Homestead Freezer Tour and a Surprise Gift | Two Deep Freezes and a Stand Up Freezer

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Homestead Freezer Tour and a Surprise Gift | Two Deep Freezes and a Stand Up Freezer

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3 жыл бұрын

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Today I'm showing you my freezers so you can see what they look like in May verses what they will be looking like in August. I will show you another freezer tour video after the big harvest is done so you can see how full they get Lord Willing!
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@rebeccacron8614 3 жыл бұрын

Pro tip for your deep freezers, get a small white board and dry erase markers and keep an inventory of what you have on hand. You can use hash marks for multiples and erase one whenever you use it. You can even switch marker colors every so often so you know what is the oldest. Helps avoid forgetting about an item buried at the bottom, and let’s you know what you have without digging around. Also, beef tongue taste exactly like pot roast, and it makes awesome tacos! Look up lengua tacos, that’s how it is spelled in Spanish.

@heatherwhite2788 3 жыл бұрын

It does have an unmistakable texture though! It definitely tastes like beef and is quite wonderful when prepared well.

@alinewright1093 3 жыл бұрын

Take pictures of your white Boards with your phone. To refer to of what you have when shopping or when you want to cook something

@elizabeth3405 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea ~ my freezer is white so I just use dry erase markers on it directly! Stays put until I erase it 💕

@meemawscraftin 2 жыл бұрын

I use the dry erase board tip. I buy the ones that are magnetic and have one on each freezer and my fridge.

@zeebomb3385 2 жыл бұрын

That is an awesome inventory tip idea! Thanks

@marieparks5674 3 жыл бұрын

A newbie here but love your channel. It’s wonderful to see a young person take charge of their food production

@AcreHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I’m happy you are here :)

@Lidiasfamilylife 3 жыл бұрын

I love seeing what people have in their freezers, pantry! What an amazing blessing with the jars!🙌🏻🙌🏻

@AcreHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

I like watching them too :) I'm so grateful to have the jars! they will be used!

@martinawalsh3728 3 жыл бұрын

Just found your channel. I am so glad to see the younger generation going "old school", how very cool.

@AcreHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks :) I love it

@clair233 2 жыл бұрын

Me too !

@l.contouris3449 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not a big meat person, but I remember my mom boiling cow tongue and then slicing it wafer thin for her sandwich..She loved it. She was raised on a farm early 1900's.

@rachellilley1518 3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely adore the fact that you know where and how your food is grown and processed. I am impressed that you buy local (I too like to support our local farmers). Really enjoyed this!

@AcreHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much!!

@hannahkayee831 2 жыл бұрын

Everything is so likeable about you, a nice, grateful, happy woman! So grateful I found your channel ❤

@ShanaLawson 3 жыл бұрын

Chest freezers last a lifetime in my experience. My grandparents have to replace their stand up freezer every couple of years but I’ve had my chest freezer for over a decade now 😍 It’s survived moves and everything.

@sarahsmith9084 3 жыл бұрын

Our stand up freezer has lasted longer than that. We have a temp sensor hooked to a cell phone alert so we know if the temp starts rising...good thing because the door doesnt always close right. I love our chest freezers but hubby thinks they're hard to find things in so I individual freezer meals, frozen veggies, and hunks of meat rotated into our upright so he's more willing to throw something into the Instant Pot or microwave as it's easy to find.

@paigelindley9442 2 жыл бұрын

My parents bought us a huge chest freezer after we had our first baby. Freezer and baby are now 26 years old :)

@bill-chichi9701 3 жыл бұрын

You really need a backup generator. It would be a tragedy to lose all that food during an extended power outage.

@oldcalir.e.broker9094 3 жыл бұрын

This lady is right. It is highly likely a power outage is iminent, given the political climate and severe drought. CA power lines burned to a crisp last year and half the state was literally without power in some cases, for weeks.

@wendycash54 3 жыл бұрын

I might add an alarm to mine. I accidentally did not shut the door of my freezer tight (I'm thinking something on top was in the way and I didn't realize it) and it was open overnight. Everything thawed, but luckily I caught it in time to preserve several things (frozen chicken breast I canned, frozen hamburger I fried and refroze, and we ate the steaks with friends) I lost 2 1/2 bags of food though.

