Morning Chores Routine | Lemon Honey Cough Drops, Sheet Pancakes

Today I'd like to share our morning routine here on the farm, make some delicious, so simple cough drops and bake up some sheet pancakes. Dan and I are also continuing the Harvest Right Freeze Dryer room build. I hope you enjoy coming along with us!
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[@DiT555]

If using oil and hobey in the same recepie , use your measuring cup for oil first and than put honey in the same cup, it will slid out effortlessly without leaving any 🍯left on walls.

[@danamama6766]

Wonderful tip!

[@janetennis3451]

Love your personality. Love to watch/learn about your farm, cooking and so forth. Thank you.

[@jeanineeley2811]

Been watching your channel for YEARS!!!! Love seeing more videos! Awesome with the division of chores... many hands make light work. Your channel is growing in leaps and bounds!! Yay!!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thanks so much! I really appreciate you sticking with me.❤️

[@zormier2002]

That was hilarious! The cow stealing a bite of hay on her way past. 😂❤😂

[@kristinanoall]

You amaze me more and more! On top of everything you do (which is already unbelievable), you also make your own COUGH DROPS?! You’re so relaxing to watch, and so inspiring! I canned salsa today for the first time in years 😊

[@hitchhikerfromanothergalaxy]

My Great Pyrenees and our tortoise shell cat are best buddies.

[@metamud8686]

Re: pancakebatter If you were to first measure out the oiive oil in the cup that you measure out the honey in, you will find that the honey then comes out in one go, rather than having to spoon it out. Oil is not a food, it is a lubricant, but if you are going to use it anyway, might as well be smart and help yourself 🙂

[@lynhanna917]

KZbin channel simple living alaska have hives that they winter over. You might want to check them out to see how they insulate their hives .. Their winter temperatures are similar to your area. Tried your baked bean recipe and it was very tasty. Thanks for your recipe ideas.

[@wrinklesandsprinkles]

I’ve never heard of sheet pan pancakes. It makes sense if your cooking for many. Happy to hear your family is on the mend❣️Cheers, Doc

[@leannekenyoung]

A Brownie squares pan works very well too then you don’t have to cut them and they are already individualized just turn them over and they all pop out similar to muffins but they are pancakes. 🥰❤️🇨🇦

[@hoosiermama16]

Also make sure you have the proper power outlet. The large freeze dryers require a dedicated 20amp outlet - and i would recommend, especially if you're capable, to go ahead and run a dedicated line *anyway* even if you are only getting a small or a medium sized freeze dryer.

[@karenlawson4888]

My sister put her freeze dryer on the tool bench which was nailed to the garage studs and they found out that allowed the vibration to reverberate in the rooms above (bedroom) and behind (family room) the garage. It was much quieter once it was placed on a heavy duty free standing table. We were both surprised on the amount of heat it produced. We had originally placed it in our large pantry but it made the room warmer than we wanted to keep the pantry.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Seriously helpful!

[@gregclapp4503]

Hello my wife recently found your channel and are loving your content. She is also a cook and really enjoys your preparation rituals while getting all of the other tasks done while also tending to your family. However while watching this episode, was alittle concerned while you were showing your Bee hives were still alive. What my concern was that you tapped on your hives. While the bees are very good about keeping warm during the winter months and cold temps, the action of tapping on them disturbs them greatly while in the cluster. It therefore, taking approximately 3 days for them to resettle and into the previous cluster and regulate the tempature inside the hive. This could effect the queens ability to continue brood rearing, resulting in chilled brood and the future of the hive. I am very glad that you have bees and take great care of them. Good Luck.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thanks so much for the tip! I didn't know that and I appreciate the knowledge.

[@AshleyRebecca]

All sugars have what is called sweetening power or Brix. Honey is about 1.5x sweeter than regular sugar which is why you need less ☺️ a brix refractometer could be really handy for your jam and jelly canning.

[@denisescull4227]

I enjoyed seeing your animals, they looked all snug and comfy. I ordered the tea you talked about and it just showed up at my door , now I'm going to try making the cough drops. I'm hopeful that it helps this lingering cough. Good timing for my house. Thanks for doing the extra chore of taking us on your chores!

[@susanarmenti4109]

Random thought. Save onion skins and put in a blender and make onion powder. Haven’t tried yet but worth a try for you since you use alot of onions.

[@dborland2689]

I seen a recipe for cough drops that instructed makers to spread a 1" layer of powdered sugar onto a parchment lined cookie sheet, level it with a frosting spreader or knife. Using the back of a rounded teaspoon measure, create indentations to pour your cough drop mixture into. Either way seems fun!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

That would work!

