Making Hominy from Untreated Corn
This recipe is for making pozole also known as hominy. You need 2 lbs of white field corn (removed from cob) and two tablespoons slaked lime (also known as Cal). Clean the corn by placing …
This recipe is for making pozole also known as hominy. You need 2 lbs of white field corn (removed from cob) and two tablespoons slaked lime (also known as Cal). Clean the corn by placing …
In yesterday’s post, I mentioned corn and pellagra. Pellagra was a vitamin deficiency disease caused by a lack of niacin. It became an epidemic in the south during the great depression. It was a main …
I spent Fathers Day with my father, who is almost ninety and in great shape, both physically and mentally. He talked a lot about his childhood. He was the oldest of six children, and his …
Lately I have heard a lot of discussion about food grade plastic buckets. There seems to be a feeling among many people that any bucket marked with the recycling number 1, PETE or PET are …
A few questions have come up on how to get the water or other liquids out of a fifty five gallon barrel. It is really pretty simple. You can always use an old fashioned siphon …
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Well folks, I thought for sure, I had posted the instructions for canning chicken. I was informed that I haven’t. I have only mentioned it. Ok so here it is: this was passed on to …
How much salt do you store? I personally store an excessive amount of salt. It is cheap, stores indefinitely, if protected from moisture and can be retained in its original packaging. Salt was used as …
I was doing some research on the websites of several food companies and under their questions and answer sections found the following information. The following question and answers are quotes from their websites. I have …
Back in the 1960’s we used to pack our wheat and other grains in 5 gallon square metal cans with good tight fitting lids. A little dry ice in the bottom and they were well …