@aspenram3885 3 жыл бұрын

Those chest freezers keep child air in since cold air sinks. I'm from an area that would lose power a few weeks every winter and the chest freezers don't need generators to work! :)

@lisatangen4213 3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same and wondering which generators are best. Are there any good solar generators?

@bill-chichi9701 3 жыл бұрын

@@lisatangen4213 It all depends on your budget. For portable generators I recommend Honda. Add up the watts of the things you want to run on the generator plus extra to prevent overload. A reliable Honda generator dealer can help you.

@jilanam7199 3 жыл бұрын

I do a very similar thing with the peppers. When I package them for the freezer though, I put them in snack size bags and then put those snack bags in the gallon bag. This allows me to only pull a small portion out to thaw and use rather than having to break off or thaw out a whole block. Great job on the food processing! I wish I had been that organized and productive at your age :)

@AcreHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you so much! I love that idea! I am trying to find the balance between reducing my plastic consumption and keeping things good....

@sarahsmith9084 3 жыл бұрын

Plastic mallet. It makes breaking off a hunk easy and less plastic as a ton fits in a gallon bag.

@pollycurrier5380 3 жыл бұрын

I chop up peppers, spread them on a cookie sheet in the freezer to firm up, then put them in a gallon bag. I use them in my daily 8 vegetable salad and they taste great. I do this with anything I don't want to clump into a frozen mass, berries, roasted cherry tomatoes etc..

@sknap2728 3 жыл бұрын

I've used the snack bags (u can get reusable ones) specifically for roasted hot peppers and then add them all to a gallon freezer bag. Pull one out when needed. I also use the tray method for freezing berries then adding frozen berries to quart ziplock. I will rinse and reuse the berry bags. Freeze meatballs the same way, but I don't reuse those bags.

@ryon791 3 жыл бұрын

If you put them in snack bags, can't they be refused so you don't use so much plastic?

@poodlegirl55 3 жыл бұрын

When I have too many cherry tomatoes I lay them out on baking sheet and splash with a little olive oil and seasonings and roast until soft and caramelized. I freeze them in small baggies and use with pasta, eggs. pizza, lots of things.

@questionmark9819 3 жыл бұрын

Having three freezers is essential for people who are growing their own food or buying in bulk. I bought a large catering freezer and it's great to have the freedom of knowing that if I make stuff or have extras, that I have room.

@8Gammie 3 жыл бұрын

I love the house tour.... neat laundry room, clothes folded and a mask hanging in the garage for the dogs (LOL)!!! You are so organized and neat. Love it. I so loved this video ALOT. thank you.

@terrikahlkahl2286 3 жыл бұрын

You have the best channel, happy i found you.

@AcreHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks! That is so sweet to say!

@sandijammes7761 3 жыл бұрын

I agree!😎

@emtee3098 2 жыл бұрын

If you want to maintain the crunch of bell peppers, just cook them from frozen. I dice up 3 different colors with spring onions & red onions and freeze them. I like to add it to my eggs in the morning & still enjoy the crunch up to 3 months. They’ve never lasted beyond that time so I don’t know if the texture changes further down the road.

@viviansollid3907 2 жыл бұрын

Beef tounge is my favorite. It has been so difficult to get a hold of for me this year. I really hope I can find at least one for christmas. Please try it, before you feed it to your chickens (or dogs). You can eat it for dinner, or just slice it really thin and use it in a sandwich.

@virginiaallisonpeck2517 2 жыл бұрын

Love it too, so yummy ❤️

@meanderwiththeandersons8921 2 жыл бұрын

I really love your videos! I overthink things a lot and get so overwhelmed. You make it look like, “it’s okay! Just do it!” I wish I could work as quick as you. Haha! Lots of good information.

@kathyconger2188 3 жыл бұрын

I wish I was as smart as you, when I was your age about preserving! Good job! 😊

@AcreHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

Oh thanks :) there are lots of things I don’t know

@dappyhappy773 3 жыл бұрын

@@AcreHomestead but you are learning fast! By sharing both good and bad you're helping others avoid pitfalls! I just wish i had your energy lol With much respect from the UK Karen x

@wickedquailandpork537 2 жыл бұрын

Soup bones are great for beef and gravy over rice or egg noodles too. We almost never use ours for soup, we cook them down and make pulled beef sandwiches or beef and gravy.

