Wild Berries

 (Before Baking)

2 Wild black raspberry pies made from about 16 cups of berries.  Yum!  Oh....the first one had way too much liquid and was served in a bowl with ice cream.  Everyone laughed, but it's the first time for me making pies with these berries.  Now if I can get them to help pick about 10 more cups, I can make jelly also.  Amazing how far wild berries will supply us.

Eating Weeds

"You're feeding us weeds??!!" screamed my husband.

"Yep."

Here are photos of the milkweed flower buds after I boiled them.

 For the recipe:  Crustless Milkweed Flower Quiche

 Just before it went into the oven

After this went into the oven, I found out I may want to coarsely chop the buds.  That will be for the next time.

Milkweed, Clothespins and More Berry Pickin'

Today, we picked milkweed flower buds for our first quiche.  I have also picked a few of the flowers.  I'll boil those and post that later, after it's baked.  I hope it doesn't affect, my already flared up, allergies.

To cut back on washing towels so often, I have initiated a clothespin system for the kids.  Each one has a clothespin with their name, and they are to mark their bath towel and dry it after each use for the week.  Then, and only then, will I wash them.  They groaned about this, but when you get out of the shower, you are clean.  So what's the problem?  I'm tired of washing towels every day around here, and it should cut back my water and electric usage.

We picked about another 1/2 quart of wild black raspberries.  My new best friend is:

I need about another quart of berries to make jelly.  They are coming in about every day now.  In the process of picking berries, we found a deer bedding area.

Our heirloom runner beans are starting to bloom.  They are a very bright orange.

 

More Black Raspberries and Goat Goes to the Vet

We are picking more and more fresh, wild black raspberries every day.  We have to pick them before the birds and the deer get to them.  They are mostly at the back of our property, on the edge of the woods.  We are lucky to have one not far from the front door also.  Either way, we are sure to get mosquito bites and prickers all over our legs and arms.

I don't feel much like cooking today, and they have brought me another full quart of berries.  I think I will keep those another day and add to it, making 3 1/2 pints or more of jelly this time.  

Orion, our male goat needs to see a farm vet today.  I am sure my daughter will have an update on her blog later.  Watch for it at:  LIFE AS A TEEN FARMGIRL

You can't see the horn than has grown down from this view, but I'll see if my daughter can post pictures.

Milkweed Quiche

I located a recipe that I can use my foraged milkweed in.  I found it on a blog devoted to foraged food.  The recipe is Crustless Milkweed Flower Quiche.  I don't have any milkweed with flowers, so this recipe will have to wait.  However, I can't wait to try it.

Foraging ~ Is it Edible?

From what we can tell, this is dogbane, which is often mistaken for milkweed. I found a recipe for using milkweed and plan to try it soon.