Tabla de contenidos para Fall 2018 en Capper's Farmer

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Rambunctious, rambling pumpkin and squash vines are almost as uncontrollable as our desire to consume their fruits once fall colors start to show. This enthusiasm spills over into the kitchen, where pumpkins and squash, including acorns, butternuts, bananas, buttercups, turbans, and Hubbards, can hardly be contained. Pumpkins are delicious served plain — grilled, steamed, baked, boiled, or roasted whole in hot embers. Native Americans used pumpkins and squash in everything from breads to soups. No matter how you cook them, pumpkins and winter squash offer a boatload of color, flavor, and nutrition. The specific nutrient profile depends on the cultivar, of which there are many, but these members of the cucurbit family are generally a good source of dietary fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, riboflavin, potassium, copper, manganese, vitamin E,…

• APPLES HARVESTING & CURING: Pick when seeds are dark brown and fruits come away with a moderate tug. Choose mid- and late-season apples for storage. Sort carefully to remove blemished fruits. Wrap best fruits individually in paper. Promptly refrigerate to slow the ripening process. STORAGE: Store in refrigerator or other low-temperature place in perforated plastic bags or waxed boxes to maintain high humidity. Check weekly. • BEETS HARVESTING & CURING: Harvest before a hard freeze. Trim tops to 1/4 inch, but don't trim roots. Wash and pat dry. STORAGE: Refrigerate in plastic bags, or pack in damp sand in a sealed container and store in a cold basement, garage, or root cellar. • CABBAGE* HARVESTING & CURING: Harvest before the outer leaves start losing color, or before a hard…

The National Weather Service (NWS) has a number of advisories it will send out when winter weather threatens a region. The NWS issues watches for potential events up to 48 hours in advance. A warning implies an imminent or occurring event. • WINTER STORM WATCH/WARNING: A more general advisory for heavy snow, damaging ice, or a combination of both with strong winds. • HEAVY SNOW WARNING: Snowfall of 4 inches in 12 hours or 6 inches in 24 hours; snowfall criteria will vary by region with lower amounts in the South and higher amounts in the North. • FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY: If accumulation less than 1/4 inch is expected. • ICE STORM WARNING: Expected damaging ice accumulations are over 1/4 inch. • HIGH WIND WATCH/WARNING: Potentially damaging sustained winds of…

43deckscrews1½ inches 8 brass woodscrews, No. 8, 1-inch 1 lag screw, 3/8 inch by 3½ inches 1 steel washer, 3/8 inch by 1¼ inches 1 aluminum bar stock, ¼ inch by ¾ inch by 19 inches 1 form, ¾-inch MDF, 4 feet by 8 feet 2 runners, ¾ inch by 5¼ inches (5½*) by 60 inches (64*) 2 sides, 1¾ inches by 5½ inches by 26 inches 7 slats, ¾ inch by 3½ inches by 18 inches 1 backstop, 1½ inches by 1½ inches by 18 inches 1 steering column, 1½ inches by 1½ inches by 18 inches (20*) 1 handle, 1-inch-by-6-inch dowel 1 yoke, ¾ inch by 4 inches by 22 inches 2 rudder sides, ¼ inch by 3½ inches by 24 inches 1 rudder core, ¾ inch…

Sweet winter squashes, hardy greens, jewel-toned root vegetables, and potatoes of every kind can be enjoyed in the colder months of autumn and winter with this guide. Its more than 250 recipes demonstrate how simple and delightful it is to eat locally or from your own garden all year long. Try these winter vegetables in soups, including Celery Root Bisque or Portuguese Kale Soup; main dishes, such as Ravioli with Smoky Greens and Chicken Pot Pie with Root Vegetables; winter salads, including Warm Goat Cheese and Beet Salad or Thai Cabbage Salad; and side dishes, such as Cashew Carrots and Braised Collards with Bacon. Winter eating can be delicious and easy with Recipes from the Root Cellar. This title is available at www.CappersFarmer.com/Store or by calling 800-678-4883. Mention promo code…

