Yesterday the fog hung thick. Blanketing the earth for the whole day. Usually, a fog will lift in the late morning but yesterday we shoved through the sodden visible air for the whole day. 
We have collected our experimental bale of silage. It is alfalfa. Very good stuff. The beef cows, full from their dry bale under the trees were less than enthusiastic but the pigs LOVE it. I am going to feed it to Lady Astor at milking time and see how it affects the butter. The cows milk butter changes over the year – it is the epitome of seasonal. When they eat green spring grass the butter is a good deep yellow. On a dryer winter diet it is much lighter in colour and a lighter taste. Fermented foods should be better for a ruminant (you would think) and this is wet too. Plus the proteins are held for longer in silage so maybe the milk will be creamier.
We will see.
I will make butter today and then again in three days. Then see if there is a difference. I always culture the butter, so I will make another batch of yoghurt first.
All the cows are locked up on their concrete pads now. It rained last night and will continue to rain today. And you know how protective I am of my pastures.
The three little fat pigs are more than happy about the upturn in the temperatures.
Mud is coming.
I am working on making little muffin sized steak and cheese pies. I make parchment paper muffin tin liners which has made ALL the difference. But I think I can roll my pastry a little thinner. They were incredibly delicious.
I have pastry left over so today I am going to make sausage rolls. Today’s pastry is just a regular white flour pastry. This recipe is the closest to the one I use.
I think I have a bit of a wet slog ahead of me today. This afternoon the temperatures start to fall straight down past freezing and possibly into ice and snow. So tomorrow morning will be interesting. Or not.
I hope you have a lovely day.
WEATHER: Wet. Wet. Wet.
Monday 01/22 100% / 0.31 in
Windy with a steady rain this morning. Showers continuing this afternoon. Thunder possible. High 57F. Winds S at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 100%.
Monday Night 01/22 70% / < 1 in
Rain showers early with precipitation turning to a mixture of rain and snow overnight. Low 29F. Winds SW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precip 70%.
Sun
7:11 am 4:57 pm
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 26% visible 10:16 am 10:34 pm
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40 responses to “FOG. RAIN. SNOW.”
Could you put your pastry through a pasta machine to get it really thin or is that just a bonkers idea?!
Hmm – we have to keep pastry very cold but i don’t know – could be a good idea – they must use rollers when they make large amounts?
I bet they do!
Gray, gray, gray for two days here and rain most of the day today. Had to spread wood ash for the horses this morning, the water on the packed down snow was treacherous! Tonight it’s mostly gone but the temp is dropping. Your drive looks like the bottom corner of our yard, first a pond, then a lake, now a seeming ocean and the equines won’t risk slogging through it to get to winter pasture. That, of course means more manure in the barn and run in, sigh, at least the shovel handles aren’t quite as cold as they have been. Think spring!
Everyone is getting rain but us. We got a little bit today, but have a long way to go.