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A Fish Boil, My Way

A fish boil is to the Great Lakes like a clambake is to New England. It is a big festivity around the Great Lakes in the summer and fall and is normally done outside over a fire pit in a huge pot with a basket to lower the ingredients into the boiling water. Fresh caught…
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cindyp

Hot Dawg! For the Kids

Off to the beach, park or pool side at a neighbor’s? Bring the hot dogs already enclosed in bread! I keep Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes (ABin5) in my fridge, so I’m using that. How to make Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes Master Recipe: Into your stand mixer or just a large bowl, dump in…
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emmylou

Kitchen Goof Tips & Tricks

Have I ever mentioned I love old cookbooks? There’s much more than recipes in these old cookbooks. There is a plethora of information–things you never knew you needed to know, things you wished you’d known before and things that relate to the modern cook who wants to get back to old-fashioned “scratch” cooking. I’ve been…
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cindyp

Launch Week Giveaway #1

Welcome to Farm Bell Recipes!!! We will be having “launch week” giveaways all week with cute and handy kitchen gadgets. Today’s giveaway is this five-piece canning set with a funnel, tongs, jar lifter, lid wand, and jar wrench! For a chance to win: Just leave a comment on this post! One winner will be drawn…
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suzanne-mcminn

What Is Ghee?

I have been curious about a mysterious “something” I keep hearing and reading about among friends and online. Last week, the mysterious subject came up again, when Helen, a CITR friend asked me if I had ever made–ghee! She explained to me that it is simply clarified butter. The butter is heated slowly and the…
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cjones

When Good Cakes Go Bad

My brother-in-law wanted a pineapple upside down cake for his birthday–a cake which I have never tried to make. It…uh….didn’t go so great. I am not sure what happened, but it was awful. I even used fresh pineapple. It was tasty, but dense. It was sort of like eating a sticky neutron star…or a pineapple-y…
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laree

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MSG free substitute for bouillon or granules used in cooking

any MSG free recipes and substitutes for bouillon used to make my own, as the homemade recipes all contain flavored granules or bouillon which contain MSG

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Marshmallows

Does anyone have a recipe for marshmallows?

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chumblytym

Fuitcake Cookies

My MIL made the only thing I actually liked using the old fashioned citron fruit mix – a very soft cookie. Not a bar, just a regular cookie. Not particularly spicy, and more sponge cake like than a normal cookie. For some reason, the citron tasted good in this particular cookie. Other than in this...
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pete

Sweet Pickled Crab Apples

When I was a kid, my aunt used to can crab apples that I loved. Never thought to ask her for the recipe when she was alive, but a friend has a crab apple tree so loaded with crab apples, that some of the branches are touching the ground. When she told me that I...
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