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Blessings,

Denese

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Blessings,

Denese

Fresh Homemade Sausage

1 pig or hog*

Coooold weather

Legg’s Old Plantation Pork Sausage Seasoning #10 -8 oz. bag seasons 25 lbs. of meat, price is about $2.50 per package (or your own sausage recipe)

Butcher the pig

Cut your meat up, add extra fat (anywhere from 5 to 8 parts meat/1 part fat )*

Grind the meat and fat together

Add seasoning –add extra red pepper if you like it hot/more sage if you like it sagier

Mix, mix, mix and mix some more

Fry a test piece

Adjust fat and seasoning if necessary

Eat –yum!

Freeze or can.

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Canned Sausage

Fry sausage in balls

Pack in hot pint jars

Pour grease over sausage (divide evenly between each jar –should be about an inch of grease in each)

Put lids on the jars and turn upside down

Let cool completely and store in cool place

*Note: A hog is just a BIG pig!

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Blessings,

Denese

*Update: I should have noted -If you don’t cut the fat off your meat, you shouldn’t have to add any extra fat.

Old Fashioned Taffy –Illustrated 1 page article on how to make old fashioned taffy… yummy fun for the whole family! Free pdf download from Joyous Home.

Christmas Candy Wreath –Learn how to make a candy wreath with this free ebook and video from Living On A Dime. Great for any holiday, birthday party or festive event …just use the same colors of candies that match your decorations!

Blessings,

Denese

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Blessings,

Denese

Homeschool Freebie of the Day has a great line-up of holiday freebies this week.

Monday, November 16: The Christmas Cookie Plates Project (pdf ebook) – This excellent ebook by Sheri Graham contains complete instructions on how to make over 30 cookie plates PLUS recipes, shopping lists, planning forms, and more! The "Cookie Plates Project" begins right after Thanksgiving, so you will want to make sure to save it, then print it out so you are ready to start!

Tuesday, November 17: How to Avoid the "Embarrassed Parent" Syndrome this Holiday Season (mp3 audio) -In this concise audio seminar, Cindy Carrier shares some practical training strategies and tips that can help make your holiday season more peaceful as you deal with parties, over-indulgence, selfishness, and more. Great tips and training suggestions!

Wednesday, November 18: Joyful Momma’s Guide to Christmas Gingerbread & Other Holiday Treats (pdf ebook) -This little ebook is all about Gingerbread and other Christmas treats, including instructions and patterns for making a gingerbread house, some great recipes for Gingerbread, Venetians, Turkish Delight and some favorite hot beverages your family will enjoy around the holidays.

Thursday, November 19: Let’s Sing About Thanksgiving (mps audio & pdf lesson guide) -A vintage Thanksgiving-themed music lesson from back in the day when rural schools got their music lessons over the radio. Learn some simple songs about Thanksgiving, and hear a short story about the Pilgrims. PLUS: An extra classic Thanksgiving Audio program for your listening pleasure!

Friday, November 20: Making the Holidays Family Friendly (pdf ebook) -Penny Raine brings us this excellent guide to planning holiday times for your family so they are nurturing, memorable celebrations instead of unrealistic, high-stress occasions. Don’t miss this!

Blessings,

Denese

For even more free educational resources, please check my educational freebies tag archive and my Free Homeschooling Page.

We got our cookies made for the bake sale tomorrow.

We made four batches of what Lacy calls Cow Patties (Chocolate No-Bake Cookies) –of course one of those batches is for us!

Here’s my recipe –adapted from my momma’s:

Cow Patties ( Chocolate No-Bake Cookies)

• 2 cups sugar
• 4 Tablespoons cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 stick butter, softened (real butter)
• 1/2 cup milk (whole milk)
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract (the real stuff)
• 1/2 cup peanut butter (JIF)
• 2 1/3 cups old-fashioned oats (you can use quick oats, but the texture comes out different)

Mix the sugar, cocoa and salt in a 2 quart saucepan. Stir in butter and milk. Bring to a rolling boil and  boil for 1 1/2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and peanut butter till blended, stir in oats. Drop by spoonfuls onto wax paper, let cool to harden. Eat.

Yum!

Blessings,

Denese

Here are some giveaways to enter:

Cakes Ebook

Head over to $5 Dinners and enter the giveaway for one of five “Pretty. Cool. Cakes” ebook. 3 ways to enter, deadline for entries is Wednesday, July 15th (tomorrow) at 5pm.

Set of 12 Homemaking Ebooks

Penny Raine is giving away one whole set of her Creatively Simple Ebooks. Deadline to enter the giveaway is Friday, July 17th at midnight. Several ways to enter –even a daily entry!

Seasons At Home Magazine Subscription

Enter to win a Seasons at Home magazine subscription at Joyous Notions. Enter up to 7 times, deadline for entries is the last day of July: giveaway rules.

Blessings,

Denese

Homeschool Freebie Of The Day

Stories Of The War Of Independence –a collection of short stories and poems about the American Revolution, for younger readers and reading aloud. Free PDF ebook, available today only.

Heritage House Press

4th of July Mini Unit Study and Family Guide –free 41-page PDF ebook includes biographies of American patriots, Declaration of Independence, Patrick Henry’s famous speech, historic music and recipes. Available through the Fourth of July.

The Simple Homeschool

July Free For All: The Fourth Of July –free PDF ebook; coloring pages, learn the Star Spangled Banner and salute all the Great Americans that came before us. While you’re there, sign up for the free newsletter and get four free unit studies each month.

FaveCrafts

Fourth Of July Crafts And Recipes –free PDF ebook full of; sewing crafts, paper crafts, crafts for kids, a patriotic tote bag, a decorative wall hanging, BBQ recipes, grilling recipes, salads and desserts.

Dine Without Whine

Fourth Of July Foods For Kids –free PDF recipe ebook; more meal planning and recipe ebooks for other holidays are also available.

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• More Fourth Of July Homeschooling/Educational Freebies

Blessings,

Denese

Need another way to fix cabbage?

My husband doesn’t eat many vegetables (he’s a “meat and taters” man) and he never liked cabbage…until we got married and he tried my fried cabbage!

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Fried Cabbage

Put enough grease in your skillet to cover the bottom of the pan and put on medium to medium-low heat.

Chop enough cabbage to fill your pan, and then some (mound it up above the sides, the cabbage will shrink as it cooks); it usually takes about 3/4 of a head for a 10 in. skillet.

Drizzle with a little more grease (or oil), cover and let it cook a while until it starts wilting.

Turn it a time or two, until all the cabbage is soft; then sprinkle with salt, pepper and celery seed (about 1/2 tsp. each).

Keep turning until the cabbage is as done as you like it, add fresh chopped garlic during the last 5-10 min.

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Notes:

• You can use any oil you like in place of the bacon grease, but the bacon grease gives it a better flavor –sometimes I use a combination of bacon grease and olive oil.
• I don’t measure a whole lot when I’m cooking, so the measurements are approximations.
• If it’s too spicy, use less pepper and garlic.
• This takes about 45 minutes to an hour to cook, depending on how done you like it –we like ours fried ‘til it’s brown.

Yum! I hope you all like it, too.

Related posts:

• When Life Gives You Cabbage…Make Kraut!

Blessings,

Denese