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Tammyb
True Blue Farmgirl
511 Posts
Tammy
Bluffton
Ohio
USA
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 Posted - Jun 18 2009 : 8:22:47 PM
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Wow I love this post. I'm trying the red beans and rice ( or maybe I'll make that black beans) :)
I bake / make and freeze alot ... mostly 30 meals at a time. I can during harvest time all I can get my hands on, dry some things and bulk buy when I can. I thought this was called survival shopping / baking !!! But I like recession cooking better :) Love all the tips girls. Keep this tread going.
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mellaisbella
True Blue Farmgirl
1862 Posts
melanie
living on Anne of Green
Gables land
Canada
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Posted - Jun 19 2009 : 04:27:45 AM
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ahhhh, the growing season in PEI is very short. people put their gardens in around The beginning of June (unless they have a green house) so it will be a long time coming!
"we must be the change we wish to see in the world"
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pamcook
True Blue Farmgirl
228 Posts
Pam
Chapel Hill
NC
USA
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Posted - Jun 19 2009 : 07:16:44 AM
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If you shop in the grocery stores - shop early, early in the morning when they are putting their meats and produce at mark-down prices.
Check out www.savingdinner.com - she has great recipes and even sends you the weekly shopping lists! Her frugal menus are some of the best.
www.ikat.org
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GailMN
True Blue Farmgirl
471 Posts
Gail
Hutchinson
Minnesota
USA
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Posted - Jun 19 2009 : 07:44:13 AM
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Recession Cooking, Depression Cooking, Survival Cooking, I think your age and area of the country probably have an effect on how you see it. My mom raised a family of 6 children pretty much by herself. I am the oldest - since this thread started I have been thinking a lot about those growing up years in the 50's and 60's. My favorite meal was homemade dumplings, homemade bread and canned apples. We never (the kids) thought we were poor or did we ever go without anything we needed. My mothers lessons in frugality and depression cooking served me well in my years as a young wife and mother. I applaud all that embrace a way of life that protects our earth, health and pocketbook. You go girls!
Gail
Farmgirl Sister #506
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jun 19 2009 : 08:37:18 AM
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Thanks for that link, Pam. I am determined to get all that I can from our harvest, as well as the foraging we do (wild brambles for jams--good for us, and for Christmas gifts!) and pears (good for mulled wine for Christmas gifts!) and dry all my herbs. Thing is with those, I need some jars and can't seem to find them anywhere.
You know, Gail, My father was born in 1923, and he really knew how to stretch a dollar--he was orphaned, and worked on the racetrack as a jockey (i.e. VERY poor) until WWII gave him 3 square meals a day...well, in boot camp, anyway. And my mom was raised very much like you in the late 40's and 50's--they had nothing. My gram worked 3 jobs (and walked to each of them) because her husband bailed on them, and she wasn't much of a cook. But you know what my mother's favorite "comfort" food is, still to this day? Macaroni and Milk. Literally cooked macaroni in hot milk, like a soup with butter and salt & pepper. This was a staple in their house, and they ate it frequently when there was nothing else. Funny, at 61, she will still want it when she "can't think of what to eat" or when she's feeling poorly, or sad about something. I eat it too--one of my favorite dishes as a child, because my mom made it for me, and my grandmother made it for her.
I am so grateful for these women who came before us and left their mark on the way we run our homes and our hearts!
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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Celticheart
True Blue Farmgirl
811 Posts
Marcia
WA
USA
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Posted - Jun 19 2009 : 12:12:16 PM
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I haven't really changed the way I cook. Mostly cooking from scratch is just the way it's done. We've always canned, frozen or pickled anything that isn't still moving.
Our garden is bigger this year, on purpose, with an eye toward preserving even more and giving some to the food bank. Two or three years ago I started using a dehydrator more. That's been fun.
A few of my favorite things are--tomatoes--canned, frozen, and oven roasted(yum), parched corn(very versatile) and I freeze pie fillings in the shape of the pie plates or pans, pop them out, wrap and stack them up in the freezer. Very convenient. This year we're going to do some roasted peppers too my DD says.
It's not about being perfect, but enjoying what you do. Set aside time to be creative.
Robyn Pandolph
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jun 19 2009 : 12:55:18 PM
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What a great idea about the pie filling...VERY inventive, and a great space saver!
After you oven roast your tomatoes, do you eat them that way, or do you freeze them?
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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Celticheart
True Blue Farmgirl
811 Posts
Marcia
WA
USA
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Posted - Jun 19 2009 : 1:52:31 PM
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I freeze them in ziplock bags. Then I reconstitute them in a little water and add to spaghetti sauce and lasagna.
It's not about being perfect, but enjoying what you do. Set aside time to be creative.
Robyn Pandolph
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mellaisbella
True Blue Farmgirl
1862 Posts
melanie
living on Anne of Green
Gables land
Canada
1862 Posts |
Posted - Jun 21 2009 : 05:39:01 AM
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Lots of great ideas ladies!!
"we must be the change we wish to see in the world"
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"Recession Cooking" Anyone doing it?
