You NEVER PRESERVED APPLES like this!?! OFF GRID | HOMESTEADING

We PRESERVE our APPLES over winter using this old FERMENTING trick. Turn your apples into a probiotic so you can have a healthy gut to fight off sickness and disease especially with cold and flu season right around the corner.
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In 2010 we decided to sell everything and build a log cabin on 11 acres. We have lived in the log cabin for a decade now with no solar power or wind power plus zero public utilities. We live like the pioneers except in the 21st century. We post videos on social media to encourage people to return to the land and make a living with your family. We teach folks:
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[@JesusChristIsComeInTheFlesh]

I'm not on social media except You Tube. Can I enter the competition if I share by email? Also I'm in the UK - do I still qualify?

[@arthurroy1660]

A Stacy one time I made some homemade pancakes I use baking soda instead of baking powder my pancakes for flat and thin and my first Pancake I realize I screwed up LOL yeah we all make mistakes LOL

[@arthurroy1660]

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[@livingtherufflife]

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[@voiceofmanywaters3720]

seeing Stacy on Dougs shoulders made me smile!!! Stayin young together as you grow onward~

[@jeanallday6112]

Doug and Stacy thank you for being a positive light in this world. 🤠❤️

[@catherinemcmartin8275]

Indeed!

[@dmeskill2]

Ditto.

[@jeanetteross9582]

Thank you fr ll you share.

[@cuptonmillerlpnful]

Wow you’re trees are loaded. You two are so cute together. I think Doug is the happiest guy I’ve ever seen. He’s always laughing and so positive. Love that about him.

[@conniegomez1321]

he is truly Christian as is Stacy...it exudes from them!!

[@katm4841]

Happy wife, happy life! lol

[@marshasharier3990]

I watch Doug & Stacy on my phone.. best show ever. I love this couple, they are the smartest and share their wisdom. 💓💓

[@walwilekashturnbull5712]

I grew up on an apple farm and I'd love to share my experience (and my favorite apples) with you. First, if your trees are on a trellis, they'll survive the storms better. We had over 400 trees and high winds every winter and never lost a tree. Second, get your soil tested. In Oregon where I'm from, we had to supplement the minerals in the soil. Your trees will produce more and better apples (but only every other year) if you care for the soil properly. It's normal (even if you do everything right) to get a light harvest and a heavy one on alternating years. It's also common for fruit-bearing trees to bear lightly in their first years, and it's best not to let them produce in the first 2 years. I could tell you lots more but that's a great start. My favorite apple varieties: Melrose (great for baking, cider and cold storage) Akane (fresh eating only, very sweet) Gravenstein (good for baking and cider) Cox's Orange Pippin (earthy flavor, a great addition to pies and applesauce). Hope that helps!

[@melissacraig9941]

Hey, I'm in Oregon, too. Where are you located? I'm in Hood River, and several orchards here use trellises for pear trees.

[@paulasnatural]

Thank you for the excellent advice...!!! ♡

[@carolmurray5799]

That must have been a wonderful childhood. You are full of information... so you evidently learned a lot, learned a good work ethic .. hope you have some great memories.

[@seanogallchoir3237]

Did you make Apple Brandy it is made in Normandy in France. Good wishes from Ireland plenty of apples but the ravens, crows damage a lot

[@maggiepatterson7949]

Never heard of any of those varieties! WOW..Lya gotta love apples!

[@angielester26]

Stacy your nutritional knowledge is amazing. I've learned so much watching you. Doug.. you're such a hard worker and you find joy and positivity in everything. I truly have gained by watching you both. So grateful for finding your channel

[@carriefrommer]

Such a sweet scene of you two picking apples 🍎 🍏!! I loved that he held you on his shoulders!

[@jerrypyeatt5125]

I don't have electricity for 4months now but I started watching Doug and Stacy and they are better entertained by them by far and I get a kick out of them for they are great people funny but serious and I'm happy

[@glendavertner8906]

1975, was the first year on our "Farmette", our elderly neighbor had a fruit orchard between our houses. It was so beautiful when the trees bloomed that spring. My family, including my parents and brother helped them pick the huge apple harvest that fall. We had a great time that day. Mrs. Hangs had a 3 legged ladder for picking fruit. You put the 3rd leg up against the tree trunk and could get up high in the middle of the tree. Yes, it was very sturdy. She as also had a long handled tool for picking fruit. It had a metal rounded fork shaped end with a canvas bag attached. We just put it around the apple, gently pulled on it and the apple fell into the bag. The Hangs both passed away many years ago. Through the years the orchard has also died or was destroyed my storms. We still have sweet memories of that first year on our "Farmette*.The Hangs tought us so much about gardening. Have a blessed day, stay safe and healthy🥰 🍎👍🙏🇺🇸

