Comment on Making Pickled Beets by Georgina
You can also custom-design your own pickling spice recipe. Much tastier than the kind sold in the store. Cardamom is fun to use. Or sassafras or sarsaparilla. So are hot peppers and ginger. Depends on...
View ArticleComment on Peach Jam with Pomona Pectin by Sarah Randall
Peach almond was the first jam I ever made on my own and is still a favorite.
View ArticleComment on The Hunt for the Perfect Pickle by Dave cope
I make mine the same way, but I only use extra garlic and dill. But I add two chipotle peppers one at the bottom one on top. They have to sit longer the smokey spicy taste of these pickles Is killer.
View ArticleComment on Acorns! by Jan-Pieter Atsma
Hi, As Dutchy myself, living in Scotland, I can vouch for the word ‘Eychenboom’, which has become ‘Eikenboom’ in modern Dutch. Another funny thing is that the Dutch word for Squirrel is ‘Eekhoorn’,...
View ArticleComment on Greetings from Scotland! by Diana
I would love to see the recipe and you are indeed living out my dream.!
View ArticleComment on Greetings from Scotland! by Elaine
Wow, I wish I had been smart enough to do something like this right out of high school. Helen, you’re living out my dream as well!
View ArticleComment on Greetings from Scotland! by kris
Yes, please, all tips from the Scots, Oaks and Rowans! XX K
View ArticleComment on Greetings from Scotland! by Vicki
I would also love to see the tips from your trip! What a great idea for gap year! (:
View ArticleComment on Foraging on the University of Washington Campus by G. A. Howard
Enjoy your site, including the recipes and posts from Scotland. Very interested in the forage-able foods you are able to find at the UW, especially all the apples. Any idea what varieties the apples are?
View ArticleComment on Foraging on the University of Washington Campus by admin
Glad you’re enjoying the site! I don’t know what the varieties are but am hoping to learn. If I do I will post them.
View ArticleComment on Foraging on the University of Washington Campus by Tracy Mehlin
Hi Admin. If you ever have any mystery plants be sure to stop in to see us at the UW Center for Urban Horticulture (UW Botanic Gardens). We have a library and herbarium and we love to help everyone...
View ArticleComment on Greetings from Scotland! by Melany Vorass Herrera
I would love the recipe for oak leaf wine!
View ArticleComment on Greetings from Scotland! by admin
Here’s one recipe that looks good. I will check with Helen to see what she used. http://natureswhispers.blogspot.com/2011/05/spring-oak-leaf-wine.html
View ArticleComment on Foraging on the University of Washington Campus by admin
Thanks Tracy! I would love help identifying several of the oak and apple tree varieties. I am going to post pictures of a new oak by the IMA I ran across today with HUGE acorns. If you have time take a...
View ArticleComment on About by Mark Whittington
Hey, guys; I’m pursuing a copy of http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/03/american-planning-association-issues-zoning-guide-for-urban-agriculture/ for a presentation to Flint, MI city council, which is...
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