Rainy Day Foods

Cold Process Soap for One 12 oz Can of Lye-recipe by James Hershberger and the original Walton Feed web site. Ingredients: 1 can (12 oz or 340 grams) 100% lye 21 1/2 oz (605 gms) ice cold or part frozen distilled water 5 lbs, 7 1/3 oz (2.48 kg) lard or all vegetable shortening Equipment: 1 ea, 1-2 quart Pyrex or...

This table is for those of you who want to get a bit more scientific in soap making or just want to check and see if the person who created the recipe you're planning on using knew what they were doing. Each fat has its own saponification value, or "SAP Value."  Each fat requires a different amount of lye to...

The dictionary defines pH as "A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution calculated as the common logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration in moles per cubic decimeter of solution and numerically equal to 7 for neutral solutions. pH increases with increasing alkalinity and decreases with increasing acidity. " Acids and bases are opposites, on...

1 vanilla bean                                                      4 cups milk ½ cup plus 2 Tbsp butter                                  1 cup buckwheat 4 egg yolks                                                          ½ cup sugar 1 Tbsp grated lemon zest                                 ½ cup raisins 4 egg whites, beaten until stiff                         1 cup cherry jam Using a sharp knife, split the vanilla bean in half lengthwise. With the back of the...

1 cup buttermilk                                                 1 tsp white sugar 1 egg                                                                    ½ tsp salt 3 Tbsp butter, melted                                        1 tsp baking soda 6 Tbsp all purpose flour                                   3 Tbsp butter 6 Tbsp buckwheat flour In a medium bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, egg and melted butter. In another bowl, mix together white flour, buckwheat flour, sugar, salt and baking soda. Pour...

1/4 cup cracked wheat 1/8 tsp salt 1 cup cold water 2 Tbsp finely chopped walnuts   Combine all ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and let simmer 30 minutes stirring often. Click here to purchase

2 2/3 cups water                                               1 1/2 cups cracked wheat 1/3 cup honey                                                    1 tsp honey 1 tsp salt                                                             2 Tbsp oil 2 pkgs yeast 2 1/2 cups glutinous flour or 2 1/2 cups unbleached flour 3 cups whole wheat flour Pour 2 cups boiling water over the cracked wheat. Add the honey reserving 1 tsp for later, salt and oil. Cool...

3 ½ cups water, divided 1 tsp salt 1 ¼ cups cornmeal Combine 2 ½ cups water and salt in saucepan. Bring to a boil. Mix cornmeal with remaining water in small bowl. Add the cornmeal mixture slowly to boiling water, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low; cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes or until mixture is thickened. Click here...

1 cup cornmeal                                                  1 1/2 cups buttermilk 1 1/4 cups flour                                                  1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda                                             1 tsp salt 1/2 cup sugar                                                     1 egg 5 1/3 Tbsp butter, melted and cooled Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Have ready 12 greased and/or paper-lined muffin cups. In a large bowl, combine the buttermilk and cornmeal; set aside. In another bowl...