[@candidethirtythree4324]

That is a lovely story

[@glendavertner8906]

Thanks!! The Hangs' orchard had peaches, cherries, plums, and several varieties of apples, all were standard size fruit trees. Also concord grapes, which she gave me the plants because they were inside her backyard fence and she wanted them moved out.. A disease killed the remaining grape vines on both properties about 10 years ago. The only tree left is a Seckel (sp?) PearTree that no longer produces fruit, the second tree was blown over in a storm. Those pears were so good😋 Mrs. Hangs also introduced me to a Steam Juicer. This Juicer is just as important to me as my pressure and water bath canners. The Steam Juicer is available on Amazon. In 1975 my Mom and i both had to order ours from a company in Germany. Mrs. Hangs had purchased hers from them also. I dearly loved and respected that sweet German Lady, 🥰

[@glendavertner8906]

I actually took a few cuttings from the Concord Grape Vines. I did as I had seen my Grandparents do. Put the cuttings into the soil past were a leave had been and then put a quart size Canning Jar over it and let Mother Nature take it's course, they all rooted and grew into beautiful producing plants 🍇🍇🍇🍇🍇🍇 Using my Steam Juicer I made organic grape juice for our family and jelly. I also made concord grape pies.😋🥰 One year I didn't have time to make up the pie filling to freeze, I just washed the grapes, pulled them off of the stems, threw them into 1qt Ball Plastic Freezer Containers and tossed them into the freezer. I pulled one out to make a pie, our 2 youngest sons got a frozen grape and ate it. They loved it, actually we all did 😋 from then on in the evenings this was a routine healthy snack while watching TV. The 2 boys laid in the floor eating the grapes, they were so cute. Needless to say we had very few pies that year. My Grandfather was born in Germany in1877, at 6 weeks of age his parents immigrated to the USA 🇺🇸 as and became Citizens. My Grandfather fought in the 6th Calvary and was gassed in France by the Germans. He had breathing problems for the rest of his life. My Grandmother's ancestors came to America in 1722 from England. Our ancestor, Nicholas Woodfin fought in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. A member of our family has fought in every War the USA has been in. God Bless America 👍🥰🙏🇺🇸

[@darlingusa2pettee57]

@@glendavertner8906 Thanks for sharing some of your story and family history. It's very interesting and lovely to imagine what it was like. Mrs. Hangs' fruit tree orchard sounds like heaven! I'm sure it was a great learning experience and obviously a wonderful memory.

[@glendavertner8906]

@@darlingusa2pettee57 Mrs. Hangs tought me so much about gardening and canning. We didn't have You Tube back then. She died many years ago, I still miss that wonderful woman in my life. She was a true blessing to me.

[@evvie01]

Yes they can. I'm from Michigan and the apple orchard's would start advertising their annual cider pressing events in a festival-like invitation to tour the grounds pick apples and buy a gallon of fresh pressed cider. They would also warm the cider with spices and serve it with warm cake donuts rich with nutmeg. Here in Missouri I don't hear anything about apple pressing events, or orchard tours. I miss Michigan at this time of year.

[@teresastanton1140]

Sounds lovely 🥰

[@leeannem5665]

One of my favorite intros to one of your videos so far. I had a really rough day today. This made the ending of the day better. Great song choice too. Thank you for all you do. Thank you for your hard work. God bless you both with long life, prosperity, happiness, and above all peace. Be well.

[@jeanetteredden24]

Stacy thanks for telling us only eat a small amount of fermented food, lest we overload our intestines and have a not so pleasant side effect! ❤❤❤

[@nannamyrl2291]

DOUG&STACY BRING JOY&HARD WORK AND BEING POSITIVE BACK IN THE WORLD, AND WE ALL COME TOGETHER IN THE COMMUNITY OF SHARING. THANK YOU

[@melaniecomito6817]

Always look forward to a new video. Such a pleasant break from all the noise. I love when Stacy takes us in the kitchen and garden.

[@hyacinthwellington8129]

Just love the love between you two.Blessings

[@Prairieraised24]

Having fun and staying young! Thanks fir the smiles, warmth, and wisdom!

