Leigh Tate

Anne's mention of dessert caused me to rummage around in the recipe posts on my blog. I don't have a category for ricotta, but I'm thinking I should!

Something I haven't made in a long time is gelato. I think there are numerous recipes for it, but the definition I found said that in Italy, they are typically made without cream and eggs. I've never been to Italy, so I don't know about that, but this recipe makes a creamy and delicious frozen dessert.

3 cups ricotta cheese
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring
pinch salt

In a saucepan combine the milk, sugar, and salt. Heat gently until the sugar dissolves, then chill the mixture. Combine the chilled mixture and ricotta and mix till smooth and creamy. Add vanilla and blend well. It will be thick. Freeze in your ice cream freezer. (It took 20 minutes in my table top model.)

I think you could make it any flavor you wish.

Anne Miller wrote:I have a friend who uses ricotta cheese to make cakes and a whip cream type dessert.

I don't have any recipes as I only make lasagna with it.

Anne, that sounds really good. Any chance you could ask for some recipes next time to talk to them?

My neighbor just gave me two large zucchinis! I will have to try this.

I have lots of ricotta cheese at the moment. My goats are giving milk generously, so every other day I'm making cheese. With the whey, I always make ricotta. I've tried a few things with it, like lasagna, but I'd love more ideas and recipes for using ricotta as an ingredient. Any ideas?

June Truly wrote:What type of sweet potato grows in a cluster?

June, welcome to Permies! Look for a bush type of sweet potato. Both Vardamans and Porto Ricos grows in clusters. Very easy to harvest. Plus, being bush types, they don't sprawl as much as the others.

Here's another one! It's actually an excerpt from a movie which can be purchased here -> Devious Experiments with a  Truly Passive Greenhouse Movie

If I was going to do this, here's the one I'd go with. The no electricity, not even solar panels, idea is really appealing to me.

Goat Tales weaves entertaining but honest stories with the challenges of sustainable goat keeping. Beginning with the author's preparations for her first goats, she discusses types of fencing for goats, basic fence installation, choosing a breed, and dual-purpose goats for the homestead. Tales include adventures in pasture rotation, goat antics, feed and health challenges kidding, and various ways to deter goats with water. Also discusses  stewardship, the environmental ethics of eating meat, thoughts on pricing extra kids to sell, and working toward sustainable goat keeping.

Contents

Preface
But First, Fencing
Beginner Goats
Surprise
Jasmine
Little Chipper & Old McGruff
The Storm
The Goats Versus the Blueberry Bush
The Game Changers
It Was Time for Elvis to Go
Hooper's Close Call
Goat Buster
Goat Midwifery: Learning the Hard Way
Solved: Mystery of the Dying Kids
Stewardship, Balance, and Market Mindset
Kinders at Last
Toward Sustainable Goat Keeping
About the Author

I've been sampling.



After correcting a ton of threading mistakes, I discovered that the leaf draft I wanted to use didn't work on my countermarch loom. That's because it requires pressing two treadles at a time, but the mechanics of the countermarch loom is that each shaft is tied to each treadle to go either up or down, depending on the tie-up pattern. In my original leaf draft, the treadling pattern requires using treadles simultaneously that have shafts tied opposite. I can't raise and lower a shaft at the same time!  It would work on a jack loom, I think, but for some reason my brain did not catch this for my loom.

So I had to find a new draft.



I've been playing with it, experimenting with picks-per-inch and trying different weft yarns. I like the colors I chose for the winter leaves, but wonder if the leaf pattern is distinct and easy to identify. A few more experiments might be in order.