tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post6484255450582400304..comments2023-10-22T17:07:37.075-05:00Comments on breadbasketcase: Half Wheat BreadAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15187362927261194164noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-69794287984744754212007-07-26T14:19:00.000-05:002007-07-26T14:19:00.000-05:00CP,Have you ever been around chickens? We had som...CP,<BR/>Have you ever been around chickens? We had some once when I was a kid. My dad had the idea that we'd have fresh eggs and fresh roast chicken. All I remember is that the chickens were very mean and ran after me, trying to peck me. I also remember that my dad was never able to bring himself to kill the chickens. Eventually we gave them away. I hope that you get some good-tempered hens!Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13183158217378477758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-54478867945460014952007-07-24T18:54:00.000-05:002007-07-24T18:54:00.000-05:00I actually want to put up a hen house once I have ...I actually want to put up a hen house once I have a large enough yard. Hooray! Organic eggies for me!Chubbypandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12930326230203564199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-12013417249932157752007-07-24T08:59:00.000-05:002007-07-24T08:59:00.000-05:00Jini,You're not the only one who doesn't know abou...Jini,<BR/>You're not the only one who doesn't know about the flower blog--in fact, I'm surprised anyone knows about it because its whole purpose is just to record what flowers I have in my garden. It's at www.firstblooms2007.blogspot.com<BR/>And no, you can't have him as a weeder. He is already spoken for. And he is a very thorough weeder. Whereas I pull up some weeds, then see something that needs deadheading, then see something else I don't like the looks of, Jim stays with a given spot until it is 100% weed-free. I irritate him because I am so easily distracted.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13183158217378477758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-36551158053897763542007-07-23T21:03:00.000-05:002007-07-23T21:03:00.000-05:00am i the only one to be in the dark about this flo...am i the only one to be in the dark about this flower blog by jim? would he be willing to weed my garden???jinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13274997124184312649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-13862643618640342432007-07-23T20:55:00.000-05:002007-07-23T20:55:00.000-05:00Jini,Thanks! I actually can be somewhat half-witt...Jini,<BR/>Thanks! I actually can be somewhat half-witted at times, but I'm glad you haven't picked up on it.<BR/>Melinda,<BR/>I hate ketchup and would never make it. I think I must be one of only two or three Americans who doesn't like ketchup. And I've never made jam either. You should try making butter yourself--you can probably buy better cream than we can here in the states.<BR/><BR/>Chris,<BR/>I just got regular whipping cream from the nearest grocery store. If I'd planned ahead, I would have gone to the co-op, and bought some excellent cream from a local organic farm. I'm very excited by the make-your-own mozzarella idea! Far better than making ketchup.<BR/><BR/>Kneadtobake,<BR/>Jim started the flower blog at my request, so I'd know what flowers bloomed at what time. Now that I have the record, I've found something else to get obsessive about. I want to have at least one new flower in bloom every day of the season, from mid-April to mid-September. I'm fine in the spring, but I need lots more late summer-early fall things.<BR/><BR/>Breadchick,<BR/>You must find your Laura Ingalls Wilder outfit and then make butter yourself! You'll love it.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13183158217378477758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-22820334931123967472007-07-23T15:05:00.000-05:002007-07-23T15:05:00.000-05:00WOW! That is all I can say (that and I can almost...WOW! That is all I can say (that and I can almost taste that butter on that bread). Now where is my Laure Ingells outfit...breadchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376772267923924607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-18927274009342432882007-07-23T09:39:00.000-05:002007-07-23T09:39:00.000-05:00Homemade bread AND homemade butter, it just does n...Homemade bread AND homemade butter, it just does not get any better than that.<BR/>I checked out Jim's blog, WOW! I wish I could make bread and look out on such beautiful gardens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-88145610445682359892007-07-23T07:56:00.000-05:002007-07-23T07:56:00.000-05:00I gotta say, BBC, sometimes I read your blog and f...I gotta say, BBC, sometimes I read your blog and find we are thinking about the same stuff (actually, I think it's just that we both read the Wed and Sun NYT). Where did you get the cream for the butter? I wanted to make it too, but the nearest Whole Foods (where I'm thinking I could get either organic heavy cream, or just heavy cream without stabilizers) is about an hour away and I haven't gotten the ambition up to hitch up the wagon yet.<BR/>Oh! Have you tried making mozzarella yet (and then ricotta with the whey)? Easy as pie. Easier than pie. Made some last weekend from some local raw milk (no cream though), yummy and quick. Here's a link if you want the specifics http://www.pocketfarm.com/?cat=17.<BR/>My husband is threatening to get me a WWMID t-shirt<BR/>Once again, great blog <BR/>Chris in RIAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-23151619475964801502007-07-22T22:53:00.000-05:002007-07-22T22:53:00.000-05:00Yes, you are getting very show-offy in making your...Yes, you are getting very show-offy in making your own butter! You'll be making your own mustard and ketchup next, Laura Ingels! <BR/>I must admit Rose has put me off using my wholewheat flour by saying it goes rancid very quickly. But I really can't taste a rancid taste. She must have hyper sensitive taste buds. I don't store it in the freezer either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-78528797678585015902007-07-22T21:28:00.000-05:002007-07-22T21:28:00.000-05:00wow! how lucky that you had just enough time slat...wow! how lucky that you had just enough time slather that yummy butter on 6 pieces of bread so you and jim could eat them and BLAST out the door and arrive on time. :)<BR/>you are not a half wit......you are a true wit! with an outstanding sense of humor.jinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13274997124184312649noreply@blogger.com