[@sortiawinter9038]

You are my favorite couple in the world, literal teachers showing the true path to walk, Thank Goodness for you two, I wish I had been born to your family, Thank you for existing since I'd have been lost without you, please keep the information coming

[@honeycombmama4]

I just love seeing Stacy share recipes in her beautiful outdoor kitchen! Doug, you made a pretty good apple picking ladder for her too 😉 Glad your getting a bountiful harvest of apples. God bless y'all

[@abagailwilbanks3641]

I wish my husband and I could be like you two. It's to late for us. Maybe in our next life we can start out ahead we've had such good guidence from the two of you. I envey you both. You are truly great role models.

[@horselady4375]

Just do it

[@1976mcfarlane]

I wish it for my husband and I too but our backs couldn't handle it.

[@patsymccluskey5017]

All I have for TV is KZbin and I love it. After I stumbled upon your Vlogs , I am playing catch up. I cried when your dogs were missing - that story is a heartbreaker for us Empaths. Glad of the good outcome. Keep up your good work!

[@L2FlyMN]

Apple trees do well after a heavy pruning, so take off the upper limbs, & encourage growth where you want it.

[@hardenmama1800]

I was telling someone that I never saw a “perfect looking” apple until I grew up and saw them at a grocery store. All the fruit we had growing up was misshaped and had spots and blemishes because it was all natural. And the taste of the home grown fruit? Amazing. Boy do I miss it!

[@celeste_2083]

All the pretty apples in the store you new something was wrong impossible to be pretty and tasty

[@suzannefronzaglio2427]

That's what's wrong with commercial grown food and produce... it's all about the produce looking "pretty" on the shelves/bins. Because they know that's what people will buy. They sell produce that's "big" and "pretty" to look at.... and the heck with flavor, nutrition and quality.

[@tammywhitten6248]

Doug and Stacy, you guys give me inspiration to be able to homestead myself, have been watching you guys for years, and if I don't win the cabin, I'm sure God will guide you to a deserving soul. God Bless the winner

[@dianemcclure7776]

My husband and I also preserved apples. I have just made 21 quart jars of apple pie filling. Keep up the great work you both are doing! 😘💜

[@bassfamilyjourney6088]

Absolutely CAN NOT wait to ferment some cinnamon apples! Thank for the idea Stacy your the best!!

[@Hummingbird-ns1fp]

@Doug and Donny~Good morning! I worked in a nursing home when I was young. I was fired for giving a man a shower (he’d had a bad accident in bed-couldn’t walk) when it “wasn’t his day”. I was told to IGNORE HIM! I couldn’t do that. I had hoped and prayed things had gotten better. 😢

[@katya03316]

Its sad how they teach one way but in real life they dont do what they teach... i never got in trouble for showering someone who badly needed one when it wasnt their day... but then when i did bath aide i did have to pick up extras to play catch up from other people fallimg behind or from people calling in so often it was bath aide pulled to do other things... cuz one nursing assistant had anywhere between 12 to 18 people to care sometimes during a shift with most being needing full assistance... you work like a robot going as fast as you can as as safely tho often times people requiring 2 people to get someone up or moved you had to fly solo and pray the lift worked and all goes smoothly... my fav was actually bath aide rotation cuz you can pamper the person with doimg hair and nails and they always felt so awesome getting that shower... it made their day even week... it was a good day when you worked with hard working aids and awesome nurses even understaffed... during any downtime we loved to go back and give more time to the residents... nursing homes are so sad place.... assistant living places are usually fine and more relaxed cuz you assiting people not doing full care... i could never understand how one can pay so much for nursing homes and they share the room with 2 other people and toilet/sink with up to 6 other people... the single person smaller rooms where i worked was usually for someone with ton of money or someone on hospice to give family privacy with their loved one...

[@Hummingbird-ns1fp]

