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Re: Good Morning!
Posted: Tue May 26, 2020 11:58 am
by Killerbunny
Lots of rhubarb here. Split some from a friend that seems to be taking and she had loads spare. In fact DH is off to get some more now. I love rhubarb and rhubarb jam.
Re: Good Morning!
Posted: Tue May 26, 2020 1:46 pm
by Ontario Chick
Rhubarb Crisp here, until we get tired of it and then just ignore it for the rest of the summer
Used to make an amazing strawberries and rhubarb jam, until we were no longer able to afford strawberries
Re: Good Morning!
Posted: Tue May 26, 2020 2:17 pm
by Jaye
Same here: Rhubarb Strawberry Crisp - or Rhubarb Mango Crisp, if I can find mango on sale. Baking doesn't happen often here, especially not dessert baking, and it's definitely not happening over the next few days in this heat. I dream of having a summer kitchen on days like this.
The new batch of quail chicks were moved to the old quail tractor last evening. We had one that had been failing to thrive for a few days now, and this morning it was on it's side, eyes closed, laboured breathing, so we had to help it out. :-( .
Silkie babies will be moved to the summer coop within the main chicken run later today. Looking forward to that in a way, but it was nice having them in the laundry room where we could stop by regularly. I'm tired of all the dander and constant bedding changing now that they're a bit bigger though.
Well, I'm off to deliver some flat pack cooler packs to the girls and boys out in the runs.
Re: Good Morning!
Posted: Tue May 26, 2020 3:07 pm
by Killerbunny
Rhubarb jam is MUCH better than strawberry rhubarb. We found some frozen mango that isn't a bad price in the Superstore and it's nice to nibble on still frozen.
Should have said Food Basics, sorry!
Re: Good Morning!
Posted: Tue May 26, 2020 4:07 pm
by JimW
My rhubarb is barely growing here for some reason, not sure what is going on. Too hot for my liking today, so only doing the bare minimum here today... feeding and watering. Picked up my boat today from Spring tuneup, so fishing soon!!
Hope everyone is enjoying the sun, but staying cool.
Re: Good Morning!
Posted: Tue May 26, 2020 4:43 pm
by Killerbunny
I've been misting the turkeys, the tolerate the cold well but they don't like the heat. Also 5 are broody and it's hard on them.
Re: Good Morning!
Posted: Tue May 26, 2020 4:45 pm
by Killerbunny
JimW wrote: ↑Tue May 26, 2020 4:07 pm
My rhubarb is barely growing here for some reason, not sure what is going on. Too hot for my liking today, so only doing the bare minimum here today... feeding and watering. Picked up my boat today from Spring tuneup, so fishing soon!!
Hope everyone is enjoying the sun, but staying cool.
My rhubard collapsed last year and is stunted this year. Not sure what happened but I'm surprised it even came back. Thank goosness for rhubarb friends.
Re: Good Morning!
Posted: Tue May 26, 2020 4:47 pm
by spuddog59
Jaye wrote: ↑Tue May 26, 2020 2:17 pm
Same here: Rhubarb Strawberry Crisp - or Rhubarb Mango Crisp, if I can find mango on sale. Baking doesn't happen often here, especially not dessert baking, and it's definitely not happening over the next few days in this heat. I dream of having a summer kitchen on days like this.
The new batch of quail chicks were moved to the old quail tractor last evening. We had one that had been failing to thrive for a few days now, and this morning it was on it's side, eyes closed, laboured breathing, so we had to help it out. :-( .
Silkie babies will be moved to the summer coop within the main chicken run later today. Looking forward to that in a way, but it was nice having them in the laundry room where we could stop by regularly. I'm tired of all the dander and constant bedding changing now that they're a bit bigger though.
Well, I'm off to deliver some flat pack cooler packs to the girls and boys out in the runs.
Gonna look up a rhu-mango recipe! I bet the mango takes the edge off the rhubarb. Am cleaning out the freezer and made a jam using white peaches (that were supposed to turn into Belini's! but never did), Red Havens, ground cherries, and a handful of our strawberries. A little black currant liqueur and nutmeg - named it Rose Gold Jam. If I find mango cheap, might name the new jam True Rhu-Mance!
We used to keep silkies too. My kids called them 'Sillikies"!
Re: Good Morning!
Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 9:18 am
by baronrenfrew
Big find here two weeks ago - my brother discovered that the neighbours property along the road has some ramps aka wild garlic. So I went over that weekend having never picked it before and found that 5 acres of forest was 40% covered in wild garlic on the forest floor. That property changed hands 10 years ago - the new property owners abandoned the house and built a solar panel barn and live elsewhere and I've seen them on the property 4 times in 10 years (and nobody there in winter). We don't even know how to find them to ask permission so we have been jumping the fence from my place and picking.
Who would do the same?
Re: Good Morning!
Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 10:30 am
by Brebis
An old farmer at our old farm always used to say the only way you can get your stuck hand out of a fence is if you have some potatoes in it!! This was potato country, but probably works for ramps too!!!
