We Just Make The Best of What We’ve Got | Homestead Vlog | June 10, 2024

Today we are mowing a new hay field, making different things from our cabbage and canning some green peas! Sometimes things go good, sometimes not so good, and sometimes we just make the best of what we've got. Hope yall enjoy it!
Pool Hall Slaw
Maw Maw Bailey’s Pool Hall Slaw out of Tishomingo, Mississippi
1 gallon cabbage (Grated or shredded - depending on the texture you
desire).
3 onions chopped
3 carrots(Grated or shredded)
1 Green Bell pepper chopped
3 Cups sugar
1 t Black pepper
1 t salt
3 cups yellow mustard
½ t red pepper
1 cup vinegar
Combine above ingredients.
Boil 20 minutes
Place in jars and water bath 10 minutes.
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[@larrysowada9905]

My mother taught me when we picked our cabbage and broccoli to soak it in saltwater to kill any bugs or slugs that try to hide in the leaves or flower heads, i know it's another step but they either sank to the bottom of the sink or floated and I've always done it that way. Larry

[@sandysmith8567]

I do that, but had so many cabbage worms last year. Someone showed how to use tulle (wedding veil fabric) to cover the plants. It's really inexpensive and critters can't get through it.

[@larrysowada9905]

@@sandysmith8567 panty hose will work to it stretches as the head grows larger, used panty hose , they also work if you trellis your melons you just make a sling to hold your melons up just tie the ends to your trellis .

[@marymiller2398]

I have always been told. The messier the cook the better the food.

[@renatal1972]

lol, my daughter and my dad were and are the messiest cooks I have ever seen. They make amazing food. I’m a clean as I go cook and mine in amazing also,

[@lancejames9228]

this is the kind of kids you get when you involve them in the world instead of filtering it through a tablet well done peepo

[@nativelumbee1221]

You guys have quickly become my favorite homestead family. Love all my NC homesteaders ❤

[@ilene9349]

Maggie is so sweet, feeding lovie the goat, saying feed the cabbage with the bugs to the chickens. Jacob is like a kid in a candy store looking at all the tractors, He may just be selling them in the future ❣️

[@pattimincher4201]

Megan one of my best investments has been an electric pressure canner. It works great for small amounts and also you can set it and forget it. No standing and watching it for an hour or more.

[@cherrysmith9467]

I LOVE MY ELECTRIC PRESSURE CANNER ❤

[@karenwallace9099]

Thank you all. The time spent with your family is always so special. Great video editing and creative content.

[@lovelife0413]

BTW you guys are so blessed to have all this beautiful farmland for harvesting for your family and your farm animals. ❤

[@kathyroberts5870]

Megan ,My Mom was a canner. She canned all week long Got sick on Friday went to the hospital on Saturday, and died on Sunday. We chopped the cabbage ,packed it tight in jars, She added salt and she poured boiling water in the jar and set it aside.That's all she did to it.

[@virsapiensfortisest922]

I’m sorry for your loss 😢

[@michellewalls1464]

So sorry for your loss, prayers for you and your family.

[@michellewalls1464]

So sorry for your loss, prayers for you and your family.

[@DonnaJohnson-pq3hu]

I am so sorry for you losing your mom, I am also a big canner, I am not canning much this season as my shelf’s are bursting, I do share a lot of food for those in need blessing

[@bernicedavenport1142]

So sorry for your loss.

[@everettnantz9544]

That Jacob is a sight! I'm his #1 fan. He is just %100 boy,makes me have hope for the next generation. Hear me talkin to ya!!

[@phyllispitts6656]

The messier the cook, the better the cooking! 😊 You all do live in a beautiful area. I love the mountains!

[@amymorrison8631]

Hello Megan and Andy, you all are doing a great job. It's always great to help out neighbors when in need.

[@MNTNSTARZ80.]

When it comes to keeping kraut submerged place some whole leaves on the top and then place the weights on those. To make good kraut you must keep it submerged under the juices made by mashing it.

[@davidburchfield2720]

Grape leaves

[@Myfavorites877]

@@davidburchfield2720why grape leaves?

[@reedjarvis3824]

Put out a few trays filled with beer to get those pesky slugs.

[@lancejames9228]

we did this when I was a kid... it worked!