katya03316 That sounds reasonable. This was back in 1974. I was the EVERYTHING aide. On the wing I was on, it was just me, the LPNs and one RN. There were about 10 patients on that wing. All private rooms. I took vitals, changed sheets, delivered meals, did bedpans and urinals, and bathed patients. All of these patients used a bedpan or urinal. There were no lifts. If they could get in a wheelchair they went to the shower room. If not, they were bathed in bed (sponge bath-I’d never seen a bed bath until years later when my PT gave me a catalog). One patient had a private nurse. I guess these were the “well to do”? It never crossed my mind. The patients that got regular visitors were treated much better than those who didn’t. I remember seeing a call light on as I walked in that day. I pointed it out and was told he’d been a pain all morning, and to ignore him. The nurses station was at the corner of an L shaped hall. I put my purse away and got my schedule for the day. As I walked by his room I heard him calling for help. I went in to make sure he was ok. He’d had diarrhea, a very bad case. I’d never seen anything like it. I got him cleaned up, changed the sheets and put extra chucks just in case. I guess I could have just left him like that, but let’s face it, he needed a real shower! He was so grateful he had tears welling up in his eyes. I thought it was gratitude, but it could’ve been humiliation. He thanked me profusely. Bless his heart. He’d been ill! I don’t know what he’d done to make the nurses mad. Maybe he’d complained about his stomach hurting all night and all morning and they didn’t know he was having digestive problems. Maybe they’d done all they could do and were just tired of going to the end of the hall just to hear the same thing. I have no idea. I wasn’t trying to disobey orders. I was just worried when I heard him calling for help. It DID get me behind...but I completed everything on my schedule. That afternoon I spent extra time with another patient who was bedridden and non verbal. As I gave her a sponge bath I noticed she had bedsores on her heels. I noted them on her chart, treated them, and relieved the pressure. I also brushed and washed her long hair, and braided it so it wouldn’t get so tangled again. I had long hair so I probably had a hair tie in my pocket. I sang to her (that’s probably why I got fired! 😂) and treated her as though she was my own family. Her eyes sparkled. She couldn’t smile, but I sensed she was so tickled to have her “hair done”. I decided then and there that none of my loved ones would EVER be in a nursing home if I could help it, and if I couldn’t I’d visit as often as possible. I’ve done exactly that. To be honest, I spent half of my time as a kid in the hospital. I’d never seen patients treated badly on purpose. After a wonderful surgeon built me a hip and I was able to work I was a candy striper at Baptist Hospital and Children’s Hospital. I really wanted to be a nurse. I was not allowed by my Dr. to work on my feet. I did so against his advice. I’m paying for it now. He said I “couldn’t” but I COULD! I didn’t really understand. I just wanted to be like everyone else. And I wanted to give back. I still do...but treating anyone badly for any reason is just not something I can be quiet about. Never have, never will.

[@virginiaseedsskogen2038]

@@Hummingbird-ns1fp You never should have been fired, you should have been promoted, you were a blessing to all those people!

[@Hummingbird-ns1fp]

Virginia Seeds Skogen Thank you Virginia. I’m glad I helped all I could while I could.

[@gabbygertie8709]

@@Hummingbird-ns1fp many years ago I worked as an aid in a county nursing home. I was trained by an retired nurse that was in her mid 80',s. She was great! I remember what she taught me and have used that training through the years in my everyday life, caring for my children, grandmother, parents, and friend with terminal cancer. I think one of the most important thing she taught her students was that often an aid is the last person a patient has human contact with before they die. "Treat your patients like you would like to be treated if it were you in that bed" . Her compassion was endless as well as her dedication. They told me on one review that I got too attached to my patients. My reply " How can I not!" I loved them all, especially the naughty ones! Thanks to the many you cared for.

[@kymparrish2630]

So glad I found yall ❤ We are starting our journey towards off grid! In the meantime loving the farm life and learning everything possible! I have enjoyed watching you both! So much info!!! God bless ❤

[@1e0s]

Those apples sound scrumptious when chopping🍎😍

[@travis2595]

Love the apple trees! Thanks for the video Doug and Stacy. Smiles!

[@karab.8621]

Love how cute you are together. And make chores so much fun. Funny I would have never thought about doing apples this way.

[@psmamere]

I am Better late lady at 78 years young. I finally got to work a computer. I love you folks. I have only been on your site for the lasst few months, learning how to survive off the grid. . I live in a suburb area 1 + hors away from New York/ I

[@daniellebourgal8945]

You 2 are VERY smart and Cute too!!! Thanks for the smiles! Blessings to you and yours!!💚🦋

[@donniechapman5922]

Doug you were spot on about the nursing home! My wife works in one and she is all the time telling me about how bad their treated. Depriving them of medicine so the nursing home can pocket the money and that's only a beginning. Ever seen a western where someone says " save the last bullet for yourself" I can relate to that when someone says " your going in a nursing home" I'm 68.

[@jeanetteredden24]

Donnie Chapmen, I am 70 and I agree. We nurses used to say we would tattoo DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) on our chest to prevent existing at a nursing home in a brain dead state, where we would slowly physically deteriorate. My son literally saw a man with it tattooed on his chest in California in September and sent me the text pix.

[@marylouise890]

I’m almost 70. I chose to ROT in my mobile home, before I ever agree to going to a nursing home 🛑 I saw the horrible things that go on behind those closed doors! 😢

[@Starlight22215]

Donnie Chapman I'm a retired RN and there are good and bad homes. I couldn't afford the good ones. I told my kids to push me off a cliff. In reality when it's time I know how to do it myself, provided I have my marbles intact.

