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    Linda Marie Froehlich (Loving wife of Horner 75)

    Last Sunday, a very big part of my life ended with the loss of my wife of 50 plus years and closest muzzle loading companion which spanned over 40 years. Not known nationally, but many buckskinner friends remember her always smiling face at midwest shoots and rendezvous. Not as active at events...
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    Numrich under hammer pistols

    Does anyone know if Numrich Arms made their under hammer boot pistol in .32 caliber. I know they made a .45 and.36 cal. Rick
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    Camp and Trekking Food Favorites.

    Let's get some of your favorite camp meals and trekking type foods and/or snacks to keep you going! Time to get our mouths watering!
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    Boiled Sweets Candy?

    I have seen an old western movie several times and in it, there is a mention of BOILED SWEETS. Has anyone ever heard of this candy? If you have, how do you make it? Thanks, Rick
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    Pumpkin!

    I just canned 19 quarts of pumpkin for the family storage shelf. We all love pumpkin pie and other goodies, so let's hear from you with your favorite ways to preserve it and things you make from pumpkin. Rick
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    End of garden time favorite feast!

    Well, maybe not THE ONLY favorite, but close! FRIED GREEN TOMATOES!..... Slice 'um, a little egg batter and bread crumbs. Put 'um in a hot skillet with a bit of oil or bacon fat and turn'um to a golden brown!......whuuuweeee! Dem are goooood!
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    Cherry Tomatoes?

    I always grow the little "buggers", but besides salads, soup/stews or just munching on them alone, what other "goodies" can you make or ways to preserve them? :idunno:
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    Smoking and Curing

    OK! This is a topic very dear to my German heart. Anybody make/smoke or cure their meat products. I don't think that there is to much that I haven't done. When others are looking for deals in the price of gasoline etc., I'm checking out the price of Pork butt and Pork bellies! :headslap:
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    Great year for Morals!''

    WOW!!!...It's a boomer year here on the "Fruited Plains" for Moral Mushrooms. A very good friend of mine stopped by yesterday and gave us a large bag of Morals, weighing a bit over ten pounds. :shocked2: He and his wife went out in their boat on the Missouri river and hit the spots that are...
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    Good Old Rhubarb!

    You either love it or hate it, but Rhubarb time is quickly sneaking up on us. I have two patches and their already up about 6 inches and growing fast. Pies,cakes, jams and jelly, we like it in all forms. What say you guy sand gals? Rick
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    Ham and Bean Soup variations!

    Let's hear some great variations of Ham and bean soup with recipe etc. Hope you saved that ham bone! :haha:
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    Turkey for Thanksgiving and other meats with it!

    Most of us have that Thanksgiving feast with a big turkey has honored guest, but do you have any other meat favorites or a little different side dishes? Let's hear them and how you fix such vittles!
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    American Bison Powder Horn

    Cleaning under my work bench and I came across several American Bison horns, that I have had a long time, so I thought that I should start doing something with them. This is one of them finished with brass tacks and applied horn spout end. The design is an authentic design taken from an...
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    Bull Fries or Mountain Oysters Anyone?

    Maybe not for the most Macho men or Panty Waist Sissies taste, but anyone here like or ever try them? I think that it might be a more Midwestern thing, but here in Nebraska, we even have a TESTICLE FESTIVAL every year where people come from miles around to partake in the big event with food...
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    Anyone making Kraut?

    Cabbages did good this year and I have been shredding them up for Sauerkraut. I usually try to make two 5 gallon crocks each late summer. Anyone else make it? Rick
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    Weren't spice's expensive in the 18th Century?

    While working on my Apple Butter a thought popped into my head about making it in the 18th century. I use cinnamon, sugar, cloves, allspice and nutmeg in making my butter, but how about the frontier farmer of the period. I almost bet that the recipe was a lot simpler than we know it today...
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    Apple butter time is come'n!

    I just picked about two bushels of apples from a friends tree. Got them picked while he was away on vacation. __ NO!, Just kidding. Anyway, I have plenty of apples to dry, freeze, make pies etc. One thing scheduled is to make some apple butter. Never made it before, but with the help of a...
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    Drying Apples

    Need some help. I want to dry some apples in my dehydrator and would like any suggestions for preparing and general "How to". Should I season them with sugar first? How will I know that they are ready to take out of the dehydrator etc. Thanks ahead, Rick
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    Pan Fried Eggplant....yummmm!

    I forgot to mention in an earlier thread, that I also planted eggplant, which I do every year I and my family loves it and we use it in several recipes, but sliced about 1/2 inch thick and just coated with egg, flour and a little salt and pepper, then pan fried in a little oil till crispy brown...
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    How about some Horseradish?

    Anybody here grow and make their own Fireroot? I have one of those A--hole neighbors that went crazy with the Roundup and sprayed my Horseradish thinking it was a weed. Wanted to hang him from the nearest tree! I did dig some from my other plot that he couldn't get to. Ground the roots and...
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