[@barbaramelchert8621]

I'm a new viewer of your channel and I'm addicted already. I live in Arizona and nothing grows in this heat but 🌵 cactus, oranges, grapefruit and lemons. Maggie reminds me of me when I was little running around barefooted in the garden helping my grandma in the garden. Jacob keep up the good work driving that tractor!!

[@ajrichardson3871]

Me too!! They are an awesome wholesome family! Love their channel! 😊

[@kimhayden5244]

I forgot to say I homestead just under 1 acre by the ocean. It ain’t easy growing in SAND!! But I manage with alot of raised beds and my chickens poop! I love your channel. Reminds me of my youth homesteading in Kentucky. I’m here caring for my 91 yr old daddy

[@mishalea]

God bless you. 🙏🏼

[@LynnDerickson-hr6mc]

I’ve not been watching your videos for very long but you have quickly became one of my favorites. You are both down to earth and it’s obvious you truly want to help others learn and be able to live this lifestyle themselves. Thank you for being such a blessing to so many❤

[@thegardentillerboy1244]

Thanks for sharing a peek into y'alls day! Going to the tractor dealer is usually a shock to our bank account 🙄...but what else are we to do...the guys have to get the hay cut!! And thank God we have the hay!! Have a wonderful day from The Garden Tiller Boy's mom.

[@sheelaghomalley5459]

You tractor guys love an excuse to go to the New Holland dealers 😂

[@denisescull4227]

I'm an old timer and I was taught to make kraut by an old timer when I was a young'un. He called that wooden thing you pack the cabbage with a tomper. I lived in Colorado at the time and he also said to use fall cabbage. I don't know if y'all grow fall cabbage but if you pick it after a light frost, it tastes a little sweeter. If you can find a small glass bowl or condiment plate that fits into that pickle jar, it'll hold your cabbage down and you won't have to fish out the glass pucks. But we work with what we have here too. I'm learning a lot on your channel and I appreciate you sharing. Thank you

[@Myfavorites877]

I always called it a tamper.

[@MrCorvettegirl2]

Hello Andy,Megan,Jacob and Maggie😁 Your family videos have become my favorite to watch …you guys are so real and down to earth👍love that about you folks 😁 Your ways are a lot like my people Momma was born and raised in St Paul Va and dad just a ways down the road ❤ Awesome people and beautiful mountains 🦋🌸 Thanks for sharing your family and ways of life with us 🦋 Take care Brenda Carol🌸

[@mplslawnguy3389]

You guys are living the dream. I grew up in the city, and really had nobody to teach me how to do anything. I'm on a bigger property out of the big city now and doing small scale gardening, but I really wish I was doing what you guys do full-time. I don't know if it will ever happen, but I envy your way of life.

[@sharonbutrum82]

My mama did kraft differently She chopped cabbage, packed very firmly in quart jars 1 tablespoon of salt and pour boiling water over top to fill jars, put on lids and rings

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Making hay when the suns a shining, great job . And Mommas in the kitchen making slaw and canning peas. All the animals will be fed well both the two legged and the four legged ones. Stay safe and keep up the fun. Fred.

[@beckyrussell3181]

Put salt around your bed slugs won’t cross it. It melts slugs

[@buckreynolds7475]

Don't let dry to much I cut it one day and bale it the next day

[@WV_Raised1983]

I think you made the right choice on canning your peas. Whenever you freeze veggies they get real rubbery.

[@jamiejames6619]

I put all my ingredients in a pot and boil and pour over cabbage and it’s all come out crunchy for my kraut

[@jerrylee690]

Andy get something to drink and to eat , and then just sit back and relax. God bless ❤

[@lancelineberry4335]

Almost in my neck of the woods when you came to Winston Tractor. Green peas and pool hall slaw looked good also. Got me wanting peas and dumplings.

[@chriscrusader5412]

Maybe save the old unbroken blades for backup blades.

[@Sneakers103]

This is not a "how-to" video it's a "what we're doing" video!!! Keep up the great work. Live ya'll!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

That’s exactly right 😊😊

[@storm4787]

Ive found that when my glass weights dont fit very well on odd shaped jars, a ziploc bag filled with water is an excellent solution to keep the pieces under the liquid! The water bag form fits to whatever size/shape you need. 👍🏻

[@kingscairn]

I was worried ( knew) you was gonna hit a rock - I told the woman - get them kids to walk it before cuttin

[@madammim694]

i love my instant pot with the canning function. it does 4 pints so easy and i don't have to babysit it. looking good with those beautiful peas!

