Carla Burke

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A Christian & devoted Patriot, wife, soap maker, herbalist, formerly a homeschooler, baker, truck driver, and more. I was born in the South, but actually grew up around the Great Lakes. Both of my childhood families had big, lush gardens,& preserved everything they could for the winter. I carried that into my own life. But, change happens and for over a decade, it just wasn't an option. Now, retired in the Ozarks, on 29 heavily wooded acres of mostly ravines, our best crops are nearly inaccessible wild blackberries, rocks, wild herbs, and ticks. We're utilizing our burgeoning small-livestock collection, straw bales, raised beds, and containers to build soil, and a better, healthier life for ourselves and our beloved critters, who provide us with eggs, meat, milk, fiber, honey, beeswax, fertilizer, tick control, brush control, 'lawn' mowing, loads of entertainment, and even help turn the compost.
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Recent posts by Carla Burke

Flowers from this summer...
3 hours ago
We say let 'em come. Then again, we're in the woods, and on enough acreage that they become freezer fodder.
7 hours ago
Hi, Inge! I'm actually good. Including apples in savory dishes is definitely easy. But, many of us with a sweet tooth often miss the sweeter side of apples, for desserts - so, I thought I'd include some, here.

Another way to get the sweeter side of apple flavor is to combine the apples with peeled, cored, and sliced zucchini. The cooked textures are similar, and the apple flavor still stings - but with a lovely reduction is the sugars inherent in the apples - with it without added sweetener.
7 hours ago
What Jay's brings to mind, for me, is a stand for one of these, that would hook in the side of a stock pot:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1TPVJR8/ref=sspa_mw_detail_2


1 day ago
All these lovely apple recipes are wonderful - but we tend to leave out a LOT of people, in them, who struggle with weight, blood sugar, and other health issues. So, just for the sake of including us, these I must admit, I've not tried yet, but they're on my radar, for some time in the very near future:

https://sugarfreelondoner.com/sugar-free-keto-apple-cake/

https://joyfilledeats.com/keto-apple-crisp/
1 day ago
Congratulations, Elanor!! That's excellent news!!
2 days ago
The theory is that even if the bulk of it falls out, it will leave a coating, that acts as a barrier to excess dirt and staining.
2 days ago
I've also heard of folks 'scratching' a bar of soap, before doing dirty work, to coat the underneath part, and I've tried it, but I can't stand the feeling of anything under my nails, so it didn't work for me, because I scrubbed it right back out, lol!
2 days ago
I use a fairly thin, gently-pointed nail file, that will get all the way to the quick, without damaging that tender skin. It's a few inches long - maybe 4"? So, it's easy to hold onto, but fits beautifully in my wallet. The file is a very fine 'grit', rather than a grid, and leaves a nice, smooth edge.
2 days ago