tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post8036281097984589365..comments2024-03-24T00:09:55.586-05:00Comments on The Field Lab: prepping for some winter greensJohn Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783305402239706779noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-21119967528246883282015-12-12T09:27:24.378-06:002015-12-12T09:27:24.378-06:00I used to watch my grandmother fill up her crock w...I used to watch my grandmother fill up her crock with cabbage - in the process of making homemade sauerkraut. But she was the last member of my family - I ever saw doing that. And I do not know what happened to the sauerkraut crock pot- which was a large glazed earthenware crock. We still eat a little sauerkraut - but it s not nearly as good! Maybe - because it is no longer homemade?Ronald Mahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14212335044689143408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-81768387841250972342015-12-11T16:23:05.336-06:002015-12-11T16:23:05.336-06:00I have my great grandmother's crock to put cab...I have my great grandmother's crock to put cabbage in to make sauerkraut.Margery Billdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589667608391862832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-12256847349733815242015-12-11T16:20:43.966-06:002015-12-11T16:20:43.966-06:00Yum. Interesting commentary Ronald. In the Netherl...Yum. Interesting commentary Ronald. In the Netherlands, a herring a day (salted and dried - or something raw- and held by the tail downward and popped whole in the mouth raw --- yum, yum, yum) keeps the doctor away but two a day keeps the boyfriend away.Margery Billdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589667608391862832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-39553944508198459232015-12-11T16:14:33.075-06:002015-12-11T16:14:33.075-06:00We didn't eat much of that great Southern food...We didn't eat much of that great Southern food - greens - when I lived in Texas - due to being raised mostly on Germanic style cooking - which favored more of the cabbage dishes. My step-grandfather (who emigrated from Austria) kept crocks of sauerkraut and pickled herring (great snacks for young growing boys) in his pantry. However, after I relocated to Alabama to help build a new paper mill) - I learned other greens are a great food and very healthy - if you tread lightly with that salt pork!Ronald Mahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14212335044689143408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-72306160940889179912015-12-11T09:36:37.212-06:002015-12-11T09:36:37.212-06:00Then there was always cornbread, grits, griddle ca...Then there was always cornbread, grits, griddle cakes, and homemade biscuits.Margery Billdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589667608391862832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-30540923064572540552015-12-11T09:32:36.577-06:002015-12-11T09:32:36.577-06:00Yes, Rondeb, I believe it was collard greens, kale...Yes, Rondeb, I believe it was collard greens, kale, and mustard greens cooked together slowly in a little water with salt pork and bacon for several hours and seasoned to taste. It was so good and healthy but it has been so many years ago that I forgot.Margery Billdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589667608391862832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-85431070618021197312015-12-11T08:34:38.335-06:002015-12-11T08:34:38.335-06:00I looked at the weather forecast and it predicted ...I looked at the weather forecast and it predicted highs of 79* today and 80* tomorrow - in the Terlingua Ranch area. Kind of a minimal winter!Ronald Mahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14212335044689143408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-9929766582487478322015-12-11T07:56:42.727-06:002015-12-11T07:56:42.727-06:00It rarely gets below freezing inside the greenhous...It rarely gets below freezing inside the greenhouse...lettuce, kale, chard, and spinach do really well here in the winter.John Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12783305402239706779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-6887498362851975592015-12-10T21:33:31.768-06:002015-12-10T21:33:31.768-06:00In the dead of winter (coldest in your area) what...In the dead of winter (coldest in your area) what is the low temp that you register in the Greenhouse? I was just looking at winter vegetables and one of the really easy ones is Kale which is oh so good. rondebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02708008130938024842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-76411865540343477172015-12-10T20:42:23.001-06:002015-12-10T20:42:23.001-06:00I once had a cookbook written by an elderly man fr...I once had a cookbook written by an elderly man from Alabama with all kinds of techniques and recipes. It was amazing. I tried it and for the first time, I liked fresh cooked collard green, mustard greens, and Spinish, and other greens. He knew all the old methods of cooking, butchering a hog, smoking and so forth and the food was delicious.Margery Billdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589667608391862832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-86015801304324599642015-12-10T20:16:20.853-06:002015-12-10T20:16:20.853-06:00John,
It would be interesting to see some "th...John,<br />It would be interesting to see some "then and now" photographs with some insight,commentary or observations from what you have learned in the past eight years. I would guess that your perspective has changed in many ways. Thank you for the glimpses.<br />-Jeffjmickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04257306721476830907noreply@blogger.com