Well it’s been a long, long time since we have had a new blog post. I know that Mr. Duess and I have been busy with work and renovations and children and and and and… What you likely do not know, though, is that we have been back at it. Back and bacon makin’. Oh… Continue Reading
Category Archives: DIY
Home made ginger ale
Ginger Ale, like many sodas, started life in the drugstores of early 20th century America. And unlike the artificially flavoured concoctions often sold as ginger ale today the original didn’t just pack a flavour punch, it also contained all the medicinal properties that ginger is justly famous for. Thankfully, making your own ginger ale is… Continue Reading
The great bacon making of 2009
Today I picked up 10 pork bellies at the Springfield Farm Store. The pork is from local, naturally raised pigs, no hormones, no antibiotics. Tomorrow we’ll be starting the cure. Our butcher, shown in the picture above, has agreed to let us use her cold room, so we don’t run out of fridge space at… Continue Reading
The first run
While it is way too warm, and will be until fall, to properly cold smoke meat and fish, I wanted to at least try the smokehouse. In went some hard boiled eggs, a handful of heirloom tomatoes and some salt. As you can see, it worked very well.… Continue Reading
The cold smoker
Today I finally tested the cold smoking box I’ve been building. The smoker is about 6″ high, built from pine on the inside and cedar on the outside. The box sits on a concrete block foundation to keep it dry and has a shingle roof. Smoke is generated by a smoking bullet, fixed to the… Continue Reading