Coffee anyone ?

[Mini Horses]

Hoping all goes well with the inspection , Country.

Would be nice if all went well with the truck repairs, too It's always a PITA when we have vehicle issues. I need to get brake pads on my car --- grrrrr. But, could be a LOT worse. At least the truck is fine.

Awoke to 26 degrees this AM....up to 30 now. COLD! Everything was white and glistening off the frost everywhere.
Instant "pretty", then ugg "cold", now hurry and warm up. It should get to 50. Chickens are roaming, goats are still bedded in their barn, minis are neighing "where's hay?". Coffee is hot and delish! Yeah, moving slow this AM...out the door in a few. No one is starving!

 

[greybeard]

@greybeard you kinda scare me... don't like trees and don't like any shape, size, form or fashion of lasagna.

I cut trees off roads or fences on average a dozen times/year. My sister lost a perfectly good 2 story barn a few years ago to an oak tree that blew down. I lose power here on average once every 2 months for anywhere from 2 hrs to all day & 1/2 the night due to trees on power lines. None, of those trees were mine. Always one off my brother's place, my sister's place or off the national forest. Their fallen leaves and limbs get washed into the natural drainage ditches that are dry most of the year, then clog up the two 32" culverts under my 1/4 mile long drive and the water ends up coming over the road, washing it out or at at the least, washing out the crushed limestone. I have to clean all that wet heavy mess out with a pitchfork before the next heavy rain comes, and as a matter of fact, need to do it now.

 

[Granny Heeney]

Lasagna.....

I've had a hankering to make one for about a week but the price of ricotta It's been through the roof here for a while. Cows are endangered in SC right now, don'cha know LOL

 

[Baymule]

I've had a hankering to make one for about a week but the price of ricotta It's been through the roof here for a while. Cows are endangered in SC right now, don'cha know LOL

With a gallon of milk and 2 lemons, make your own.

Lemon Cheese Recipe
This rich and delicious cheese may be made in the evening and will be ready to spread on hot croissants for breakfast! It is a great cheese to start for all ages and experience. You may have to add a bit more or less lemon juice depending on the milk you use.
Ingredients
1 gallon of milk
2 large lemons
Recipe
Warm milk to 165 degrees F (you may go up to 190F to help your milk coagulate). Stir often to avoid scorching the milk. Add the juice of the lemons to the milk. Stir and allow to set off the stove for 15 minutes.
The warm milk will separate into a stringy curd and a greenish liquid whey. Line a colander with cheesecloth
and pour the curds and whey into the colander. Save the whey for baking bread if desired. Tie four corners of the cheesecloth into a knot and hang the bag of curds to drain for an hour or until it reaches the desired consistency.
Remove the cheese from the cloth and place it in a bowl. Add salt to taste -- usually about 1/4 teaspoon. You may mix in herbs. Fresh dill leaves are delicious. Place the cheese in a covered container and store in the refrigerator. This cheese will keep up to a week. It is a moist spreadable cheese with a hint of lemon taste.

 

[Bruce]

I cut trees off roads or fences on average a dozen times/year. My sister lost a perfectly good 2 story barn a few years ago to an oak tree that blew down. I lose power here on average once every 2 months for anywhere from 2 hrs to all day & 1/2 the night due to trees on power lines. None, of those trees were mine. Always one off my brother's place, my sister's place or off the national forest. Their fallen leaves and limbs get washed into the natural drainage ditches that are dry most of the year, then clog up the two 32" culverts under my 1/4 mile long drive and the water ends up coming over the road, washing it out or at at the least, washing out the crushed limestone. I have to clean all that wet heavy mess out with a pitchfork before the next heavy rain comes, and as a matter of fact, need to do it now.

Sounds like you should move to the desert! No problem with trees falling on power lines there.

 

[RollingAcres]

Sounds like you should move to the desert! No problem with trees falling on power lines there.

No trees falling down but there are giant cactus that could fall on his house or barn

 

[Alaskan]

I cut trees off roads or fences on average a dozen times/year. My sister lost a perfectly good 2 story barn a few years ago to an oak tree that blew down. I lose power here on average once every 2 months for anywhere from 2 hrs to all day & 1/2 the night due to trees on power lines. None, of those trees were mine. Always one off my brother's place, my sister's place or off the national forest. Their fallen leaves and limbs get washed into the natural drainage ditches that are dry most of the year, then clog up the two 32" culverts under my 1/4 mile long drive and the water ends up coming over the road, washing it out or at at the least, washing out the crushed limestone. I have to clean all that wet heavy mess out with a pitchfork before the next heavy rain comes, and as a matter of fact, need to do it now.

That will make you hate trees.

Yep.

 

[Mini Horses]

I use vinegar in the milk for that cheese -- plus fresh goat milk. It freezes well! Yes, make cheese or feed to chickens, pigs, cats, dogs, etc. Get a goat! You will have more milk than you need. Then there's cream, butter, yogurt and on and on.

GB -- maybe put some fencing a few feet before the culvert opening to catch the debris, then easier & more open clean up? Seems like it would be. Maybe even most moveable with tractor and attachments? Worth some thought.

 

[goatgurl]

so ok @greybeard maybe you don't hate every tree, maybe just the ones that cause you and yours problems. I can appreciate that kind of dislike but to condemn them all is just wrong. the lasagna you get a pass on, everyone has something they don't like. for me its green beans, yup the veggie that everyone loves I would rather not partake of. childhood thing I guess.

 

[Bruce]

DD1 won't touch a green bean in any form. DD2 will eat them only if they are raw.