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Have you ever seen a cluster of the most beautiful purple berries in the woods? They earn their common name of Beautyberry and they are quite edible! OTHER SEASONAL RECIPES TO TRY: THE BEAUTYBERRY BUSH – CALLICARPA AMERICANA The beautyberry bush is unmistakable! Cartoonish clusters of bright purple berries growing in the middle of the …

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Sometimes we can’t use up all of the hot peppers that we buy or grow. Luckily they are extremely easy to dry and preserve. When I have excess cucumbers a great way to preserve them, increase their flavor, and make them healthier is by making Lacto Fermented Pickles! Its so easy and can use as …

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I can’t think of a plant that has more of a background in the lives of southern americans. Whenever I mention plants to some southerners, somebody always has an interesting story about lambs quarters. Enjoy this simple and elegant Simple Lambs Quarters Recipe. Lambs quarters was the bed for my Amazing Bluegill Fried in Butter …

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Harvesting marigold seeds is easy and very useful. Harvesting your own seed is cost effective and growing marigolds provides a whole list of benefits to your plants and pollinators. If you own a bee hive, planting marigolds could benefit your honey production. Try this Creamed Honey Recipe with your crystallized honey. I really do enjoy …

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Fermented Cucumbers Pickles are not like standard pickles! They are easier to make, healthier for you, and believed to increase your lifespan! OTHER RECIPE YOU MIGHT LIKE Pickled Squash Blossoms Homemade Purple Sauerkraut Homemade Blackberry Jelly Fermenting foods has always been a favorite of mine. The flavor that fermenting imparts on food, as well as …

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Tomato Passata is so delicious, words are too clumsy to describe. A perfect way to preserve tomatoes and turn them into a versatile and useful ingredient. This passata would go very well with my Homemade Italian Pork Sausage! I like to dip some Fried Pumpkin Flowers in my passata. One of my favorite, easy to …

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Pickled Squash Blossoms are a very spectacular and delicate concoction. Using a few simple ingredients you can transform something that normally rots on the vine into a flavorful and interesting food. CROOKNECK SQUASH SEEDS OTHER RECIPES TO TRY FRIED PUMPKIN BLOSSOMS CALABACITAS RECIPE EASY STEWED OKRA RECIPE FRIED LAMBSQUARTERS When my wife approached me with …

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