this is a shot of it off my front porch.
retired, living self sufficently in Alabama
Lordy. I didn't know your creek was deep enough for a boat. Mine is mostly water over big rocks. You got any fish in there?
yeah they are a few brook trout, some bream an very few catfish that washed over the spillway of the catfish pond. hahaa very small ones
Cajun, your creek would be deeper if you dammed it...
It would have to be a hig dam because the drop from the property line to our house is pretty significant. It has a few little fish. No idea what kind they are.
f-s,
I do not wish to be intrusive-- so just ignore any question that I might ask that you do not wish to answer.
My interest in your adventure is simply one of wishing to learn from someone that is living a Thoreau lifestyle that so many of us have only "Walter Mittyed" (sp?) about while living our urban lives of quiet desperation.
Do you do any foraging?
Could you describe your typical daily diet?
Good luck on the water wheel and remember--don't whittle in the house if your sitting on a rug.
Cheers
VORTREKER,
Yes i forage for food most of the time when i have time to do so.
one of my favorite breakfast's is pancakes (reg. flour cut with acorn flour) with home made muskidine jelly or suryp. when lunch rolls around its usualy a sandwich of somekind made with homemade bread .. summer time a couple mater sandwiches .. winter usualy pb ... now supper .. thats a different story sometimes its what ever i come across during the day. squirrel, rabbit turtle fish deer or some of my garden veggies. so supper is a toss up really hahaaa. lots of nuts an fruits an berrys for snacks. the pic is turtle n taters. an yep thats bought loaf bread.
Mmmm Looks good. What kind of turtle? I love snappers.
Do you can meat?
I love muscadines. Scuppernongs too. I have a tree full of coon grapes and have no way to get to them. We have fruits growing wild here that I enjoy. Wine berries just finished. Paw Paws will still be a while coming. Black walnuts and chestnuts too.
I wish I was better at foraging and could still get out like I used to.
How do you put your fruits and berries up to make them last into winter?
Schpell check hiss a soft wear app tat sum micros brain n Sea attle , Wash en ton crated sew wee re tarts wood bee a ball two com u in a crate on a level wit them guys .
Grate miss stake. Wee r four ever hear
Huh?
VORTREKER
ROFLMAO ... im dislexic i can read that .
an yes Cajun, thats snapper my favorite kinda turtle., with soft shell being next. my fruits an berrys usualy get made into jellys jams or suryps.
Schpell check hiss a soft wear app tat sum micros brain n Sea attle , Wash en ton crated sew wee re tarts wood bee a ball two com u in a crate on a level wit them guys .
Grate miss stake. Wee r four ever hear
Simply Translated:
Spell check is a software application that some microbrain in Seattle Washington created so we retards would be able to comunicate on a level with them guys. Great mistake we are forever here.
Whoseevere those guys are they need to get a medal (& a life).
Dyson, i totaly agree with you.
some people have way too much time on their hands. a mind and time is a bad thing to waste. LOL i dont have enough of either. hehee
f-s,
What recipe do you use for homemade bread?
its a simple recipe for basic homemade bread.
milk salt sugar butter and flour.
1/4 cup mik, 5 teaspoons sugar, 1 teaspoons salt, 5 teaspoons butter, 1 package yeast, 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 cups flour.
do all your mixing, an let it rise twice, beating it down both times .. roll it out then roll it up bout the size of ur loaf pan. then toss it in ur greesed loaf pan cover an let it set till it rises again, then bake it for about 30 mins at 400 deg.
sometimes i toss in nuts or rasins or what ever before i roll it up for the pan, most of the time its just plain bread tho.
Can that recipe be done in a bread machine?
never tried it in a bread machine Cajun, but i see no reason why it wouldnt
Try it Cajun and let us know.
All purpose flour? My Mom gave me a bread machine but it doesn't have any book with it.
I would use bread flour and you might reduce the recipe first try in order not to overflow the machine - depending on its size.
right porkpal, i'd go with bread flour the first time, hehee might make another mt. everest. LOL i just use what ever i happen to have but.... i dont use a bread machine.
Is braed flour sold with the regular flour at the grocery?
Yes-Gold Medal. Kink Arther and others--they will say something like "best for bread"
Thanks. I will look the nesxt time i go to town.
i have the plans drawn up for a outdoor bread/pizza oven, wood fired with a grill on one side and a small smoker on the other side, just large enought to hang a full sized deer in. LOL another project.
I have found this is an acceptable way to have to only have one flour on hand (All Purpose)
1 CUP OF AP FLOUR 1 CUP AP FLOUR
3 1/2 CUP AP FLOUR 1 1/2 TSP BAKING POWDER 1 TBSP WHEAT GLUTEN
1/2 CUP CORNSTARCH 1/2 TSP SALT google this to find it
SIFT 4-5 TIMES TO MIX
AND"FLUFF"
CAKE FLOUR SELF RISING FLOUR BREAD FLOUR
I am in no way a Master Baker but this works for me.
freedom---sounds like you need a new project or two---LOL
yeah i always got a long list of "projects". never a borein moment round here.
an self risin flour is the only flour i keep around there, sometimes i mix my acorn flour with it or my rice flour dependin what im bakin or cookin. my Grandmmaw always stocked two kinds "plain" an "self riseing" flour. she said from that you can cook or bake ne thing, if you was out of one just add to the other, found that to be true many times.
I like to use "plain" flour to coat meat for frying and to make a roux. It browns nicer without fluffing up. I use SR for most everything else. Does bread flour come in whole wheat? It's better for my DH's diabetes.
not sure, but i know u can buy whole wheat flour.
For each cup of all-purpose flour, add 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon of salt and you have self-rising flour.
Generally, 'bread flour' usually means white flour which has a protein content strong enough to raise yeasted breads. For example, the King Arthur bread flour I use is 12.8% protein. All purpose flour, also white, i.e. bran and germ removed, has less protein, and all by itself won't raise a yeasted bread quite as well as bread flour. The King Arthur White Whole Wheat flour I use is 13.2% protein, which is plenty strong enough for bread. There is also 'high-gluten' flour, which KA has a 'Sir Lancelot' brand with 14.2% protein. Such a high protein content by itself might make a loaf of bread somewhat harder than bread flour.
I hope this clarifies some of the complexities of the flour issue. Good luck!
Thanks, Darius. That should help me.
Go Darius, Thanks for explain'n that. i knew there wasnt but an ingredent or two difference between plain an self rising. abut that put it all into prespective.
Wow ! Post #7979536 sure did not format well when I copied and pasted it. Will try again later. Pretty interesting info.
How to stock one flour and make reasonable substitutes for "the others"
New format.
ALL PURPOSE FLOUR--Good for most uses.
SELF RISING FLOUR
• For each cup of all-purpose flour, add 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
BREAD FLOUR
• For each cup of all-purpose flour add 1 Tbsp wheat gluten (Available online)
CAKE FLOUR
• Mix 1 3/4 cup of all-purpose flour with 1/4 cup of cornstarch.
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MAKE BAKING POWDER
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cream of tartar (or any edible dry acid) dried buttermilk, citric acid, Vit. C ( Ascorbic acid), honey
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
freedom --did not mean to try to turn this into a baking forum--tell us about the status of your water wheel.
Hey its kewl, im learning something too. an i enjoy bakin bout as much as the next person .
The waterwheel, is on hold waiting on presure treated lumber to build the frame from. sill gotta put the raceway in the dam an finish the spillway and gate too. right now im trying to get my second crop of tobacco planted.
Keep us posted when you have time.