Ken processes clay found on our land . First he dries the clay completely and then works the clay into a slip about the consistency of cream or yogurt, then he screens it for impurities and next he has to dry the slip to clay. He has been leaving open buckets to dry, but he repurposed some screens These were sprouting racks for grain for the livestock. He has some newer, improved screens, …
Ken husked and shelled the dry corn. He has an antique sheller he has in a box. It is loud, but effective! We have two types – a yellow and a blue – black. Here are the empty cobs. Ken may burn them to an ash for a pottery glaze. Then he screens the corn and places in buckets with lids. This is our dry corn for …
The pork was ready at the locker so I organized the freezers. I had enough fruit to make some jam and wine. Here are two blackberry and raspberry combo batches, one batch of raspberry, and a small test batch of black currant jelly. I started wine from the culled fruit – a batch of raspberry, a blackberry, a currant and an elderberry. They are in closed buckets and soon I will move them to gallon …