[@kimhayden5244]

Hi Megan. Just a thought. It works for me. I stopped using the dishwasher and dryer and save about $100 per month , there’s only the 2 of us… so, when I get ready to fuss about either of those chores. I think if what I’m saving and smile…

[@lovelife0413]

Hey my sweet family. My Granny used to call that thing a muddle. ?? Love your videos and also you and Maggie in the kitchen together. TFS and God Bless.

[@katrinagarland5219]

I just love watching you guys work around your property... prime example of a good America Family! You might want to try add the kraut and the salt in a bowl... work it together and let sit for a couple of hours so the salt draws the water out of it... THEN put it in a jar. Just sayin...

[@delphine88313]

That's how I do mine.lol simple !

[@Melissa-pt2ik]

Megan I couldn’t believe how pretty your peas looked in the jars they really looked good and yes Andy that’s a beautiful view of the mountains I wish I could see it in person

[@PaulineLyons]

Megan the best cooks are messy. I love watching and learning from the both of you! I live in AZ and Ok where my sons are. I use the information that you share in both areas. Thank you!

[@adventuresinmichiganwlisa9852]

Thanks for sharing 👍🤓. Lovely well rounded family ❣️🫶❣️

[@SherryWright-zz8ps]

Love that you guys are down to earth farmers from PA. We are farmers too

[@hermithillfarm1123]

They're in NC

[@lesterwatson8519]

After you bale the hay I would walk the field and pick up and remove the rocks while they are more viable.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

that was the plan however the field is so rough I think we're going to have to plow the field and start over from scratch to smooth it up

[@roberttucker3322]

Please send some of your sunshine to us in the UK. 13/14c over this side of the pond and very wet. In fact, very wet since last September.

[@brittanigrows]

Just started watching yall from southeast Oklahoma, and yall are one of my favorite homesteaders to watch!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you so much 😊

[@oops8985]

That new field seems to have been a very nice native village. LOOK FOR STONE TOOLS!

[@hubertwebb9869]

Hey Andy go to a scrap metal place and find you some metal the same thickness as your cutting blade, draw copies of the blades on the steel both left and right blades, cut them out and sharpen them and then heat temper them and see how well they work and last. You might save you some money.

[@kennethvaughan8195]

Thank you for your suggestion on the ball canning book. I hope it’s covers the how too for beginners. I’ve never canned nothing in my life. All my mentors have passed away so going through mom’s recipes… if I want to eat that delicious relish I’m going to have to make it !! Beans , corn bread and tomato relish !!! It’s addictive

[@user-kl8ho6xp6f]

It does give good beginner help. Ive canned for a long time and I always use it. Also has freezing and dehydrating instructions. AND RECIPES!! Good ones🤗 They update every few years and it’s worth buying

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Yes great for beginners and seasoned alike, I literally use it all the time! Especially during the summer!

[@kennethvaughan8195]

@@user-kl8ho6xp6f Oh wow ! Thank you so much for that. Better get that thing ordered then. 🙏

[@kennethvaughan8195]

@@TrueGritAppalachianWays Thank y’all so much. Yalls videos are invaluable !! 🙏

[@cherylnorman4215]

Love your channel I’m always learning something!!! I’m fascinated watching you make your hay bales 💕

[@karenfromnj3104]

Your view is beautiful! From living in NJ my youngest daughter went to college at Roanoke college in Salem Virginia. The views of the mountains were amazing. Megan you crack me up. You’re always stirring with a fork. I’ve never seen that before!

[@Laura95000]

So Blessed to live in such a BEAUTIFUL place!

[@LionsOfHope-23]

Dear Lawsons; In this time of considerable (& growing!) unrest in this 'clown world' (at least in politics, government, mainstream media, etc) - I enjoy seeking out your channel. You are the comfort food for my soul❣️ [Maybe it has to do with/ my Dad being from WV, sounding like y'all (tho I have not many memories of my own of him as he died when I was 6).] So, may God guard, guide, and bless you.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you!

[@deborahh2165]

I’ve never watched hay making before, but I’ve been mesmerized watching, and your views there are so beautiful!!! I acquired my great grandmother’s sauerkraut crock last year. I just need to find a weight it’s a 3 gallon crock! And then get the nerve to try it. Wish my grandma was around to ask how she did it. Those peas look great!