[@deno.520]

Thanks for taking us with you on the chores. I keep expecting a cow to kick when cold hands first touch their utters. LOL I'm glad that you're all feeling better. I'm definitely going to try your cough drop recipe! The freeze dryer room is going to be so great!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I try to warm my hands up first - I always imagine how’d I’d feel if things were the other way around. Lol

[@deno.520]

@@LittleMountainRanch Lol See? This is why I think you're awesome.

[@corrinnehoffman3248]

Those pancakes look so yummy, I've never heard of them before. The storage rooms all look so beautiful and are laid out so nice. Glad you are all feeling better. LOL I got so cold just watching you showing the chores you all do each morning!

[@kathleenritter4532]

As always, love to see what you guys are doing on the homestead. You guys are the best parents. Sheet pancakes are great. I also tried quartering them (4 sort of squares), and did different flavors (sliced bananas, strawberries, chocolate chips and cinnamon). Cut into strips for dippers.

[@bettyjorodgers8552]

Enjoyed it. Thanks

[@karensullivan9295]

Elvis is thinking his morning milk is “Utterly, delicious”🎉

[@johnnymayo8534]

I've never heard of sheet pancakes! That's an awesome idea! And I'm gonna make some cough drops this weekend! The freeze-dryer room is shaping up great!

[@sandyrees490]

Boy do I wish I had known about sheet pan pancakes when my kids were at home. I spent many hours flipping pancakes through the years. Thank you for sharing your morning routine. I loved seeing it

[@danoneill2846]

Many Thanks !!!

[@carolynmoody9460]

It's Thanksgiving today in the U.S. an as I was thinking on the things I'm thankful for you and Dan truly came to my mind.. having my morning coffee with you has been so wonderful..it brings the sunshine to my morning coffee an ALWAYS puts a smile on my face..(as always I play my little peek-a-boo game🙈😹😹) lots of love to you an your family from Missouri 💫🌟

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Happy Thanksgiving my dear, sweet friend.

[@DianePahl]

Wouldn't you be surprised if the bees answered you back with a "hey lady", lol.

[@TreasureRescue]

I'm fairly new to your channel and I love your videos! In the last 3 weeks I swear I have seen your subscriptions triple, at the rate you are growing you will hit 100k by Christmas! Just keep doing what you're doing, thank you for sharing your beautiful family and farm. Happy Thanksgiving everyone🦃.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thank you so much! Yes, it’s been quite a jump lately, and I’m grateful and slightly intimidated! Lol

[@wendyholden4928]

Hi, you can probably adjust the factory preset temp on your oven . Check the manual online for instructions. I adjusted mine by 30 degrees this week and it's not perfect but better . Thanks for your channel 👍

[@teresar.1152]

Thank you for the cough drop recipe.

[@DiT555]

My mom used to make me milk drink against coughing, even tho dairy is not recommended but it did help a lot at night. Hot milk with teaspoon of honey and butter. Also raspberry jam (preferably raw packed) helps to sweat and reduce fever. My grandma used to smash fresh raspberries with sugar and this was my favorite jam to eat even tho it was very limited and saved for sick days.

[@kaybusby7507]

Enjoy the time with you doing morning chores. Makes sense in having everyone helping. Those pancakes looked delicious and when you're making for a large family makes sense. Anxious to see the pantry. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

[@bradmoyer9737]

With such a pleather of good homesteading videos on KZbin, choosing one to watch is a difficult choice. From inception to current day your channel has matured while remaining committed to the honest trials and tribulations of the homesteading life. The hard work you have committed to this channel is evidenced in the excellent quality of its content. Family is the nucleus of any successful civilization, and I don’t know a person could find one that exemplifies that more than yours. Thank you.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Wow! Thank you so much I really appreciate that.

[@wildrose37]

I've heard the tiny eggs called Fairy eggs. 🧚‍♀️

[@VIFarmLady]

I have always called those tiny tiny eggs fairy eggs and the ‘normal’ small eggs from my young chickens as pullet bullets! Lol. 🐣

[@missourigirl4101]

Good job guys

[@suemcfarlane4199]

My mum who was English used to make Yorkshire pudding when we had roast beef and that is like a sheet pancake but what you do is remove the roast beef from the baking tray then pour the pancake batter into the meat juices and cook it in that which makes fore a really beefy Yorkshire pudding it was cut up into squares and served with the roast

[@jamesjessee4064]

Be safe out there

[@jmcaulay577]

Hi, I don’t know what kind of oven you have or how old it is but you may check on the internet and see if you can recalibrate your oven. Mine was easy to do just push a few buttons and it brought the temperature up 25 degrees. Just a thought.

