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Farm Kitchen: Food Hints from TV, Mag, & Books |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7114 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7114 Posts |
Posted - Jun 01 2016 : 09:10:33 AM
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In this month's grocery store magazine:
Use canning jar rings to form uniform and firm hamburger patties. If you line the jar rings with plastic wrap you can lift the patty out. You can also use any lid from any jar - example a peanut butter jar lid.
Ice cream cubes. Soften ice cream & put into ice cube trays. Add to milk/chocolate milk or iced coffee for an extra treat.
Please share your food hints with us.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14 FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015. Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth. |
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6663 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
6663 Posts |
Posted - Jun 01 2016 : 3:44:17 PM
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Sara, I like these suggestions you found. Simple but so useful for basics!
Winnie #3109 Red Tractor Girl Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015 |
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7231 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
7231 Posts |
Posted - Jun 02 2016 : 11:27:32 AM
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I really like the uniform hamburger patties! That's a great idea when your making a ton for a BBQ and what them all the same size.
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13664 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13664 Posts |
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Lady in Pearls
True Blue Farmgirl
105 Posts
Ashley
Texas
USA
105 Posts |
Posted - Jun 13 2016 : 12:17:05 PM
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We've always added vanilla bean ice cream to coffee! It's the perfect mixture of cream and sugar!
“If more of us valued good food and cheer above hoards of gold, it would be a merrier world." - Tolkien
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7114 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7114 Posts |
Posted - Jun 13 2016 : 4:02:49 PM
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Condensed sweeten milk is good in iced coffee. To tell the truth I can eat it right out of the can.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14 FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015. Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth. |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7114 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7114 Posts |
Posted - Oct 01 2016 : 08:39:07 AM
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This morning on The Kitchen on the FC instead of making two apple pies they made one in a cookie sheet. Topped it with pie dough cut with leaf cookie cutters. Chilled the dough before cutting the leaves so they would hold together.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14 FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015. Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth. |
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
3602 Posts
Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
3602 Posts |
Posted - Oct 01 2016 : 09:16:55 AM
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That sounds like a wonderful apple treat for a crowd! Thank you!
Farmgirl sister #3926
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7114 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7114 Posts |
Posted - Oct 01 2016 : 09:40:51 AM
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Judith, you're right it would feed a crowd and look great on a buffet or picnic table.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14 FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015. Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth. |
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AuntJamelle
True Blue Farmgirl
569 Posts
Jaime
South Bend
Indiana
USA
569 Posts |
Posted - Oct 04 2016 : 06:08:00 AM
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If you try to soften butter in microwave and it goes too far, starts to melt, you can stir it - metal bowl is best - with a couple ice cubes until it solidifies again. Then you can go ahead and use for cookies, whatever, that called for the softened butter. Saw this on America's Test Kitchen! And it works!
If you are trying to whip egg whites to soft or stiff peaks - set your metal bowl and your metal beaters in the freezer for a while before you start. It really helps the egg whites stiffen up better and faster once you get started! |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7114 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7114 Posts |
Posted - Oct 04 2016 : 06:18:58 AM
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Jaime, I thought I had seen every American Test Kitchen show and most twice, but I missed that one on butter. Thanks, that is a good hint.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14 FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015. Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth. |
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janamarieje
True Blue Farmgirl
1022 Posts
Jana
Southern California
USA
1022 Posts |
Posted - Oct 06 2016 : 7:49:59 PM
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I have used this trick for years to eliminating onion, garlic and/or pepper smell from my hands. While washing you hands with soap and water run your soapy hands on the stainless steel sink, facet or spoon for a minute then rinse. I hear used coffee grounds and baking soda also works, but I haven't tried either yet.
Also a good way to neutralizing hot pepper sting on you hand(s) is to soak your hand(s) in milk or yogurt until the stinging sensation subsides.
Jana #7110 http://www.emhardt.com
Gardening is cheaper than therapy and you get tomatoes. ~Author Unknown All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt! ~Charles Schulz
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7114 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7114 Posts |
Posted - Oct 08 2016 : 11:10:28 AM
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Good hints Jana.
Today on Martha Stewart on PBS she used two same sized knives held together to chop walnuts. She held the handles with one hand and the top of the blades at the other end with the other hand. She said it kept the nuts from flying around and chopped the nuts faster. Doubt if I will try it because I don't have two same sized knives.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14 FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015. Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth. |
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blessedhomemaker
True Blue Farmgirl
106 Posts
Tina
West Virginia
USA
106 Posts |
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janamarieje
True Blue Farmgirl
1022 Posts
Jana
Southern California
USA
1022 Posts |
Posted - Oct 13 2016 : 9:02:34 PM
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Keep lettuce fresh longer by draping a paper towel over the top of a bowl of sald, then cover the bowl with plastic wrap to keep the lettuce fresh for a week.
To get more juice from a lemon, roll the lemon on the counter while applying a bit of pressure before juicing the fruit.
When measuring sticky stuff like honey, molasses or peanut butter, spray your measuring cup with non-stick spray so that it slides right out.
To ripen fruit overnight, place it in a paper bag with an apple. Apples release ethylene gas that hastens the maturing process of other fruits.
Jana #7110 http://www.emhardt.com
Gardening is cheaper than therapy and you get tomatoes. ~Author Unknown All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt! ~Charles Schulz
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7114 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7114 Posts |
Posted - Oct 14 2016 : 05:23:24 AM
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Tina & Jana great ideas. Jana I keep apples separate from other fruits and veggies to keep them from ripening too soon. I learned the hard way when within days lemons molded next to apples.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14 FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015. Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth. |
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AuntJamelle
True Blue Farmgirl
569 Posts
Jaime
South Bend
Indiana
USA
569 Posts |
Posted - Oct 14 2016 : 11:56:00 AM
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For the lemons, I also pop them in the microwave for 10 seconds and then roll them on the counter before juicing. It really seems to help! |
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