[@miephoex]

Many old German recipes to be found on Google.

[@jerrylee690]

Andy I say that every time I go to the store 😅

[@user-gm9wx7pv8d]

You all rock! Thank you for sharing and all your hard work, I learn so much from you all 🤗

[@nowgray1]

I add ginger root with my cabbage when I'm making kraut.It's delicious( If you like ginger).

[@NORMANMORRISON1940]

Wow you got the same book as I do in Canada it's a good book

[@cherrysmith9467]

I made two different kinds of kraut last year for the very first time in my life. A gentleman shared his recipe on FB and it was a winner for me. Most of it stayed pretty white and all of it was flavored excellent and it is scrunchy if that is a word 😂. I have been told you need to go by the correct signs of the moon and NEVER work with kraut or pickles if you as a woman are on your period. We slice it thin with a knife. Pack your jars and pour this solution over it. Put lids on it but not tight so that they can expel air as the fermentation process begins. I put them in a spare bathroom that we seldom use in the tub and covered them with a towel for darkness. (Probably for 6-8 weeks) After several weeks I moved them to my canning room in my basement and tightened down the lids. The basement would have been the perfect spot to begin with but my shelves was not completed. Here is the EASY recipe to pour over the cabbage once in the jars. Brine …. 1 cup pickling salt 1 cup white vinegar Mix this WELL with cold gallon of water. Continue to stir your solution as you add to the jars. Easy peasy ❤ Every jar that we have opened has been awesome. I even opened a jar, rinsed it off and added to corn beef with potatoes….delicious. I have always heard since I was a little girl that signs of the moon played a big part in crispness of certain canned items. Maybe someone on here can address that further. If not, research info in the farmer’s almanac. Good luck‼️

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Now that’s a way I haven’t heard of! I’ve got a few cabbage heads left and may give this a try! Thank you!

[@sherirush23]

Hey Andy! That Lespedeza hat looks great! It’s a natural wormer and very high in protein. We feed it to our goats, chickens and rabbits.

[@user-wf8nv2ok3s]

Andy , I agree yall are blessed with some beautiful scenery

[@queen.mama.slots.5977]

Anything can happen on a farm. ❤love your content.

[@peggyandrew-rv3yf]

Love your positive attitude! Work with what you have .😊

[@aprilcarmen2492]

Slugs are brutal in my garden but I am hopeful that my cabbage will survive.

[@valariejones6597]

Megan, I feel your pain. I’m messiest cook there is. Fortunately my husband does the clean up most of the time. I cook he cleans up. You should make that deal with Andy!! LOL

[@southerncooker6475]

Thanks for the pool hall slaw! Granny made it for years! I need the recipe! It's good with beans, especially October beans! It makes a good hot dog relish too! God bless y'all!

[@danabaker596]

Yes! Nothing like a good ole' slaw dog!! 😊

[@wandarutledge4260]

I really love watching y’all and getting to see the mountains

[@carolynl5362]

My Gma once told me a messy cook is a good cook…hahaha

[@mishalea]

Such a pretty view from that field! Hey girl, at least you're making that sauerkraut. 👏🏼 I'm still too intimidated to try it. Hope you all have a blessed and nice week. 😊🌅🏵️

[@ShayEtx]

Thanks for the shot of the mountains. Ya'll are so blessed to see that all the time. Nothing but pine trees mostly in our part of Texas. They are great too. Not many hills tho.

[@kimdavis2508]

Thank ya for your time ❤❤

[@user-qi4ks2cp3d]

Very interesting, you guys really know what you’re doing. Thanks for another great video. ❤️

[@MarkWYoung-ky4uc]

Now those hayfields look more like North View. I loved watching Jacob look at those new tractors. It reminded me of going with Daddy to Forsyth-Stokes Tractor Company where Riddle's is now and looking at all the new Internationals and Farmalls. Y'all are rubbing off on me. I took out a rotten stump 2 weeks ago and where it was I planted 2 tomato plants I rooted from suckers and 2 squash hills. Y'all have a great evening!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Awesome!

[@elt.214]

Beautiful scenery indeed!

[@lisaarnold]

Those weeds are good hay for goats

[@studerje]

Another great video. Watching from Southern California.