[@joannak4640]

I really enjoyed this video. So much different content ❤️ You really took us all over the farm and through a fantastic variety of homestead life. Thank you so much as I'm sure it was a lot of work Love you, girl 😁

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Love you too my dear friend.

[@scottewen2522]

Love seeing projects come together. So satisfying having everything organized a place and purpose for everything. Then you can find it when needed.

[@okiejammer2736]

Wow. I learn so much from your videos. Thank you and your family! 😄

[@tanyalynnharkness-huggins4111]

When my oven started not heating well, it ended up being the igniter for the oven, which ended up completely dying. I ordered the part online, and it was a somewhat easy project. Now I keep an extra one on hand.

[@nancylowell1035]

Happy Holidays to you and yours from Montana!

[@emmavik-fredriksson640]

Loved this style of video and to see the animals.

[@valfletcher3782]

Omg I am so like that too where I have to act it out to visualize it!! 👏🏼

[@susantaylor8507]

I been wanting to make my own throat drops so easy

[@sgrvtl7183]

Wonderful video! I love the morning chores and your sheet pancakes is something new I will try! GoodLuck with the cold room finish~!

[@jskingfamilyfarm1386]

Going to try your electrolyte drink tomorrow on my little guy who loves smoothies and has come down with a bad cold. Always hits him like a truck. The cough drops look good too. He might actually go for them.

[@charlottewillis9252]

Hi Chelsea, I recently found your channel and have been watching several videos a day. I especially like the ones with the family and projects around the house. Then I love to can so those videos are liked too. I can't get over the amount you seem to accomplish when in the kitchen and then I saw the video where you explained where you get your energy. It is so true that when you take care of yourself you can do more. Looking forward to watching more.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Welcome!

[@davidpatrick1813]

Really interesting about the shade cloth on the greenhouse.. maybe explain why sometime.. ... that rockwool is realllllly great insulation ...

[@jeannereddig5080]

The pancakes look amazing! Yummy. I love the sweet white dog, and all the cats.❤️

[@susantaylor8507]

Oh no feel better Dan put a mask on for Sanding it helps

[@belieftransformation]

Thanks for sharing tidbits of your busy lives! Many blessings to your family 🤗💕🇨🇦

[@MRSMakeupBag]

I always get sinus issues in the winter. we live in bc and our primary heat source is wood - so the cold air, dry air, plus wood heat makes for a perfect environment to dry out and inflame the sinuses and airways. What works like a hot damn for me is a regular ole sinus rinse. slightly warmed salty water a couple times a day fixes me right up. and it does feel soooo good.

[@whitestone4401]

Wow! Dan works fast. Good job all. I’ll definitely be using that cough drop recipe. Thank you.

[@stephaniehartmann250]

We too have had this horrible cold! I wish I would have made these honey drops!! Next time!

[@camicri4263]

I hope Dan gets better soon! Hugs 🤗💞

[@marystevens6245]

I remember when I was a little an visited great uncle in Canada and when he milked he would squite the milk straight into my mouth and I hated the taste of it. My mother would have to stop and buy a quart of milk so I would drink it I didn't know that she filled the container with fresh milk and I would only drink it if it came out of the container

[@Thriftyknitter2]

Love finding those tiny eggs! We call them ‘fart’ eggs and we save them in a bowl and decorate with them at Easter. :) They actually preserve themselves in the bowl by dehydrating.

[@Thriftyknitter2]

Also, as a freeze dryer owner, I find that most of my storage jars for freeze dried goods are 1/2 gallon size. Freeze dried goods take up so much space in a jar. Hope your shelves will accommodate large jars. You’ll need them.

[@midorik759]

I make tomato sauce from my garden to freeze dry. I can pack a whole pot full of tomato sauce into a couple of quart jars. It really depends on what you freeze dry, some items like banana bread takes up a lot of room but anything liquid will shrink a lot so it won’t take up room at all.... You also need to remember you need a place to put a bucket to catch the water when you defrost the freeze dryer...

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Really good point! Makes sense.

[@barbaranielsen2888]

Another project nearing completion! Great job!

[@marisaivany5559]

I love yellow, too. I need to try those cough drops. Thanks for sharing.