[@donniechapman5922]

@@Starlight22215 I understand Warrior!

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[@ValiantVal33024]

Just found you guys a little while ago, love you, your hearts and the information you so freely share. Loved the Ladder synergy :) Thanks so much!

[@christyjohnson6967]

What a sweet video, you two little lovebirds! And loved the music!

[@truthseeker9688]

You two look so happy!

[@joew7041]

Hello! My name is Dana, and I have a story about forgetting an ingredient! Thanksgiving, maybe 10 yrs ago, 2-9inch, deep dish pumpkin pies proudly served for dessert. Well, the first person to dig in got a big surprise! NO Sugar! LOL! Dessert that night was a flop, but I learned I like un-sugared pumpkin pie! It's a savory vegetable pie that was my breakfast and lunch for the next week! Yum! :)

[@daisygurl3601]

So good to see you both thriving. How do you grow apples without spraying? I would love to do that. What a great way to preserve apples. Also wondering about the other pup. Stay well, y’all!

[@stephenriley9084]

Kismet! Today, I harvested all of our apples and pears! (02.10.20.) Bad weather forecast. Here in Scotland, the longer you leave the fruit the sweeter the low sun makes it. Sort of Russian roulette!! Lost all the plums due to bad weather and ill health, so today was a landmark day. All the trees that did poorly last year did really well this year and those that flourished last rested. We planted a lot of new trees when we got our allotment two years ago and the juveniles are doing well. They are alive! One or two fruits this year, so I hope next year will be awesome! There is cider on my horizon, canned apples and crumble! Today, the overwintering onion and garlic sets arrived in the post... so I better get on my mustang Sally! They will not plant themselves. Continued health, wealth and happiness to you both. Long life! Regards Stephen.

[@luckyticketkarma]

I love ❤️ the song 🎵 and music. Best Saturday entertainment. I love watching this couple. They are so cute and fun 🤩💚🌹😊💜🌈

[@happy.homestead]

When mom died (by suicide 25 years ago), I made a big batch of tuna noodle casserole for us to eat. My dad and I were devastated as you can well imagine. I was too upset to eat at dinner time, but my dad invited a neighbor who had stopped by, to join he and my daughter for dinner. About 30 minutes later, I saw my dad and his friend on the dock (it was dark out) and I saw my dad dump the casserole in to the canal. I was so hurt to think he didn't like my cooking (it was a comfort dish growing up and I made it the same way as my mom did) on top of my moms death, but I didn't let him know I'd seen him do that. I went in to the house through the garage and in to the kitchen. Sitting on the counter were the 2 large cans of tuna. In my grief, I'd forgotten to add them to the dish. LOLOLOLOLOL

[@virginiaseedsskogen2038]

Considering the circumstances the missing tuna was completely understandable. I'm sorry for your loss, even though it has been many years I'm sure you still miss your mom. When my dad passed suddenly (13 years ago), he was in a different region of the country. I needed to pack quickly, find some pictures, take care of our five kids, 3 months old - 16 years. My headed was muddled, packing took forever, and I never did find the pictures. When we got back home to weeks later, I found the pictures easily ... hmm, you do what you can, as you can. I miss my dad too, Doug reminds me of him a bit, my dad would have loved Doug & Stacy's homestead, the orchard and bees especially.

[@happy.homestead]

@@virginiaseedsskogen2038 Oh, I'm so sorry for your loss, too. Your head being muddled... that's a great description. They too, lived in an entirely different part of the country than me. That must have been a very hard loss, with your children being so young and never getting to know him. My mom would have loved Doug and Stacy's channel. My dad didn't watch tv, so I don't think he would have watched it. Thank-you for your kind words. :-)

[@r.m.4653]

I core and blend my unpeeled apples. Blend them in the Vitamix until it is smooth with the inside of a shelf stable probiotic capsule and a little salt. That’s it. Put it in jjars and leave on the counter a few days to ferment. Stir each day. It tastes like apple cider. Best apple sauce and no cinnamon even needed but you can use it if you want.

[@vschilling3598]

Your living a my dream! Thank you so much for sharing such a beautiful life to live! Love that 🎶 song! God Bless always!

[@yupitstrue9928]

How generous of you both in the log cabin give away! Thank you for thinking of us ❤ God Bless you both.

[@mnknop10]

I've not heard that song but I love it now! I had to look it up and listen to the whole thing. And you guys are two cute picking the apples! Your videos make me HAPPY! Looks like I will be fermenting apples this weekend! Thank you for the video!

