Summer Day in Our Homestead Kitchen

[@Stinson.Homestead]

Hi! Just wanted to say you are missed! I hope things are going well for you and your family. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We all hope to hear from you soon. Blessings! 💙💙💙

[@juliawynm6335]

Mrs. Lewis, your kitchen is beautiful, love your stove & sink a such lovely era

[@katrinawise3944]

Hope you post updates soon.

[@heatherpyle4692]

Hope you are well.

[@autumnwatkins186]

Where you been girl?! Hopefully everything is okay. I pray for you when I think of you. Don’t even know you, but really love your videos!

[@oldchickenlady]

Amen!! I really miss her videos. I hope they are doing well.

[@donnaplumridge9769]

We have an air purifier in my son’s bedroom, and it was a God send! Less humid in his bedroom and he sleeps better.

[@teresaward8464]

Hi Sarah, hope all is well! Missing your videos. Please don’t give it up. I watched you from the start & loved seeing what all you guys have done to your beautiful farmhouse. Wishing you both a very Merry Christmas🌲

[@katrinawise3944]

My grandmother used to thaw hers and a roasting pan and use the juices to make tomato juice

[@JcUDE]

I do alot of my tomato canning in the winter due to it also warms the house.

[@LewisAcresHomestead]

This is smart! Also why I want a summer kitchen so bad, lol.

[@terrizimmerman5297]

We’re missing you. It’s been over 7 weeks. Hurry back.

[@dazzleree]

Sounds like a perfect day in the kitchen! Everything you're making sounds delicious, especially that peach crisp!

[@stevegordon5243]

Totally agree with you about freezing the tomatoes. I did that for the first time this year and was not happy with how mushy and watery they were when I thawed them to can

[@ScratchOffFeverOBE]

Making your own bread is wonderful, especially with honey! I have never been able to grow any plant so I envy you being able to grow your own tomatoes is fantastic. I'm enjoying your playlist.

[@LewisAcresHomestead]

I just recently started adding honey to ours and love it so much more now. I'm so glad you enjoy it! Thanks for watching!

[@deannaoverstreet4146]

I love the enamel table and the move of the other island by the wall! Thanks for sharing about the pot. Thank you for sharing!

[@LewisAcresHomestead]

Thank you so much! It works so much better for us this way. You are so welcome!

[@lynsmith2698]

Hi ya. Good for you getting a mill. I got one for Christmas from hubby and I am loving grinding my own flour, I use Einkorn often but mostly another whole grain, can’t remember the name…it’s a hard flour. I liked Kamut as well. Anyways it’s always a good day when you post a video. Thanks so much 🌷🇨🇦

[@LewisAcresHomestead]

Hi! 👋🏼 So far I am loving having a grain mill and having fresh flour. I need to try out some different types so far we've only tried Einkorn. Thanks for watching!

[@carolsferra3582]

I was just wishing I could smell that sauce!!!!!! And the peach crisp! I just love your kitchen so much!!!! I hope you find another place for your Hoosier...I love that also! I didn't know you had a blog so I went over and signed up!!!! Blessings!

[@LewisAcresHomestead]

It smelled soooo good! Thank you so much!! I hope we can too. So far we haven't found a place for it but we are hanging onto it for now. Thank you for signing up! ❤️

[@oldchickenlady]

It's always so great to see you have a new video! Could you do a video showing the changes to your kitchen from the beginning to today? Thank you for sharing your videos, I always look forward to them😁

[@LewisAcresHomestead]

That's a great idea! I will add it to my video list. Thank you for watching!

[@madzabinga8382]

You can also thaw frozen tomatoes in a garbage bag. Just put the bag in the cold water. They will still thaw, but won't get as mushy. Or, just put them frozen right into a jumbo roasting pan and they can roast all night.

[@NancyMestas-gj9cm]

Thank you for a video…love what you do 😊

[@LewisAcresHomestead]

Thanks for watching! ❤️

[@vcrouch6041]

Thank you for another great video. Everything looks great!

[@LewisAcresHomestead]

Thank you for watching! Thank you so much! ❤️

[@TexasMyTexas]

I’ve started using einkorn flour with my sourdough starter. It’s definitely different in use and taste. We like the taste…it’s nutty to us. I’m by NO means a baker, so I’ve tried make einkorn bread about six times now…still trying to get that perfect rise and tender crumb.. Great video! 😊

[@LewisAcresHomestead]

It is very tricky to figure out! It definitely doesn't rise near as much as when using traditional flour. From watching other videos and recipes a lot of people add ascorbic acid to help get a better rise. Thank you so much!

[@lindaroyal8161]

I don't cook, bake and certainly don't can, but still enjoy watching you go through all the steps in your prep work. You make it look so easy. The Hoosier cabinet, sorry it's not in the kitchen, understand why but hoping you're keeping it. Maybe it will fit in your pantry.

[@LewisAcresHomestead]

Thank you for watching even if you don't do the same things I do! So far we haven't found a place for it, we are considering selling it, but hanging onto it for now.

[@livingdeadg1rlly]

It's been two months hope yall are okay

[@karendaniel8149]

I want to share this tomato freezer tip to avoid watery tomatoes. I cut them in half and core them, then toss in a ziplock bag to freeze. Then when I'm ready to make my sauce, I dump them, still frozen, into a roaster pan and put them in the oven at 415 until the tops brown. I let those cool and then the skins slip right out and you're left with roasted tomatoes with deeper color and flavor - and very little water. I grew up blanching and skinning - I'll never do it again lol

[@oldchickenlady]

Thanks for the tip!

[@joanne2145]

Love your channel

[@LewisAcresHomestead]

Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoy it!

[@MaritaCovarrubias01]

You can just scoop some of the excess tomato liquid out of your sauce. Can it separately. It’s great in rice dishes.

[@LewisAcresHomestead]

I'll have to try that next time!

[@cindywilliamson5190]

Try roasting your tomatoes, has been a game changer for me!!

[@LewisAcresHomestead]

I will have to try that for our sauce! So far I've oil packed all of our roasted tomatoes.

[@livingdeadg1rlly]

Miss ur videos hope all is well. I hope u post again soon

[@cindyg5969]

Is there a stairs video in the works?

[@minnamae25]

I used the recipe from the ball book for my ketchup as my basic recipe and then doctored it up to my liking. It's by far the thickest, most delicious ketchup that I've found so far. Everyone that has put it on their wiener or burger says that it's delicious. Heck, one friend that doesn't even like ketchup wanted it on his hotdog. Tomatoes are our biggest crop because we make so much with them. As for bugs, keep neem oil on hand. Organic, natural bug killer. Only kind my husband will use. He took classes on pesticides and refuses to even bring them anywhere near our home or food.

[@LewisAcresHomestead]

Thanks for the recommendation! I will try their recipe! I have used neem oil on our house plants but I never thought to use it on our garden plants. I will definitely use it from now on. Thank you for the info!

[@StephSellsStuffbytheSeashore]

Saw you at Tuber Kevin's so came to say hi and have a little look around... Come by for a visit sometime if you want! 🙂

[@terrizimmerman5297]

I would think that a two story home would need a purifier on each level.

[@LewisAcresHomestead]

I never thought about that. I definitely need to look into this!

[@HildaNethercuttMclawhorn]

I am wanting to see another video “bad”😉😉😉😉😉

[@carolcalicott1464]

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