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Posted by Suzanne McMinn on April 2, 2008
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"It was a cold wintry day when I brought my children to live in rural West Virginia. The farmhouse was one hundred years old, there was already snow on the ground, and the heat was sparse-—as was the insulation. The floors weren’t even, either. My then-twelve-year-old son walked in the door and said, “You’ve brought us to this slanted little house to die." Keep reading our story....
- Dear Angel, As they say in the south, "Bless your heart." I have been baking bread for the last 35 years and I have used stand mixers, bread machines (no shame there) and have mixed by hand. I do admi... - Katharina on Bread 911!
- So exciting. Hope it all went well.... - KellyWalkerStudios on First Company
- wow, i could have written that email! i never managed to make a successful loaf of grandmother bread until i stopped using my mixer. i save it for when i make pizza/naan bread, cakes and cookies. to m... - utroukx on Bread 911!
- That is super cute! I have used your sourdough starter AND grandmother bread recipe a lot over the last three months or so, and I love it. The bread is often different from baking to baking... but it'... - christiewahlert on Bread 911!
- Famous words from Suzanne at last year's retreat, "It WANTS to be bread!"... - Canner Joann on Bread 911!
- If you make it through all these hints, here are my 2 cents.
First I learned to make excellent bread here on CITR, so you will learn! : )
I make Suzannes Grandmother Bread one loaf recipe at a ... - Lajoda on Bread 911!
- Judging by the spread you are preparing,you're still working hard. They will feel most welcome.Everything looks so lovely,and the cookies.....I have to change posts before I lick the screen. I swear I... - Lajoda on First Company
- I remember watching my grandmother make bread and she never worried about the dough being sticky..so I don't either. And she never measured the ingredients... after so many years I guess she had a goo... - Miss Judy on Bread 911!
- I also don't worry about it being sticky. I use my KA mixer with hook for the one loaf version. Water first, yeast, stir a little, sugar, salt. At this point, if I want to add herbs or garlic, I ad... - VikingMiss on Bread 911!
- Oops. One more thing: don't double Suzanne's two-loaf recipe. That's too much dough for your mixer to handle at once. The two-loaf recipe is already "doubled" for you.... - UlrikeDG on Bread 911!
"Cookies are good." Read my barnyard stories....
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…and I am seriously jealous!
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Fresh eggs are the best!
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Mother always had a couple of hens to set. She’d mark the eggs with a pencil and always put an old white doorknob in the nest. That way if a snake got in, and swallowed the doorknob, he couldn’t get out, and she’d kill it.
I was always afraid of the old setting hens and the rooster.
I think it’d be fun now. You sure help bring back memories.
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Mmmm, fresh eggs!
-Kim :bananadance:
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I love Chickens, I am really excited for you.
I have a leghorn cross rooster which looks very much like your daily photo. He is quite a character. Best of luck with your hatching.
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Tell us what kind of chickens you got.
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Wow, just had a flashback to when my parents took me to see The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (aka The Chicken Ranch)
…and to the house before this one…the property the development was on was an old chicken farm.
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