About a week ago, we ran across a dusty old jar or collards greens that we pressure canned ourselves…about 5-6 years ago. It had somehow got pushed to the back of the cabinet, and was overlooked all this time. We opened it and
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Building a Simple Quail Cage
Raising backyard Quail seem to be the flavor of the day. While I’ve been raising them for several years, lately, word has spread about the simplicity of raising them.That’s a good thing for several reasons – it becomes more socially acceptable, it increases the availability of breeding stock, it allows folks to raise some of […]
Free books! Quail Q&A, and other tidbits from Floridahillbilly
Today I am updating everyone on a few changes here at FloridaHillbilly.com, as well as answering some quail questions that came in last week. First, I’m sure you’ve noticed that I now include ads in my articles, as well as small ad banners on my sidebar. This is to allow me to continue writing on […]
Guest Post: Spicy Thai Jerky
I received an email from a regular that I’ve gone over with a fine toothed comb, and while I’ve not tried it myself, I know the author well enough to believe it is a good thing. CHopper also lives in Florida, and has some similar interests (And tastes) as I do. We’ve bounced ideas back […]
No Post Today
Nothing written today, mostly because I needed my sleep last night. I did want to tell everyone that I’ve
Grind Your Own Burger
From an article I read recently: “Though it initially made “absolute assurances” that all of its burgers were 100% beef, Burger King has been forced to admit that some of its patties may have contained horse meat, after traces of equine DNA were found at one of their processing plants.“ Now I don’t have a […]
Smoking Rabbit
Check out my Free Rabbit Breeding Calendar The only thing better than having a good friend with a smoker, is have TWO good friends with a smoker. Last week, my buddy SB and I were talking, and I mentioned that I had a bunch of rabbits to harvest. He offered to smoke some for me, […]
Interview at InTheRabbitHole.com
Today I’ll be talking instead of writing. I was recently interviewed by the great folks over at InTheRabbitHole.com, Aaron and Jason. Here is their post regarding my interview: Episode 101: The Season II Finale by AARON FRANKEL on MAY 12, 2013 in URBAN SURVIVAL PODCAST EPISODES Episode 101: The Season II Finale [ 1:23:41 | 38.81 MB Hide Player | Play […]
Home Canning – Your First Batch, Strawberry Jam
This is the final entry in my Home Canning series. I cannot stress how simple the whole process is, how little extra equipment you need, how much money you save on the end product, or how much better quality and taste is of the final product. I am able to only come up with one […]
Home Canning – Sources for Items to Can
Not everyone has an acre of garden beds producing bushels of produce daily, or pastures for cows, goats, pigs or any other living protein source. Some of use are living in town with barely enough room for a small bed of basil… Where do we find quality foods to preserve via canning? Honestly, there are […]