by Kathleen Wilson | Aug 28, 2016 | Raven Hill Blog
I made this cornbread using the recipe on the back of the Purity Cornmeal package. Its not too dense and tastes great. ______________________________ Ingredients 3/4 cup of cornmeal1-1/4 cup of milk1 cup of all-purpose flour1/3 cup of granulated sugar1 TBSP of baking...
by Kathleen Wilson | Aug 26, 2016 | Raven Hill Blog
I have so many pounds of figs that I wanted to make several different varieties of preserves. This one is a savoury preserve to serve with brie or goat cheese and prosciutto. This jam recipe is from Food Network. I processed 4 pint jars; And I cooked...
by Kathleen Wilson | Aug 25, 2016 | Raven Hill Blog
I had hoped to grow enough paste tomatoes to can them, but I mixed up my tomato seedlings and ended up giving away some of the ‘Amish’ plants. So I bought 50 lbs of Roma’s and made 24 jars of crushed tomatoes to make sauces, soups or casseroles....
by Kathleen Wilson | Aug 24, 2016 | Raven Hill Blog
There is a monster of a fig tree in our side yard. The base is behind the rock wall on the slope going to the meadow so it gets watered and the roots stay cool. I took 10 feet off this tree the spring of 2014 and it has grown back so it will be pruned again...
by Kathleen Wilson | Aug 23, 2016 | Raven Hill Blog
We have a beautiful crab apple tree in the front garden that has pretty white flowers in the spring and produces a great deal of fruit the size of a large olive. This year I decided to make sure I picked them and processed them. My friend mentioned how she used...