Homemade gifts beat store-bought ones every time as far as I’m concerned. But then, I’ve been blessed with talented friends and family whose handcrafted Christmas presents have always been right on the mark — for example, a kit of pre-cut fabric pieces for me to assemble into a table runner, or hand-thrown pottery bowls for serving up home-cooked stews. But the best handmade gift I ever received was from my Grandma Olga one special Christmas, when her sewing skills turned my humble Barbie doll from shabby to chic. Like many of us from a certain generation, I treasured my Barbie doll. She was a fairly high-cost investment for my parents, who were supporting a young family on a small income, so I received the doll and nothing else for a…

Pumpkin and squash seeds are loaded with protein and fiber, and they make a great energy-boosting snack or crunchy addition to meals. Try sweet seeds as a topping on yogurt or applesauce, and savory seeds on soups and salads. When eating the roasted seeds as a snack, you can bite off the pointed tip to crack the shell and enjoy the tasty inner seed meat. • STEP 1: SOAK Scoop out the seed mass of the squash or pumpkin, and rinse the seeds in a strainer under running water. Don’t worry about getting all the pulp off, because soaking them for a while will make it easier to rub off the pulp later. Allow the seeds to soak in a bowl of brine ( 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt per cup…

We inherited the carrot from classical antiquity. The Romans called carrots by two names, carota and pastinaca, which has thoroughly confused some classical scholars, because pastinaca also meant parsnip, as well as wild carrot, or what we call Queen Anne’s lace. The Romans seem to have lumped things together according to how they were used or by certain visual similarities, and this is further complicated by the fact that both wild and cultivated carrots were used in cookery and medicine. While the white carrot is native to Europe, the genetic origin of both yellow and violet carrots is believed to be Afghanistan. Both yellow and violet carrots were mentioned by Arabic writers and moved westward through Iran into Syria, and then into Spain by the 1100s. This could very well…

Buck, Buck, Moose is the first comprehensive, lushly photographed, full-color guide to working with and cooking all forms of venison, including deer, elk, moose, antelope, and caribou. This guide will take you around the world, from nose to tail. The book features more than 100 recipes ranging from traditional dishes from six continents to original recipes never before seen. You’ll also get thorough instructions on how to butcher, age, and store your venison, as well as how to use virtually every part of the animal. Buck, Buck, Moose also includes a lengthy section on curing venison and making sausage. This title is available at www.CappersFarmer.com/Store or by calling 800-678-4883. Mention promo code MCFPAIZ6. Item #8077.…

Through the years, we’ve published tens of thousands of recipes, and we have most of them archived. This section highlights those recipes, which appeared in previous issues of the magazine. Kayla Corwine, of Kansas City, Missouri, requested a recipe for coffee cake made with sour cream, butter, cinnamon, and chopped pecans. PECAN COFFEE CAKE Yields about 16 servings. 11/3 cups granulated sugar, divided 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 cup chopped pecans 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 cup sour cream 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour two 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pans; set aside. 2 In a small bowl, combine 1/3 cup granulated…

One term you’ve probably heard in the past several winters is “polar vortex.” It’s used as an “Armageddon-esque” description of a coming cold spell. However, it’s not a storm. In fact, it’s not found anywhere near Earth’s surface. It’s an upper-level, low-pressure area associated with the coldest air aloft. In the summer, it stays near the North Pole. In winter, it migrates southward, often remaining in central Canada. If it drops farther south, it will be accompanied by an arctic outbreak but not necessarily much winter precipitation. It’s been around for thousands of years, but rarely does it cross the U.S. border.…