[@tradmama2417]

Ahhh I'm so excited! just a few days ago I had to buy cough drops and some of the best ones were just honey, menthol and eucalyptus. I was like, I can totally make these when we get better, I'll just have to watch some KZbin. Putting kids to bed so I'll have to watch later.

[@ronniebrace2917]

Great video! Love the cough drop recipe-thanks!

[@Bex-rg8pj]

I’m so excited to see you posting more videos!

[@allstar7778]

Loved your animals. Great video, well shot. I am probably the newest subscriber. Have a lot to catch up on the channel. Just discovered your awesome youtube channel.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Welcome!!

[@shirleybenson4368]

I like that spoon!🙂

[@kaseybridges5184]

Wow,sheet pan pancakes 🥞😃😃😋 I never would have thought to do that! That may change my life! 😃 & probably my jean-size 🤭😂

[@LittleMountainRanch]

It changed mine 100%! lol

[@cindykyle3551]

Thank you for teaching us how to make the honey cough drops. I am definitely going to give that a try.

[@kathy445]

If your oven isn’t heating to the right temp, start by pulling your oven out and making sure the plug is pushed all the way into the electrical socket.

[@chrissyfrancis8952]

I have several candy thermometers, different sizes. Last Christmas, my husband got me the exact same one you have bc it’s much easier to see! I also picked up a few break apart candy molds at Hobby Lobby that I love. (.47c each)They look like gems, so fun.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I want some! I’ll check on Amazon and see what I can find. Pickings are pretty slim around here.

[@tammyfletcher7667]

Thank you so much for the cough drop recipe. I make candy so shouldn't be hard. Love your videos!

[@longarmsupplies]

I'm in Alberta, along HWY 16...I wrap my beehives with strips of alpaca duvet batting(I just cut up some of my duvets that didn't sell). Then typar to stop the wind...then put a box on top(not wrapped) the old "camp style" way...if you need an explanation of that I can explain better.. I've had good luck with that...and this year I'm testing one of Dr Leo's insulated layens hives(stuffed with alpaca batting for insulation). I'll let you know how that goes...it's much easier to manage that layens hive.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thanks so much! Most of the bee advice out there is from south and not applicable to me.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thanks so much! Most of the bee advice out there is from south and not applicable to me.

[@cassandraschepperle1429]

The freeze dryer gives off quite a bit of heat so if you're going to store long term you may need a cooler place

[@tinabow3812]

For my family to your family Happy Thanksgiving enjoy your show God bless

[@tressanallenmartin9336]

Thank you for sharing… I so enjoy watching your vlogs.. hope you all feel better soon.. also you can put a little eucalyptus oil drop in you honey cough drops or even on your spoon when you are gonna take a spoonful of the garlic and honey… you can also shake a few drops on you pillow you sleep on or your clothing as well as if you have those little stove that use the tea lights and you put the scented oils and what nots in it you could add water instead of scented oils and a drop or two of the eucalyptus oil or u could use a little Vicks vapor rub if u do not have eucalyptus oil to put in the water .. be well .. happy Thanksgiving to you and the family

[@jessicaproulx7228]

Your food looks delicious!

[@umamurali7872]

Its really nice to watch ur videos ☺️ thank you 👍

[@susantaylor8507]

Could save space putting the freeze dryer foood in mylar bags

[@amidrummond3228]

Can’t wait to see how it looks!

[@DiT555]

I was thinking if you r not going cover the wall on the right of future freeze dryer you can do like sunken shelves in that wall, or like buil in boxed ones. I hope I explained OK. U can use that cold wall working for you as well.

[@lindas.8036]

Hi, Chelsea. You may know this, BUT. Watching you measure out 12 teaspoons of anything is painful and time consuming for you. Three teaspoons = 1 Tablespoon. 4 Tablespoons =1/4 cup. So, 12 teaspoons = 4 Tablespoons = 1/4 cup. Just do the math and go to the cups! Thanks for the fun, as always. Oh, I am also sure you know that dogs and cats cannot digest cow's milk well--too much and they get tummy problems that you may not even know about. Much like lactose-intolerance. They love it tho, and they don't know to tell you to keep the quantities very small! That list of what is not good to feed to cats and dogs is very interesting! Happy Holidays!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I have often wondered about this as my cats drink fresh unpasteurized milk and don’t have any obvious issues (runs, constipation etc). I wonder if those studies are based on store bought milk. I respond badly to store-bought milk, too.