@tiff2106 2 жыл бұрын

I always make broth to make gravys from roux, no Instant broth for me!

@ldg2655 3 жыл бұрын

Cow tongue is delicious! I remember my grandmother boiling it in well-seasoned water. When cooked through, you let it cool and peel off the thick outer skin. Then she just sliced the tongue into slices, crosswise. She made sandwiches with hers

@AcreHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips! I'm going to make it

@Lonlyhiker 3 жыл бұрын

I’m going to second the comment from Leslie. Tongue is so delicious, please try it. We make it the same way. You can eat it hot with boiled potatoes or later cold cut on bread. Both ways are good with some horse radish. Greetings from Germany! Susann

@jackiecastilleja310 3 жыл бұрын

New subscriber here! You can cook that beef tongue in a crockpot. Season with salt and pepper, garlic add a couple of cups of water or chicken or beef stock. Add an onion. Just cook it overnight. In the morning take off the outer skin. Chop the beef or use a couple of forks to separate the beef. Season to taste, make a Pico salsa with corn tortillas. These will be some great beef tacos! Rich and delish! I hope you will try it!

@AcreHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

I'm going to! I'm going to make tacos and do a live and try it! I'm scared....

@jackiecastilleja310 3 жыл бұрын

@@AcreHomestead You'll be ok. I hope you like them.

@jackiecastilleja310 3 жыл бұрын

PS. I like it with corn tortillas the best.

@poodlegirl55 3 жыл бұрын

I had two turkeys in my freezer and I thawed them and roasted them both at the same time in an electric roaster. I sliced them and froze them in small portions covered in gravy and we have been enjoying them. I also put the carcasses right back into the roaster, covered with water and cooked them for 24 hours and canned the nice broth. I can chicken breasts and beef chunks about every three months. Cutting meat off the bone to can is not super fun.

@BrightestBlessings7899 3 жыл бұрын

I grow peppers in Canada. I start them on a heat mat in a warm room (65- 85°) , in March. In your area, I would recommend planting them out in the garden, after they have been hardened off for a week. Usually they have 6 to 8 mature leaves when they are ready to plant out. I companion plant to keep them healthy. Good luck. I love almond milk. Brightest Blessings

@denisescott3943 2 жыл бұрын

Becky I think you got a sheep not lamb lamb is the most delicious herei in SA it's a favorite.

@edwardzarnowski5558 2 жыл бұрын

There is no such thing as almond milk milk comes from mammals

@BrightestBlessings7899 2 жыл бұрын

Edward Zarnowski, my apologies if the term almond 'milk' bothers you. It is only referred to as a ' milk because it is a substitute for mammals milk, which we should not be drinking anyway, and it does look sort of milk-like.

@d.st.2198 3 жыл бұрын

You can pressure cook the tongue, peel it, slice it thinly and then cook the slices in some spiced butter in a pan (thyme, crushed garlic, red and black pepper, whatever you like). It goes very well with red wine :)

@Al-isthatyou 2 жыл бұрын

Delicious !

@0818bsalinas Жыл бұрын

cow tongue is good meat for tacos too! my favorite way is steamed for a long while shred add raw onions cilantro lime squeeze on a warm yellow corn tortilla

@milliefigueroa5754 3 жыл бұрын

Becky!!!! What aren’t we enjoying with your videos, you are a God sent, God bless you🙏🏼🤗🥰😘

@AcreHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@mikahist4155 2 жыл бұрын

The dogs would love the beef tongue ☺🕊🧡🐶🐶🧡🕊

@rscadengo 3 жыл бұрын

Cow tongue is good . Put it in a crockpot on low overnight with a tiny bit of water, salt, black pepper. Drain in the morning. Peel skin off and chop it up. Make tacos with corn tortillas some salsa cilantro and onion .. yummy

@gailcardo8996 2 жыл бұрын

I preserve my celery the same way you do your peppers. I tend to chop up a bunch of celery, use what I need for that day. And then put the rest in the freezer. It freezes well and is great to use in Chili's and stews in the future.

