Category: Vines and Wine
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Three Girls and a Pig
I know there are a million things to tell you about yesterday. Piles of people and food and delights. Girls and calves and little pigs. Food and more food! Many hands. Lovely. But it is baling day and there are piles of things to get done first. And it is not even dawn and I…
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Get a ha’y cut
That is probably the lamest title I have ever written but you will remember that the rule on titles is to write down the first thing that comes to my mind and there you are. We got the hay cut .. and then this morning we had a thunder-storm but no rain with it although…
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How to make Ricotta Salata
I love Ricotta Salata and had not have thought of making it until Amanda found a recipe and gave it a go. Now it is going to be a staple cheese around here. You can make this with pasteurised milk that you buy at the supermarket. So no excuses about not having a cow!. I Heat 2…
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Once more into the breach
Difficult the calf, who was always so hard to feed and who ironically never got the scours, has come down with pneumonia. Her tall bony body is thumping with it. The man said calves never recover once they start to thump, that I should just let her go. He said it kindly. Like many of the…
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Piggie Loves
Use your inside voice, Bubba. Ok Mama. Pig kisses. Got to love them. Yesterday I started another ricotta to be made into ricotta salata. I will make as many of these as I can for the winter (they take 90 days to cure) . Creme Fraiche which we eat with EVERYTHING. and another buttermilk…
The Kitchen's Garden 