[@jerushajohnson5061]

I’ve been searching for the song playing during this video, can you list a link please ?

[@sherrybrock1017]

@@jerushajohnson5061 Me too! Did you find it?

[@Kristy_not_kristine]

In an empty quart-sized jar mix: 1 Tablespoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon salt 2 Tablespoons kombucha Juice of 1 lemon (about 3 Tablespoons of lemon juice) add purified water, about 1/2 of the jar. In anther empty quart-sized jar, pack as many apple slices as you can. Leave a 1-1.5 inch head-space at the top. Pour your mixture in and mix things up. Use the top of an apple or a fermenting weight to keep the apples under the brine. Put in a dark place at room temperature for 2-3 days. Move to the fridge to stop the fermenting processes. Should last at least 3 - 4 months. Eat a little every day; it's a great probiotic food that helps with digestion. Great as a snack or to eat with a meal. I've referred back to this video so many times since I found it, that I thought I'd make it easier for myself and others to find the recipe and steps, and I appreciate it when others who watch videos take the time to do this:)

[@delorestaylor8114]

You guys are a wonderful blessing 🙏🏻❤️🕊🐾🦌🌲

[@melissasims8664]

Thanks for all you do Doug and Stacy. I love your videos, recipes, and just the vast knowledge that you have is wonderful & useful in everyday life.

[@magpie67]

Stacy, You have inspired me to try some of this kind of preservation. I have been fermenting for a month and everything tastes wonderful. About the cultured apples...are there signs that the apples are ready? I did a mix of raisins, carrot, apple, cranberry, clove, cinnamon, maple syrup, salt, and whey. It tastes wonderful. but how do I know it is ready?

[@marlenespinella2873]

I love how you love each other ❤ cherish God and each other. Jesus loves you all

[@soulscry]

Doug & Stacy you make farming/homesteading very very COOL! Love your style ❤❤❤

[@nancycanter5645]

Beautiful song

[@wendiparker7125]

I enjoy watching you loving people. I hope to achieve at least half of what you do.

[@counselgreen]

Much love from Africa-Kenya.Over the last three months I have learnt a lot from you guys,especially the bees session with Dr Leo.

[@helenedavis2886]

Greetings from Long Beach, California USA!

[@geridannels1701]

Greetings from Auburn Kansas USA!

[@kathygarner419]

Stacy, when my nephew was a teen he wanted to help me make cookies at Christmas time. I gave him an apron and a set of measuring cups and told him to measure some ingredients for me. Little did I know he did not read the markings on the handles of the measuring cups. When I mixed the batter it did not seem to be the right texture. I ask him did you put in the number of cups the recipe said and he said yes, but they were fractions of a cup. So I had him tell me which one he used and I explained that the measuring cups were all different sizes and a cup is not an indication of volume unless it says it is one cup. So we added a bunch more flour and sugar and everything so in the end all came out well. Sometimes when I forget an ingredient, I don't admit it, I just say I tweeked the recipe. My husband never knows the difference.

[@lisawenzel2364]

So sweet and cute video. Thanks. You look like 2 kids figuring how to get those great apples on the higher branches. Precious and sweet

[@GrandmaKarenHasAFarm]

I made my daughter a grilled cheese sandwich and forgot the cheese!

[@helenedavis2886]

Hahaha

[@threewillowsfarm7779]

Now thats funny😂

[@Listenclearly1979]

🤣

[@analarson2920]

Now that is funny😂

[@deborahlydon7327]

Good to know!

[@badapplemotorsportssouth0098]

Doug you and i are the same age and I'm having a birthday this week as well....so early birthday wishes...and thank for the ride with ya'll I look forward to every video you share..

[@SdW.8]

My brother and I harvested 350lbs of apples from a suburban neighborhood last year and ran out of ideas for ways to preserve and share the bounty. Thanks for this awesome idea!🍏🍎🥳

[@Sue-ec6un]

Love the song! Thought it was saying “hey, Doug” ❤️

[@sharonfowler4816]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, I just love your channel. Always so positive and uplifting. That's what we all need right now! Thanks again for that. I'm also just getting starting with fermenting and I love all the recipes that Stacie has shared. I've tried my hand at sauerkraut. I trying this recipe next!

[@RichardRobbin]

Awesome guys all we have to do now is talk Stacy into baking an apple pie, What do you say Stacy we going to get some apple pie for Thanksgiving Yum Yum👍

[@contramundum2.0paradigmshi10]

I second that

[@robinsilvers362]

The biggest blessing you all have is each other and family. Apple's are good too. Can't wait till my apple trees bear.