@faithgwa 3 жыл бұрын

You have to try beef tongue tacos. Cut the tongue into about 6 pieces, cook in pot with water, orange slices, bay leaf, black pepper, oregano, salt for an hour. Remove the skin of the tongue, then return meat back to pot and cook until it sheds like pulled pork. Yum

@TheMixingBowlHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tour. We purchased a second freezer but now, we realized we need a third freezer for fruits, vegetables, and breads

@leylablomkvist3263 3 жыл бұрын

Cow tongue is delicious! I wasn't sure neither first time. But if you cook it for few hours, and then peel the skin is just like normal beef meat. I cooked with bay leaves, cinnamon, salt, pepper and a whole onion. And then I will make a sauce, or used for tacos, rice bowls... etc.

@sheilafarmer81763 2 жыл бұрын

Our garden is crazy but god has blessed use us this year tons of peppers. Tons of paste tomatoes ever try jet star o my gosh so good huge but sweet.i got a dehydrator this year. Love it.i grew a ton on borage. Tons ofred amaranth and 350 ears of sweet corn so good. We till a small garden and it growing wilf watermelon squash.okra cucumbers and canteloupe. .also we have chickend. I put up 2 elderberry an 2 blueberry bush.

@a.johnson1785 2 жыл бұрын

Cow’s tongue is yummy. It tastes like tender beef. Being German we normally eat it with horseradish on the side. Makes great cold tongue sandwiches, too.

@thebodieshomestead15 3 жыл бұрын

Your video just popped up into my to watch section and I just LOVED this video, I subbed and will be watching more videos! :)

@AcreHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

Wow thanks so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it

@saraangel6696 3 жыл бұрын

Cow tongue it’s sooooo good! I dont know how to cook it, but in colombia we eat it somewhat regularly, it’s buttery smooth!

@emma__cc 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video. I Can learn for myself how to prepare for the year ahead or for harder times, like last year.🤗♥️

@AcreHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome :)

@idareandevers9211 2 жыл бұрын

U are good working with food to go in the freezer. Thanks

@pamkirkpatrick7534 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Woo Hoo! Free jars and lids!

@Sonialei77 2 жыл бұрын

Becky, in Texas we slow cook cow tongue and make barbacoa. You add 1/4 cup of water just for the steam, s&p the tongue and wrap in foil. Slow cook it overnight and simply remove the skin and shred the meat. serve it in corn tortillas with pico de gallo.

@victorialg1270 3 жыл бұрын

You would really find a dehydrator helpful. Dehydrate the peppers. Your chickens would eat a the dehydrated kale and greens you could make through the winter.

@AcreHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

I love my dehydrator! I want a second one :)

@Mizlil619 2 жыл бұрын

I recommend using the cow younger in tacos. Cow tongue tacos are the best.

@lindsaymeng7218 3 жыл бұрын

I am glad I am not the only one who has as many refrigerate and freezers. I am loving your channel!

@AcreHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

Yay! Thank you!

@aloras405 3 жыл бұрын

My father in law makes beef tongue by slow cooking it in water in the crock pot. After it comes out the outer layer of skin needs peeled off. It looks a bit funky while the good meat is tender and delicious. Tried it for the first time when my husband and I visited in April, and I loved it.

@AcreHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe I will have to try it some time!

@850beachmomrn 3 жыл бұрын

Freezer goals! I want to get a stand up fridge freezer too for freezer meals, working on getting a generator first to power the freezers before I add more since we're hurricane country. We lost a huge freezer stash during hurricane Michael and I will never let that happen again!

@AcreHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Sorry about that :( THey can be hard time find these days

@sfjortoft 2 жыл бұрын

We use beef stock in our spaghetti sauce (and in any stew I make, if the recipe calls for water, I use stock), and I also use beef or chicken stock in my sweet and sour sauce.

@monazuniga6499 3 жыл бұрын

Seeing all the stuff you have in your freezer makes me want to go out and buy a freezer. Lol....love your channel!!!!

@AcreHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! You would love a freezee!

