The younger ones are much more yummy. You just don't get a trophy to hang on your wall
Posted on 11/18/2023 6:28:34 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
Have you ever watched ‘Two Fat Ladies’ cooking show from the BBC? I LOVE them so much - I watched all the episodes on DVD again last year.
They made Venison vedallions (from the Loin) with a Blackberry reduction sauce that was to die for!
Hubby was weedwhacking and he dropped it while it was running when he saw the bee.
The recipe name itself is so tantalizing:
“Medallions of Venison with Bramble Jelly”
Oh you KNOW what I would make these with ... Blackberry Merlot Wine Jelly!! Even your ‘syrup’ would probably work nicely!! Another recipe for my app!
Two goals today:
Make good progress on a Christmas Stocking I’m making that has to be done by Thursday. I’m about 1/3 of the way done after burning the midnight oil & working on it this morning.
The second goal was to get in the pole barn & extricate a set of shelves I need for my kitchen closet - the room I have left in the closet isn’t much & these shelves will just fit by an inch or two. The shelves were loaded with junk so that had to be cleaned off. The biggest obstacle was that dad had screwed another set of shelves to it - the other set didn’t have legs on the one side, so the shelves I wanted were used for support. There were a couple of bolts and of course, the nuts were rusted on. Somehow (miracles do happen!), with WD40, a bunch of tools, and lot of elbow grease, I managed to get the shelves unattached ... I am still somewhat in shock that I got all the rusted bolts undone.
I dragged (literally) the shelves 30-40 yds up to the hose in the yard & sprayed it down. I had it set up to drip dry and went to check on something else, When I came back, I had to laugh .... those shelves were now the highest thing in the yard (other than trees) so the bluebirds (3 of ‘em) had appropriated the shelves for perching! I hated to chase them off, but I was afraid they’d do what they do to my garden trellis - sit on it and poop. Fortunately for me, they had not messed up the shelves yet. I dragged them up to the ramp that goes in the front door & after a bit more drying, I’ll get some help to get them in the house.
We have an albino deer in our area - my brother saw it a couple of days ago, running across our field with a small herd of deer. He won’t shoot it, but I’m sure if someone else has the chance, they’ll do it. My brother calls it the “Angel Deer” ... I think I know why, but I’ll have to ask him about it ... has to do with my dad who passed in January.
(I see USDA and thinking USS DA which turns into "UFF DA'!" for some reason!)
IF WD-40 doesn’t loosen your rusted nuts-—use COCA Cola ==Apply with small brush or Q-tips if necessary.
IF you can get COLA SYRUP—that is even quicker.
When I lived on the farm near Middleton-—a small jar of COLA syrup was always in the fridge. For getting nuts off when tires on tractor or equipment needed attention. Brush it on—Leave overnight-—turn cleanly the next AM.
Thanks!
The WD40 actually worked & I got all the rusty bolts removed. Dad used to have some stuff for breaking rusty things loose, but I couldn’t find it.
I just moved the shelves into my kitchen closet - all of my canning is now on the shelves where I can easily see it - 101 half pints, 17 pints! I will soon be packing boxes of canned goodies for certain relatives to take home with them - I’ll see them at our Thanksgiving Feast Thursday :-)
So awesome. You live in America.
My burg is a Deer Sanctuary City, we have soooo many Blacktail in our city on the beach, it is a regular day to count 30 in 2 miles. Bucks run in groups of 2-4, homo Bucks. IMHO.
See if your state has a State Nursery. They sell native trees and shrubs that attract native wildlife and it’s cheap. I’ve bought from mine before. Some did ok, some didn’t do squat and some did ok. The hardest part id getting the good stuff. They run out in less than 24 hours it seems. Of course by good stuff, I mean human edible. Hazelnuts, Papaws, various berries.
The younger ones are much more yummy. You just don't get a trophy to hang on your wall
I generally like cooking shows. I watched PBS more when I was younger. Not so much any more.
S/B A shame, not Ashamed!
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This is part of the MO high res map. I'm either in that darker green (6a) blob in the center or in the lighter green around it(7a). LOL Gotta love hill country.
Aside from terrain, it might have to do with the enormous number or springs in the dark green area that pump out a gazillion gallons of cold water every hour.
Current temperature 10 miles South of me at a MO AG research station, 29.8. Current temperature at a regional airport 15 miles North, 36. I've seen it at over 10 degrees difference. The research station is in a valley near the Meramec River which is fed from Meramec Springs.
I turn 58 in just over a week so I'm just gonna call myself zone 6t. (or 49 again)
I’ve always BEEN a Zone 4 Girl and I will always BE a Zone 4 Girl! (They’ve bumped us up to 5a, now.)
A good practice is to plant things that will thrive in one Zone LOWER than yours - for sure you’ll have success.
So, even IF I could plant Zone 5a trees and shrubs, I’m sticking with Zone 4 for guaranteed success. I’m a Garden Rebel, LOL! :)
We have zone 8 summers but late frosts that get fruit tree flowers. I grabbed one Red Haven peach tree and will be looking for other, later varieties to add to it.
Agreed! :)
It was another warm and dry week here in Central Missouri. Not really ideal weather for deer hunting season, which opened a week ago Saturday. My freezers are all full so I didn’t buy tags this time.
My garden rebuild project is going well. I’ve finished moving dirt out and am ready to do the finish grade. It’s raining here today, but the forecast is dry for the rest of the week so with a four day weekend coming I should be able to get that task knocked out.
Once that’s done it will be time to do some measuring to lay out the perimeter and figure out how big/how many planter boxes I’ll need to build. I’ve settled on using corrugated barn roofing sheets for the sides/ends of the boxes. Boxes built with that stuff look nice, and it’s quite a bit less $$$/sq. ft. than pressure treated lumber.
I’m also planning to use long posts for the corners on some of the boxes so I’ll have a way to hang shade cloth above plants that don’t enjoy constant beating from the sun.
One side of the hoop house incorporates the perimeter fence on the west side of the garden so it will have to be torn down and rebuilt too.
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