[@djsmith1934]

I Absolutely LOOOOVE That you made a boo-boo and Didn't edit it out!!! Shows how real n awesome u are!

[@patmaier6917]

Enjoyed watching. The wind and ice broke my apple tree in half then after it was chained together, two years later wind finished it off. Only two years we had good crop. I got a good laugh, was just showed Doug picking the apples down low and Stacy picking the high ones. Love it.

[@Vyraxia]

I chuckled at that as well!

[@peacefamilyhomestead3138]

We forage our apples, mostly crab apples, we can them whole with similar ingredients and they are just delicious.

[@savedbygrace6093]

Doug&Stacy I have been watching you for about 5 months. God Bless you :') Thank you for sharing your life with us. I know what you do is hard hard work. I was worried about my immune system because I got a little sick right after Thanksgiving. It was viral but not COVID. So somehow I ran across you two. I already started to grow some vegetables, melons and of course flowers. Sunflowers, Zinnia's and cosmos. I live in Arizona and I get the hot. Every day hand watering I work with what I have ha ha this isn't even my house we rent. I have learned so much .Most of this stuff is easy but truly work and then the worst part for me has been finding my groove. I am very organized and my brain feels like it's going to explode sometime. Sometimes I watch the two of you and all you have done and I get a tear or 2 well 2 eyes full cause I know what you do and the space in your home is a true challenge. I have had some failures but many successes. All in all I ferment "everything" I just don't want the sugar or the whole amount. I don't need a log cabin so I am writing this because I want you to know just how much my husband and I appreciate and love the two of you. Stay Free my online youtube friends. You don't know me but I feel I know you and I like what I see!!! Hugs and more hugs. Keep on Keep'n on. P.S. I really do like the hard work 3 or 4 hours of perspiration is good for us. Oh and people pay to go to a gym each month for the same thing lol.

[@aprilanderson2874]

Hi Doug & Stacy ...!!!!!! Happy Happy Apples...!!!!!! Love to see Stacy Riding on Doug's shoulders...!!!!!! That's Love ;-) From The Concrete Cowgirl Homestead ... Dayton, NV.... My Mom's Birthday is 12/30/2020 .... Let's Do This..!!!!!! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox

[@katiebarber4770]

I'm so happy to see something from this year, I'm binging through all your old posts. I really enjoy you two and all your homestead homies :)

[@estherfilip3275]

I grew up with my grandma and mom canning. I have been married for almost 26 years and I have canned every year that I have been married. I can fruit, vegetables and meat, I feel like you name it and I have canned it, but I have never canned apples like this. I will definitely try it, and yes, I have made the mistake of forgetting to put something in...usually it’s just fine. 🙂 love your channel ❤️

[@OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY]

Just like the title of the video 😉 thanks for watching

[@deloresfurry1062]

Your having way to much fun. lol. Was so cute when you were on his shoulders picking apples. Thanks

[@StoneKathryn]

Great, preserving apples by fermenting. Thanks for this Doug and Stacy!

[@Christina-xu1yd]

Laughing so hard because I can't see my husband lifting me up on his shoulders to pick apples. Love it tho

[@krisgangwer3796]

I don't think mine could lift me up like that anymore... maybe when we were first married (27 years ago).

[@NorthnSouthHomestead]

Lol mine probably couldn’t lift me like that anymore lol I got chunky 😂😂😂

[@RichardRobbin]

💗Doug&Stacy💗

[@evelynjolliff2799]

This song is amazing to listen to n watch you two🥰😍💞home🙏

[@debbiewelch4073]

Nice harvest! Thanks for sharing your recipe Stacy

[@adseish]

I love the intro song where can I listen to the full song?

[@festorfamine]

Cody Francis, enjoy.

[@carriestock976]

@@festorfamine honey take my hand

[@NorthnSouthHomestead]

I like it too

[@bonnie3994]

Awesome video 💖Stacy do you have a apple fritter recipe 😀👍if so can you do a video 😀

[@danahoover1216]

What a beautiful song and life you made. I'm so envious of all of your achievements ....and quite frankly THE BALLS IT TOOK TO DO IT!!! Love u guys!!! DANA FROM PA

[@cathysoukup2398]

Made zucchini bread this morning. Just as I was going to put the loaves in the oven, I snuck a taste of the spoon I had used and realized I hadn't added the sugar! Thank goodness I took a taste...tossed it all back in the bowl and added the sugar, then put it all back in the pans. Saved! I've had those moments when I didn't realize I had missed something until AFTER it was done and it was too late to add.