@lisanorman3343 3 жыл бұрын

Beef tongue is amazing!! Thaw it, score the skin. I make a big X at the tip and score the rest. I put in crock pot with beef stock, garlic, onion, salt and pepper, tomatoes. If I plan to do lengua tacos, I add cumin, coriander, chili powder. Cook 8 to 10 hours on low. Pull out the tongue and peel off skin. Dice or slice and pop back in slow cooker. You can also do just like pot roast. My kids ask for it, now!!

@AcreHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

I'm going to cook it! I'm scared tho....Thanks for the recipe!!

@HiddenHarvest 3 жыл бұрын

You can also shred it if you cook it long enough. It's so good! Just make sure you add a little water to it so it doesn't get tough

@sondrajohnson1605 3 жыл бұрын

Have you ever though about a vacuum sealer? I got one last year and love it, no freezer burn. I have 3 big freezer also and it is only myhusband and me. We also have chicken and milking goats. Love watching you, you are so much like me, just a lot younger.

@AcreHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

Yes I should probably get one just hadn’t wanted to spend the money. I would love a dairy animal just can’t manage that here but maybe some day :) thanks so much

@heathersdailylife9263 2 жыл бұрын

If you find lamb too gamey, I reccomend you try eating it cold from the fridge. I feel the same when I try to eat it hot but is so good on a sandwich or even a cutlet straight from the fridge.

@sherriwallace6611 3 жыл бұрын

I make Turkey meatballs I can in chicken broth make gravy pour over rice or pasta also soup and sandwiches with cranberry sauce

@marialaurel6440 2 жыл бұрын

Beef tongue is very expensive. You can cook the beef tongue in the pressure cooker. Remove the skin after it's done and it's all meat. You can make corn tortilla tacos and add pico de gallo, it's very good. In Mexican cooking we really enjoy that part because it's all meat.

@debraigo1345 3 жыл бұрын

Cow tongue is excellant. Cook, peel, slice to sandwiches, add a little mustard, yum. Or, peel, use like a roast, very good! I don't have any luck freezing potatoes.

@AcreHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

I'm going to cook it! so many people say its amazing. I think I'll do a live about it

@deecooper1567 2 жыл бұрын

You are so organized.. I love it!!!! And what gift could be more appreciated than jars👍👍👍💜 👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

@faeriemythc 2 жыл бұрын

When we buy a lot of meat or process a deer we put the meat in a freezer bag and then wrap it in either freezer paper or jumbo brown lunch bags. Helps keep it from freezer burn.

@cheriesjogren1229 2 жыл бұрын

i just love your show and you are my hero...I am a bit older and had given up on canning and freezing and you have inspired me. I am going to watch all of your episodes!!! I am now going to go back to freezing in the fall and canning again. Thank you!!!

@anahg5017 3 жыл бұрын

Omg the cow tongue is one of my family favorites it's so expensive in California so I don't buy often we make in tacos or in salsa Verde with rice and refried beans

@AcreHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I'm excited to try it. :)

@meganperria1529 3 жыл бұрын

You are going to love having canned meats! It's a total game changer for quick meals. You can also do some meal in a jar type recipes for busy nights.

@AcreHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

I can't wait to try it! I just need to find the time!

@sheilaray7604 3 жыл бұрын

Would love to see that

@jodiesfurever 2 жыл бұрын

You will love it! I have been canning meat for years!! Beef in wine sauce, or chicken soup with rice are our favorites! Also, I make my own dog food - 1 jar chicken and 1 jar rice and veggies. 4 dogs, 2 pitbulls, 2 Chihuahuas. So, lots of chicken! I have a pressure canner that does 18 quarts at once! Love it! Have fun with the meats! Add fresh produce for flavorings. Can open a jar and put it over pasta! Awesomeness!!

@raibeart1955 2 жыл бұрын

Cows tongue is possibly one of my favourite Deli type meats. It looks like you may have to skin that tongue though. Male a slit along the length and using a pair of pliers pull the “skin” (outer membrane) away from the meat. To cook roll up the tongue and put it in a pan that is a tight fit cover it with water and bake in the oven for an hour or two (it really depends on the size. When cooked drain off and keep the liquid and put the tongue back in the pot it was cooked in. Put a saucer on top of the tongue and place some weights on top so that the tongue is compressed leave in the fridge at least overnight. You can add the. Cooking liquor over the tongue if you like this becomes a jelly when cold. It’s really worth giving it a try. All the best to you and yours from Scotland. Rab

@ginapaquet5563 3 жыл бұрын

New subscriber here and I concur with Marie Parks... it is awesome to see a young individual take charge of food production and how you use it all be it you and your husband, the chickens and gifting... Blessing to you and your husband and what a bonus to be gifted those canning supplies. Continued success.

@AcreHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks and welcome. :)

@monsey13 2 жыл бұрын

Hello ☺️. I found your channel & fell in love with your content. Ive been binge watching your videos 💜.

@emilyhayes-youngbreastcanc6475 2 жыл бұрын

Back bacon is also a great cut. Think tenderloin with side attached

@WendyW-ui2fs 3 жыл бұрын

A Food Saver machine and bags will help keep those meats and veggies longer. Great job on keeping stocked. Nice friend to donate!

@WendyW-ui2fs 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite www.foodsaver.com/food-vacuum-sealers/countertop-vacuum-sealers/foodsaver-fm5000-series-2-in-1-vacuum-sealing-system-and-starter-kit/SAP_FM5200015.html

@pamelavance648 3 жыл бұрын

With 110 temp right now What came to mind is Having a generator for power outages It would be sad and expensive to lose all that great work done

@AcreHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

We need to look into one!!

@GardenKatt 3 жыл бұрын

Just learned last night that zucchini can be shreaded and dehydrated than powdered for a type of flour to add to breads and muffins if you have a lot of extra zuch to figure out a way to store it.

@AcreHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

Great tip!

@gillianmuspic2337 2 жыл бұрын

My aunt makes beef tongue and it is a favourite with some members of the family. I used to enjoy it before I went vegetarian. She pickles it first then cooks it

@calliesue77 Жыл бұрын

I was just going through some of your older videos and I know this is an old video, but...two things I want to mention beef tongue makes great tacos and it is the most tender meat and delicious. Also, lamb...I understand what you mean about the gaminess, but I find I only like lamb on the grill. It has a whole different flavor in the oven. It does take a bit to prep though to get it ready for the grill, but you are totally missing out if you don't try grilling it. Yum! I love your videos they are so full of information. Thanks!

@lizzy9975 2 жыл бұрын

The million dollar question is how do you eliminate freezer burn!? Definitely happy to hear your ideas.

@carrie86maine Жыл бұрын

💙 freezer tours 🥶

@kathybullard9088 2 жыл бұрын

Great job Becky!

@llm4132 2 жыл бұрын

I just love your videos. I’m a new subscriber and I’m binging. It looks like the chest freezer can hold more food than a stand up freezer. I have a pretty large standing freezer and I believe those three turkeys would take up more space in a standing freezer. Standing is more convenient when it comes to digging out the food, but you cannot dump everything in it like you can the chest freezers.

@edsmith4414 2 жыл бұрын

Chest freezer ARE better about utilizing space than uprights. Plus they are more energy efficient: Every time you open an upright, the cold 'falls' out of it and is replaced by warmer air that has to be re-chilled....whereas it stays IN a chest model.

@cocoamademoiselle 2 жыл бұрын

Time for your side by side from spring to now, post harvest... Yes, I watched this again just because😄

@kimiyemlsmallgardendream8115 3 жыл бұрын

Omg, pressure cook the beef tongue with onion and garlic bay leaves. When done peel the top of the tongue choose or eat with Harvey and white rice or tongue sandwich. Please give it a try it’s delicious and so expensive to buy in the store. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

@cecesalas6216 3 жыл бұрын

I recommended beef tongue tacos! :) Tongue is actually pretty darn good.

@AcreHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!! I'll took into recipes!

@scholasticbookfair. 3 жыл бұрын

@@AcreHomestead Also, it doesn't have a weird texture either

@Kayaf7 2 жыл бұрын

Free canning jars! What a blessing!!

@jackieburnett6881 3 жыл бұрын

Just love your videos! You really stay busy !! Lucky you to receive such a wonderful gift, all those jars! Yes indeed that was a blessing!!

@AcreHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I am so happy to have them! I always need more jars!

