Running on a major tangent from yesterday’s gator hunt story, I wanted to cover preserving “Alligator Apples”, or avocados. Green black or or brown skinned, they make a fantastic dip when turned into guacamole, and are mighty tasty addition as foo-foo dressing for sandwiches when added as slices. Rich in GOOD fats, they are a […]
Category: food preservation
Prep Item Review: Happy Squeeze Coco Products
Browsing through the isles of my grocery store, on my mission of procurement (buying groceries), I often look for good items to stock for hurricane season, or other unfortunate circumstances. I stare longingly at the cans of SPAM (on sale this week, too!), sardines, canned fruits, and of course the beef jerky. Much of it […]
Preparing to be Prepared – Cleaning out the Freezer
I’ve been hearing rumors of a grass fed, free range beef deal that *might* be coming my way, and if the tales being told are true, I’m going to need some freezer space. I also have a line on a couple sources for wild hogs, another reason to have some freezer space available. While my […]
Smoking Rabbit – A Comparison of Two methods
Today’s article was brought to you by the fine folks over at Reef-Hunter.com. Go check out their great line of custom apparel, and tell them FloridaHillbilly sent you! (click to open a new page) BlueTang recently posted an article at www.bbq-brethren.com on his method of smoking rabbit. He had to listen to me raving about […]
Summer Wild Foods in South Florida
Wow, it is hot already. Afternoons are in the 90’s, the sun blisters everything it touches, and walking barefoot is not longer an option – even the sand burns your feet. But there is good news. Being the tropics, there are quite a few exotic (to a hillbilly) forms of food that you can gather […]
There is a Little Prepper in All of Us (I Hope!)
I was over at a friend’s place a while back, and I I saw something they didn’t realize I spotted…and I don’t know that they would have wanted me to notice what they had been doing. Realizing what it was, I did what any trustworthy friend would do, I took
I am Just Like Superman (And Eating Dried Morels)
I’m usually “that guy” folks call on to resolve a problem. I’m the one folks say they will go to if TSHTF. I am a rock during a crisis, it seems. Clark Kent, mild mannered man by day, but when the need arises, he dons his tights and a cape then proceeds to save the […]
Jerky
For every road trip, I like to have certain items packed up in a small cooler, located close at hand. Water to drink, some fruit, nuts, pork rinds, and of course, jerky. To me, nothing says “ROADTRIP!” like a big old bag of jerky. Beef, pork, rabbit, alligator, venison…. just about any type of meat […]
Guest Post: Four from RidgeRunner of Green Earth Survival School
Today, I have four selections from RidgeRunner’s Green Earth Survival School Facebook page today. RR puts out some of my favorite down to earth articles. Must be the common backgrounds we share, having both grown up in the rural Appalachians. Bone Tools I really enjoy working with
Muscovey Ducks – My Final Verdict
I’ve done my share of learning about Muscovy ducks over the past two years, and have finally come to a point where I’m ready to make a qualified decision on them, at least as far as my personal circumstances are concerned. I originally wanted a low input, self reliant form of bird for eggs and […]