kitchen projects

Whewww... I haven't been on line at all much in the last few days-- busy busy busy.... (no wonder I was so tired every September when having a baby with the fall "chores") this year is much easier......

Of course I forgot my pictures load up backwards on here...I don't know why!? and moving them around is very hard (for me) but here you can see our finished product.... Trying to make tomato sauce/paste..... didn't get as "paste-y" as I wanted but definitly useable....and not enough to freeze/can-- just enough to use up right now.

This handy machine my husband bought me last year is a SUPER big help-- we don't even cook them-- we just quarter them and put them in the top of the machine....and wa-la-- the seeds/skin come out the side and the sauce comes out the front!! (Jason was already taking the machine apart-- but you get the idea.... SUPER GREAT for applesauce too!!

Here is our first bounty of tomatoes (yes we were SUPER late in planting due to Rachel being born!! ) MY window sill was FULL


As was my counter



Then-- I am so thrilled to have learned this SUPER DUPER EASY SKILL!!!


Anyone on a high animal fat diet-- will love this-- and probably already know how to make this-- but I was able to get some beef suet... (or FAT)-- that I was able to put in my big roaster and cook 24 hours at 250' and make......


Some Beef TALLOW!!! Yes-- I started with 10 lbs of beef suet and it turned into 5 qts of TALLOW!! and is so beautiful in the canning jars (didn't get a picture yet) it almost looks like nice milky white candles..... So the cost difference is HUGE!! MUCH MUCH cheaper to make your own if you are going thru a lot (as we are). WHY BEEF TALLOW???



This picture is the finished beef fat-- and you can't really see the tallow in the roaster-- sorry about that....






















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  1. AnonymousAugust 29, 2011 at 6:53 PM

    Great job! We like to eat the cracklings with eggs or just as is.
    RB

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  2. Jill @ The Prairie HomesteadAugust 29, 2011 at 8:41 PM

    #1. Love your tomato "machine"! Bet it makes the job so much easier!
    #2. Making tallow has been on my to-do list for a long time! I can't wait to try it eventually. Think I'll have to wait until we butcher our first steer, though, since none of the stores/shops around here will sell me beef fat. Thanks for sharing with the Barn Hop this week!

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