@FosterChicken 3 жыл бұрын

WOW! What a blessing to get all those canning jars for free! I don't do a lot of what you do as far as buying in bulk but what I DO do is make pot pies for the freezer often. Turkey, chicken and beef. I make my own broth and make some freezer meals by cooking extra and making one for the freezer. I used to bring my dad food often. He passed away last year and I've kind of stopped cooking so much. Lost my desire or something. I've been watching you for a couple days now while I cross stitch and have been thinking and planning on getting back to it and to try some of your tips and tricks. Also, my husband works at a grocery store so he shops for something on most days. He finds lots of deals and marked down things and I NEVER have to shop. I like your channel.

@AcreHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry for your loss. Frozen pot pies sound yummy for the fall!!

@MrsStevenBrown 3 жыл бұрын

If and when you can the turkeys.. prepare just like thanksgiving..season it etc..and than can with a clean clear water 💦, this will give you the best flavour! Also, I can in 750 ml jars, or pint +1/2 size for two adults for dinner..mix your white and dark meat in the jar, add a slice of the seasoned skin also and can with hot water…the best pressure canned turkey! ( don’t add chicken stock.. it makes the turkey taste more like chicken IMO. Use the spices you use for your turkey if you wanna add more flavour in the jar. For preparation I drain and lay on a pan, cover with foil and heat up in oven. So so good!

@AcreHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect! thanks for the tips! :)

@whitneysanders6996 2 жыл бұрын

Just a tip for lamb. Mix ground lamb and ground beef. Turn into a gyro meatloaf. Slice and use for gyros

@cherylcranford8908 Жыл бұрын

What a great gifting of Mason jars

@debb3428 3 жыл бұрын

I just started watching your channel today. God bless you.....your channel will help so many, including me! Totally hooked!

@melaniesmith652 9 ай бұрын

I just love you videos my friend watching them all !!! You are such a beautiful person inside and out!!! GOD bless you!!!!! Jade777

@baileysmith7182 2 жыл бұрын

With just a dab of any cooking oil ( even pam) you can stop the squeaking on your door hinges- spray or rub it in the hinges and move the door back and forth until it stops squeaking 😊 loooove the freezer tour!

@angelialou 2 жыл бұрын

Yep, I’d say you have a deep freeze! 😂. Those jars are such a blessing!! They are hard to come by these days!

@rominamartinez5544 3 жыл бұрын

Hey! New in to the channel. Solution for the potatoes: pre cook them (cut them and boil or fry them until they are almost cooked), let them dry and after that you can freeze them. Mashed potatoes freeze perfectly as it is.

@AcreHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

Wow Romina That is so helpful!!

@christinenewell2679 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, mashed potatoes are sooooo easy to freeze, I just scoop them onto a baking tray (as many as possible in a single layer) and then slip the tray into freezer and open freeze them……. once frozen I put them into plastic bags, ready for when I want them. I remember coming in from night duty and just taking out a lovely big frozen casserole and a bag of mashed potatoes….. hey presto dinner was ready. It’s worth all the extra work.

@juliahardy1 3 жыл бұрын

@@AcreHomestead BTW, thin sliced blanched potatoes dehydrate beautifully for scalloped potatoes. I’m going to try to dehydrate diced potatoes this fall.

@cheriesjogren1229 2 жыл бұрын

The soup bones could be used the make beef broth. All of the vegie parts could be used to make veggie broth. Same for chicken pieces you would normally throw out. Just boil with salt and pepper for a few hours and you have broth!!

@sweetlittlekittiesmama6064 Жыл бұрын

If you've ever been to a Korean barbecue place they actually can offer cow tongue add a little salt and pepper it's so good. If you slice it very thinly and cook it similarly you may like it that's how I would eat it.

@virginiaallisonpeck2517 2 жыл бұрын

Cow tongue is a delicacy in France… my mom always put it in the pressure cooker then peeled the skin and some times we had sandwiches or a meat for dinner if she had 2 or 3… yummy love you show❤️

@nanettelewis5160 Жыл бұрын

I don't what you did with the cow tongue you spoke of in this video but in the future try sous vide. We tried cow tongue for the first time 2 years ago just after my brother-in-law died from covid. He had always talked about eating "tongue 'n cheek" for one of our family dinners and had gotten the meat for our Thanksgiving dinner that year. It was wonderfully tender and flavorful. It was also a great way to remember him on that first holiday that he was not with us. Hope you try it sometime!!