[@leahwithheld783]

No, store-bought, pasteurized, homogenized, etc. doesn’t matter. It's the lactose, or milk sugar, that they can't digest once weaned.

[@MrRKWRIGHT]

Happy Thanksgiving Chelsea. Excellent video with super production values. Thanks for sharing. But of course that's to be expected from a talented and self sufficient offgrid woman such as yourself Those sheet pancakes look absolutely delicious - and I'll bet those homemade honey lemon cough drops work much better than what you find in a drugstore. Thanks so much for another tour of your cozy cabin in the woods.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thank you, friend.

[@MrRKWRIGHT]

@@LittleMountainRanch You're quite welcome Chelsea. Stay in touch. 😚😚😉😉

[@VermontsyrupHBF]

So happy I discovered you! Definitely going to make my own cough drops next week!

[@jmt7676]

Really interesting. Many thanks.

[@mwall8687]

Corn starch instead of powder sugar for the cough drops

[@jeaninegibbonsart2939]

Loving your channel, Thankyou. Just wondering if you can do the elderberry and echinacea into cough drops? I’m waiting for my elderberries to ripen so I can try the syrup ready for winter ills.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I think you could, but because it has to be heated to such a high temperature you’d probably get more wifey from them making a syrup.

[@robertstwalley3662]

May I suggest a little bit of clove oil to add to the cough drops, this has a numbing effect that can sooth that scratchy throat.

[@godsprecious6884]

You guys are awesome ❤❤

[@mimiconroy2830]

Hello from Texas. Have you ever considered restaurant equipment? One can find great stoves new or used. You are a restaurant and quite an awesome mom.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I have! When we buy our next stove it’s going to be a big one!

[@lynsmith2698]

I was excited to see u were sharing your recipe for cough drops. So glad to see your bees are hanging in there still. Got my fingers crossed they will survive the winter. Looking forward to find out where you got the flour from. Is it from Anita’s by chance. Great video Chelsea 🌷

[@LittleMountainRanch]

True Grain. They have been amazing!

[@traceyseabrook1076]

Brought back memories of you milking your cow and talking to the animals.....LOL, my sister still talks to her animals!

[@curtisep5885]

🥰THANKS 4 the cough drops🥰

[@deidrecruickshank7975]

Hi Chelsea, are you aware that all cats are actually lactose intolerant? I know Albus loves it, but I bet he has a sire tummy on a daily basis. I love watching you with all the animals as much as I love watching you cook!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I’ve heard that but he doesn’t show any signs of issues. I wonder if the difference is the raw milk. It makes a huge difference for me - store bought milk gives me a stomach ache

[@marthaporter3864]

Hi Chelsea. I’m new to your channel and have been watching a lot of your videos. You have a great system on your homestead. If it’s not too personal, I’d like to ask about your children. Are all of them your biological kids? How many do you have at home? You all really work well together. Your gardens have been beautiful! Thanks

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thank you so much - I don't answer questions about my kids personal stories. It's something I learned through messing that up with my older kids - It's not my story to tell. I have 7 kids left at home now and they are amazing helpers - I'm grateful for them all. 😊

[@tatymschneider6681]

Hi Chelsea, thanks for another great video. Did you mention where you got that bulk order of all-purpose flour from? The one made from local BC wheat? I remember you mentioning a few episodes back that you would tell us who/where you got it from after you received the order and I've been excitedly waiting, but I did not hear it in this video. I recently renoed our basement cold room and am storing lots of my own garden produce this winter, and we are buying a lot more bulk since we finally have the space to store it now. I'd love to know where I could buy bulk, BC-grown, all-purpose flour myself. Many thanks if you are able to answer this question. Much love from a zone 4 gardener in Prince George, BC. 💚

[@LittleMountainRanch]

True Grain - amazing small BC company.

[@allstar7778]

The pigs look really fluffy and healthy, you must be eating really good pork out of them.

[@bradmoyer9737]

I’m newer to your channel, your family’s love of God and each other, your respect for the land and animals in your care, and your work ethic, shine like the Northern Star, and offer hope and guidance in a world that seems to have lost its way. Happy Thanksgiving to all🍁! - O Lord that lends me life, Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness! William Shakespeare -1592

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Welcome!

[@shaynej]

just be sure you have enough air flow around the freeze dryer

[@joannak4640]

Thank you! Great video ❤️

[@LittleMountainRanch]

You’re the best! Thank you for always being here.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

You’re the best! Thank you for always being here.

[@ritabaker3113]

Happy Thanksgiving blessings