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    • Sourdough Recipes
    • Beef Recipes
    • Fermentation
    • Family Recipes
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    • Breakfast
    • Drinks
    • Soups
    • Farmstead Bakery
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Monthly Archives: December 2020

mugs of homemade hot chocolate with homemade marshmallows

HOT CHOCOLATE MADE WITH COCOA POWDER

Farmstead LivingBy CarenDecember 24, 2020

LEARN HOW TO MAKE THIS SIMPLE RECIPE FOR HOT CHOCOLATE WITH COCOA POWDER. SO EASY YOU WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE IT BY MEMORY IN NO TIME. THE RECIPE IS FOR ONE SERVING SO MULTIPLY IT BY THE NUMBER OF SERVINGS YOU WISH TO MAKE.       Hot Chocolate is by far everyone’s favorite hot…

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salt dough ornaments on splatterware cookie sheet with cookie cutters laying beside

HOW TO MAKE OLD-FASHIONED SALT DOUGH ORNAMENTS

Farmstead LivingBy CarenDecember 18, 2020

MAKING OLD-FASHIONED SALT DOUGH ORNAMENTS WITH YOUR FAMILY IS A GREAT WAY TO ESTABLISH TRADITIONS. THIS IS A FUN PROJECT TO MAKE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS, FAMILY KEEPSAKES, OR DECORATIONS. TO DECORATE THE ORNAMENTS, WE ARE GOING TO PAINT THEM WITH WATERCOLORS.   INGREDIENTS 2 CUPS FLOUR 3/4 CUP WATER 1/2 CUP SALT EQUIPMENT  BOWL SPOON  COOKIE…

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HOW TO GET YOUR MILK COW READY TO MILK

Farmstead LivingBy CarenDecember 11, 20203 Comments

MILKING A COW IS AN ACTIVITY NEW TO MOST OF US. VERY FEW HOMESTEADERS GREW UP WITH PARENTS OR GRANDPARENTS WHO MILK COWS. LEARNING HOW TO GET YOUR MILK COW READY TO MILK IS KEY TO A SUCCESSFUL MILKING SESSION. IN THIS TUTORIAL I SHARE MY TIPS FOR SUCCESS AFTER ALMOST 20 YEARS OF OWNING…

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