@linaD08 3 жыл бұрын

Woohaaaa! All those jars! Great idea to can your meat… frees up freezer space big time and reduces meal prep time… which is something I see you strive for…. Love your energy!!! Young and smart and aware…

@elizabethshaw734 2 жыл бұрын

I have the same bag of pecans in my freezer. I could eat soup everyday! Tongue is delicious but you need to boil it to be able to peel it you've got to take the outer layer off. It makes great sandwiches sliced thin. I lived in the UK so we ate beef tongue and ox tongue which was called lunch and tongue. It's really good and you could look for recipes for New York deli sandwiches because they you make a lot of tongues sandwiches. I grew up on leg of lamb and it was made every year for my brother's birthday as well. I love it! I have lived around the world in eight countries and expanded my palate and my mind greatly. :-)

@listen_linda 2 жыл бұрын

For lamb, I marinate it in pesto. Then bake or grill. So good and hides the gamey taste a bit.

@marthaholcomb8148 2 жыл бұрын

Please, please, please try the beef tongue. I guarantee you will like it. Once you pressure it, let it cool just enough to peel the skin off. You can slice it like roast, so good. If it's the look of it, once you skin and slice it you can't tell it from roast. It is so much more tender than any roast you ever had. Be adventurous!

@Amman805 2 жыл бұрын

In my culture we eat everything from the cow, the liver, kidneys, tongue, brain, stomach, lungs and intestines👏 very delicious

@elizabethshaw734 2 жыл бұрын

I put an ad on Craigslist asking for free canning jobs and I was overwhelmed! The only thing I had to buy was these 12 half gallons.

@summerrose4978 2 жыл бұрын

I need to make up freezer meals, right now working on turkeys, then cranberries

@deborahschaub2925 3 жыл бұрын

Grew up on a 10 acre farm of which 1 acre was garden. I’m in my 60’s now. The YELLOW squash is SUMMER squash and the GREEN squash is ZUCCHINI. Just an FYI. You’re doing GREAT and I’m impressed as to how much you’re putting away and your beautiful heart to want to help others should there be a need in their life. You’re an inspiration to others to grow their own food.....even their own back yard as long as there is no covenant against it in urban settings. Stay blessed and healthy !!! Hugs, Deb

@AcreHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Deb!

@jennifer8535 2 жыл бұрын

I like how you have similar items together in boxes! Nice way to organize and move around in there!

@michellebautista7765 3 жыл бұрын

Here n Tx. Beef Tongue Tacos r $2.00 r more. Cook it nthe crockpot, when done, peel the outer tuff layer &eat the nside meat. Slice &dice the tuff outer layer ofthe tongue &give it 2ur dogs. Save the Beefy Broth &boil beans.

@AcreHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

Great idea!

@AcreHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that!

@lalousiane7118 2 жыл бұрын

I grew up on a farm & we ate cow tongue, when dad butchered. When he'd butcher a hog they'd cut the fat & skin off & fry it up, that was cracklin & so delicious. Down here in La. we always smoked our sausage, & mom loved hog head cheese. We cooked with the fat from the hog, which is called lard. We lived off the land & the garden & orchard as much as we could. 💜

@sarahsmith9084 3 жыл бұрын

Have you considered a Foodsaver? Mine finally bit the dust after 7 or 8 years. I can keep food for 3-4 years without freezer burn as long as the bags don't get any holes in them. We just pulled out a bag of grilled beets I made 3 years ago. Zero freezer burn. I'm considering a chamber sealer this time around, but the price tag has me hesitating. I may just go with another $100 Foodsaver. Thanks for showing off your freezers. I can't wait to see how full they are in the fall.

@AcreHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

I have I just hadn’t wanted to buy one. I think I need to tho.

@allysond727 3 жыл бұрын

I love my food saver. It's paid for itself for sure

@GardenKatt 3 жыл бұрын

One of the things you can do if you dont have a food saver is submerge you food inside bag mostly under a sink full of water dont go all the way to the top. The water pressure helps push out most of the air. Not perfect but better than just using fingers. I have a friend who also jury rigged her vacuum cleaner nozzle.