I'll take them back to the farm and pick up next week's milk. Meanwhile, I have to pay attention to the food dehydrator. I have yesterday's yogurt brewing in the food dehydrator. It must be kept at 110 degrees for 24 hours to grow the culture. I have a nine tray Excalibur Food dehydrator. It fits the quart jars perfectly. With temperature controls and a timer, it works a treat. The 2 jars of yogurt will last us 2 weeks in the refrigerator. May be this week I'll do mozzarella.
I haven't done meal planning yet. My week really starts on Wednesdays. Being self-employed, it just worked out that way.
The weather turned cool. We got the much-needed rain. It's cool and overcast today. Tonight I need to pull zucchini vines and transplant the Swiss Chard seedlings. Yesterday I ironed the plant dyed project bags. I should look at the tansy and pick out leaves to do eco-printing. I have at least 8 bags ready to go. It won't be sunny enough for a couple of days but the leaves need to soak in rust water for a day. I plan to cook them in plastic bags in the solar oven on Friday or Saturday, depending on the weather report. I think I will put them up on etsy when they are done.
That's the plan anyway.