The telltale scratchy throat. Nasal congestion. Lethargy tinged with aches and chills. We all know the signs of a cold or flu settling in, about to derail us — however temporarily — from our day-to-day lives. If your first thought when cold or flu symptoms arise is to reach for an over-the-counter formula, consider this: In the United States, we spend billions of dollars every year trying to knock out these maladies, but most of that money goes toward treatments that only suppress symptoms and do little to spur healing. With the following preventive measures and natural remedies, you can save money, take control of your health, and reduce the time you spend feeling under the weather this cold and flu season. Viral Strategies Colds and flu spread primarily via…

After making homemade gifts for your loved ones, you'll already be in a creative state of mind, so keep the momentum going. Why opt for traditional gift wrap or holiday boxes when you can repurpose old newsprint, maps, and other printed materials? Using these items is not only environmentally friendly, it's also stylish, simple, and a whole lot of fun. And the beauty of these versatile wrappings is that everything works.…

The prices and information listed in the following articles and advertisements were accurate when printed in the magazine decades ago, but are no longer current. In addition, any plans, catalogs, brochures, and other offers advertised in this department are no longer available, so please do not send money and/or a request for them. — Editors A Spring for Pump Pipe By Mrs.Alex Irvine Riley County, Kansas The inconvenience of having the water pipe leading to the stock tank drop to the ground when detached from the pump may be avoided by placing a strong spring from the pipe to the framework of the windmill at a point where the pipe passes under the tower. This allows the pipe to be pushed from the spout, and yet remain near at hand.…

This recipe is well adapted to the use of ‘Violet’ carrots in dessert recipes. It comes from Benjamin Smith Lyman’s Vegetarian Diet and Dishes (1917). 1½ pounds carrots, cleaned and cut into thin strips 1 cup water 1½ pounds sugar Zest of 1 lemon, finely grated Juice of 1 lemon 1 In a large saucepan, boil carrots for 1 to 2 minutes, then remove them from the water and let them drain. In same saucepan, boil water and sugar for 10 minutes, and then add the carrot strips and lemon zest. 2 When the syrup is well boiled down, squeeze lemon juice over carrots. 3 When the syrup is completely boiled down, remove from heat and spread the carrot strips on a plate to cool. Once cool, pile them up…

I have to admit that growing up on a mixed farm in a sparsely populated, wide-open area wasn’t always agreeable to me. There were a lot of parts I tolerated or resigned myself to, and even some parts I enjoyed, but there were extremely few things I actually loved. Yes, I’d always hear about how lucky I was to be raised in the country with the clean, pure air, but some of the time it just went against my grain. I loved rounding up the milk cows, helping sort the calves from the cows at weaning time, and fetching the sick steer for his treatment, but I dreaded the field work. Give me my pony and let me ride out on my own to check the grass cattle, or even…

Late-harvest vegetables are the treasures of every locavore’s winter kitchen. Robust, hearty greens, sweet winter squashes, jewel-toned root vegetables, and potatoes of every variety bring satisfying flavors and an impressive array of nutritional benefits to the supper table. Grab the vegetables from your well-tended root cellar, or buy them at your local market, and try them in the following recipes, which make it possible to eat fresh and local year-round. BACON-SAUTÉED BRUSSELS SPROUTS Yields 6 to 8 servings. 4 strips thick-cut bacon, diced 1 shallot, diced 11/ 2 pounds Brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved, or quartered if large Freshly ground black pepper, to taste 1 Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. 2 Meanwhile, cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until it begins…

Each December, I spend a lazy Sunday afternoon in my studio stenciling Christmas cards and gift wrap. It’s a tradition I absolutely love – listening to the radio, with a scented candle burning, while eating mince pie. I become so completely absorbed that my children know to warn me of their approach, with a little cough or heavy footsteps. The snowflake stencils for this project are very versatile and could be used in lots of different ways. I’ve used a simple Scandinavian palette of red and white, but metallic paint on dark paper could be very nice, or you could try neon on white for a clean, modern look. For the following projects, you’ll need three stencils with different snowflake motifs. If you’re using a printed template, the first thing…