Category: In the Pantry
Make Your Own Elderberry Syrup!
I couldn’t decide whether to go with a Homestead Health segment on this one or Preserving the Harvest….elderberry syrup can literally go into either category!…
Preserving the Harvest….BACON!
So it turns out making your own bacon is super easy, way cheaper, and way tastier! A while back I attended a butchery course taught…
Making your own Probiotics at Home
5 Homestead Probiotics You can Make Yourself! Well the science is in folks, and has been for some time! Probiotics are essential to maintaining a…
Preserving the Harvest: Rendering Tallow
How to Make Your Own Tallow Keeping with one of the quintessential homestead values of frugality, we decided to have our butcher set aside all…
Brewing Kombucha
Around here on the Traditional Catholic Homestead we like to have lots of things in the fermentation crock so to speak. One of our favorites,…
Preserving the Harvest: Biltong
I know you might be thinking “What the heck is a biltong?”, but stay with me for a second and all will be revealed! Simply…
Comfrey Salve: Homestead First Aid Essential
Here at the Traditional Catholic Homestead we absolutely love comfrey! One of the byproducts of comfrey propagation is lots of leaves. Making a comfrey salve…
Grass Beef Progress July 2015
I made a quick video of the Devon cattle (I don’t think they appreciated the publicity, you’ll see what I mean!): And I went a…
Preserving the Harvest: Kefir
A big part of homestead life is providing for yourself with the abundance that the land and your community provides. Along this line I’ll be…
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