@@MelissaOhlrich thank you so much for watching and for your kind comment 😊 lots of luck with your jam making! They will be delicious and you’ll never want to go back to store bought 😁

No issues so far

They’re quite handy!

Thanks!

Hi, thanks for watching! The shed is definitely working out well, and we’re working on getting the open heifers bred right now, so hopefully that will work out! You have a great day as well!

What do you need to do?

@@rugglesridgefarm3264 house came with an electric stove but still has the gas hookup, under the kitchen. Got the gas stove, just got get down there to bring the hookup back up to floor level.

Gotcha, yeah this house just had an electric hookup and I hate electric stoves, so that was one of the first things we did here 😅

Exactly!

Thank you ❤️

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Awww, thank you 🥰

Right? They make me feel so fast and productive 😂

Thanks for the tip! It has mostly been in the shade of a hedgerow since we made it to keep it out of the way while not in use.

Thank you so much! Yes, trying to do a little bit at a time 😊

Thank you! Good luck to you 🤗 little by little!

Thank you so much for subscribing! Here’s hoping we can both work toward getting better 😊 best of luck!

Thank you ❤️ I feel like there are so many of us who struggle with this but never see that reality portrayed in media, which can be SO discouraging. That’s why I really want to do this, even though it’s hard to share.

Thank you for following along! Yes, I will definitely need to do some intentional downsizing along the way 😅

It really is 😂 I shouldn’t be left unsupervised

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Awww I love you ❤️

Yes ❤️ super blessed to live a life that allows for so many messes 😅

Yes, if you watched it you would’ve known that 🙄😅

I was watching with the sound off. I didn't want to wait the several minutes before I could have a more immersive experience and comment more thoughtfully. YOU'RE WELCOME FOR BEING A ZEALOUS FAN

😮 that’s a new one

We were looking for him when one of the neighbors stopped and told us he was halfway to Marshall’s 😅

Just another day on the Hill....

@@sixpencemartin6116 pretty much

Yes, some of them should ripen, but I think a lot of them are too green to be able to do that 😊

Thank you! I had plenty of space this year, just not enough time to keep up with everything as well as I should have. But we still harvested a lot, which has been a blessing 😊 thanks for watching!

Welcome! Thanks for watching, and please let me know if you give this recipe a try 😊

There is definitely a lot of sugar in this recipe, but I find that I can still taste the fruit. I think the most important thing with any kind of fruit is making sure it has good quality and flavor to begin with, which ideally means using fruit that is in season. A “fresh” peach from the produce section in the middle of winter will never have the flavor and quality that a fresh peach from a local orchard in summer will have. That being said, I realize not everyone has access to that, so I think the next best thing is using a decent quality frozen fruit. As far as specifically what kind of fruit, my personal favorites are strawberry and peach, but of course it’s all personal preference 😊 what kinds have you tried?

@@rugglesridgefarm3264 thanks for replying! I've done mango, blueberry and apple thus far. I like to put habenero in them to give it a little kick. Something akin to a pepper jelly. I'm not too happy with the apple tho. I used red apples. Should've gone for a stronger flavor apple like granny smith. Live and learn I suppose 😊 have a blessed day

No problem, thank you for watching! Those sound great 😊 I’m not big on hot stuff, but I do want to try making blueberry jam this year. I’ve never made apple jelly, but I agree a more tart apple would probably give better results. Best of luck, you have a blessed day as well!

According to my taste the ideal jam is Coronation grape jam, but make sure to buy 'Coronation' grapes as they are different than Concord grapes. Coronation are smaller, and have tiny little seeds that you can completely ignore (unlike the larger seeds in concord grapes), and they are so naturally sweet, you will wonder if you should even add sugar, HOWEVER, sugar acts as the thickening agent in the jam, so yes, you need some. There are a variety of different recipes on the web that use various amounts of sugar, (frankly the sugar ratio is all over the map). I recommend adding the sugar one cup at a time until you get the desired product. I use 'cane' sugar , as it has a bolder flavour and you can use less. I use an old recipe no longer available on the web which adds sugar in a 2 to 1 ratio, 6 cups of grapes to 3 cups of sugar, BUT I make it with much less sugar, about 1 cup of cane sugar to 4 or 5 cups of grapes (depends on the grape sweetness which can vary). I find it has an excellent grape flavour, and the sweetness is not over-powering whatsoever using my ratio; plus I add 2 tbsp of lemon juice. The Coronation grapes alone will be a bit runny in the jar, so I add some Certo liquid pectin, 170 ml seems to work fine for 20 metric cups of jam, i.e. about 20X 250ml jars. Happy Jamming!

Parents who take time to teach their children are treasures ❤️

Same here 😅

Thanks! It has worked great so far 😊

No, she wants a cameow 😼

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You’re just mad that you didn’t think of it.

That’s the plan!

Thank you!

No, I’m really not sure what happened there 🤷‍♀️

No, but they cause a chronic lack of brevity, which in turn causes me to go over the time limit for vertical short form content, leading me to alter the speed of the footage in order to still be able to use it 🤷‍♀️

Thanks for watching! They definitely do better when they can get outside. As the dogs get older and better about not chasing them, I will be able to let them out to free range the property sometimes too, which will be good 😊

Fair enough 😂