[@1gr8lpta]

Always a pleasure when I see one of your videos pop up. I haven’t started even thinking about canning yet this season. I have some blackberries I need to make some jelly. Am i weird or is the price o sure jell beyond comprehension? Not sure what I’m gonna do yet. I might try to do it without pectin this time. It usually works out when I do strawberry jam so we’ll see. I don’t add much sugar, don’t even measure and then simmer for a while till it thickens. I usually will add some sort of natural pectin to it (apple peels or whatever). Makes a nice jam, not sure how jelly would work out. It might make a syrup, what ever it makes it will be very delicious.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

It just gets higher and higher that’s for sure

[@paulabrown5685]

Megan try Sluggo around anything that the slugs and Rollie pollies love…cabbage, strawberries. Etc.

[@Jtwes]

I’m going to try raising some peas next year. We love pea salad.

[@misstlc7136]

Sheeze..Gurl I gotta plant peas and sweet potato slips tomorrow. Just got my beans planted. But my maters and peppers are comin along. I fell in The end of March/April and broke my leg. Looks like I probably broke something in my hand when I broke my fall. Heck I was weeding my maters just before dark on Monday and fell and really twisted my ankle and re-injured my ✋ . Im scared to go get x-rays. Another bill. Im tryin to stay positive. Ya'll just planting your slips made me feel better. The youngins are inspiring as well. They are something else. Im gonna try to work on Friday night. Im a server so long hours on my feet and using my Hands of course. Lol Say a extra prayer that I can stay upright. Dang after 46 years working in the restaurant I dont bounce like I did as a young gal. 🤣🤣 I only get one day off a week so I came in tonight before dark. Just did some fertilizer and tied up some maters. Not doing much since Ive had to miss 3 days work.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

wow! we'll be praying!

[@whiskeywomanwhisks]

I canned peas for the first time ever last yrs harvest- they are so good😋. I highly recommend the presto electric for small batch canning! Meagan your hair has just grown like crazy lately! So pretty😍

[@daddyo8481]

We received the shirt we won. I say we my wife started us on the channel my daughter screamed mine as soon as you called my name thank you. You helped make a great memory for my daughter

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Awesome! thank you so much! glad you got the shirt

[@jerrylee690]

Andy, you can doing it, I know what that's like .go to work and have a break down. Just think about all the hay you will have for the animals

[@MandyConner-vg2ux]

I found what appears to be a very close recipe to the Pool House slaw you made on Pinterest. I will most definitely be trying this for a sandwich relish topper when my veg comes on. 😊

[@johnmoore2555]

Love the REAL in y’all’s videos

[@sharonsunshine2532]

That was so interesting when you were making the kraut*. I hope you'll do another. 🙏💛

[@NORMANMORRISON1940]

You wouldn't want a new tractor because most new motorized stuff you have to have computers to fix them or you have to take them in for servicing and you'd like to service your own tractors like all of us do way less money way less trouble and the old tractors are way more dependable

[@barbaramccune9383]

You get that tractor and let Jacob have yours

[@lizmiller2341]

Good one!!

[@lindabyrne1645]

Love watching you guys!

[@kingscairn]

Order em online brother - thats how folks keep monopoly neighbors REAL !

[@barbaramccune9383]

That’s what I said with truck parts 18 wheeler

[@kingscairn]

Hey Andy - just replace the blades that ruined, no sense in wastin time n parts ( they'll come in handy down that rocky road ) - dont fix it if it aint broke

[@lowespringacres7838]

Yall should talk about the deworming properties that lezpadeza has. 😊

[@42bellabella]

I love making cabbage soup!

[@Redstagwsmnp]

I'm so close to the Mountains I can't see any view lol

[@tedamos]

Andy I’ve got a new 2606H Massey it’s 65 hp. The 2607 is 75 hp the 2605 is 55hp

[@sparksforgeandfarm]

Put you up some bins or peg board in the pack house for your spare parts

[@lesterhertel2945]

Another very interesting video Thank you 😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@brendawoods554]

Enjoyed the video, the views are beautiful there,

[@vikkibyington3066]

❤God bless you and your efforts, my favorite family! So sorry about Andy’s blades! That stinks! Meagan, your canning looks good, however I’ve never canned English peas or kraut. I like them both though! Have a good week. 🙏🏻❤️