[@DaKayH]

We don't need no stinkin' ladders We got a Doug.

[@lcostantino7931]

LOL that's right no stinking ladders 🥴😅🤣😅🤣🥴🤣😅😂😂

[@SilhouetteParkFarm]

Ooh I think I will be in bed (Australia) so will watch first thing in the morning . Looking forward to it.

[@followerofjesus1114]

Hey mate !! Dargo vic ✌️

[@OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY]

see you in the morning =)

[@lcostantino7931]

LOL love Stacy's ladder... U would never know u 2 r grandparents.... That's what fresh air, Sunshine, good food, no nasty stress does to you. 😁Love learning from you n I share with alllll my friends..... XOXOXO

[@charmainewelsh3510]

Our apple tree produces lots of apples. we live near a pond with pukekos (swamphens) they jump our Fence to get them. It's such a joy when they come we quietly watch them and take bits back to their baby's

[@conniewright8080]

I made 2 pumpkin pies for a holiday, turned out great UNTIL you took your 1st bite, I forgot the sugar. Both pies were thrown out :(

[@sallygreimes6585]

I did that once and my dogs inhaled the custard. They didn't care....it was a treat for them. My cats, now gone, loved pumpkin too.

[@moniquepronovost1373]

Getting a bushel of apples this morning for dehydrating wonder what I am going to change doing after watching this

[@evelynsantiago8135]

Those apples are not ugly they are beautiful thank you for sharing

[@kevinmurphy3224]

Stacy is the best person to learn about healthy ways to preserve your harvest.

[@anneturner2018]

What is the soundtrack you are playing?

[@jeremiahwhite4403]

I actually did this a few weeks back. Unfortunately, I did mess up the ferment. On the upside, doing this, you can culture and harvest your own SCOBY to make your own kombucha! Also, I legitimately love Guinea fowl calls.

[@jeremiahwhite4403]

Of course, the reason I messed up the ferment was forgetting the lemon juice. So perhaps that upsets the SCOBY development, I don't know. Listen to her over me any day.

[@ruthmaxwell60]

Agreed, the noise of the guinea and ducks was a total bonus 👌. 🐢

[@rhondam4917]

Made your own scoby?? Would love to know what you did. Please fill me in. Thanks.

[@redeemedvintageseamstress4728]

@@rhondam4917 I'll chime in...my guess is by using the kombucha in the jar, it ends up making another scoby... haven't tried it myself, but it makes sense to me....try and see!

[@annakauffman2992]

Love your videos! Watching the intro to this was like the start of a movie. I gave up TV & most social media about a year ago. It is so interesting to check in with you & Stacy to "see what is happening on the homestead". Thank you!

[@pamelabratton2501]

All our trees are two and on year old. So waiting for a harvest of even ONE fruit! This is the fun part of growing trees. Makes me so happy to watch y'all while knowing I will be there soon!

[@sislertx]

Sure wish i.could.get a.few apples off my.trees...or pears ..or plums or.apricots.or even pecans...damn squirrels...idont begrudge birds..but i sure do the squirrels.

[@gabbygertie8709]

The deer get my apples and pears!

[@gabbygertie8709]

@Maurer Mobile Blasting will give it a try next season. The Japanese beetles were terrible here this summer but they went after my pole beans. We used a product called bag a bug. Worked great and got two bags full of the little buggers. We have a huge family of Maurers here in Michigan.

[@noboru4477]

I have forgot the yeast in pizza dough, thin crust anyone? lol

[@sallygreimes6585]

Just go with the pizza dough yeast needs no rising time. Just pop in oven take out to sauce etc and finish baking. Absolutely marvelous! Great invention! I find it at Kroger stores here.

[@tjeffreys3033]

Nothing tastes as good as fresh picked apples in the fall.🍁🍂

[@hopeking3588]

I love how you carry Stacy piggy back to pick apples.what a great idea!

[@sharylfuller9277]

Where is your other dog ... did I miss something

[@stacymurphy2599]

@@controlfoodcontrolthepeopl5627 What????

[@LauraMichelGreenRaven]

@@stacymurphy2599 I asked the same question over the summer. I do not know the details. I must have missed a video.

[@BelindaTN]

@@controlfoodcontrolthepeopl5627 What??? Oh my, what happened to her? So is this the younger dog in this video? I have not been able to tell them apart since the puppy has grown up.

[@NorthnSouthHomestead]

They just talked about Maggie...Maggie was running away constantly and one day, she never came back.

[@sharylfuller9277]

@@NorthnSouthHomestead heart breaking

[@jeanburgin160]

You all are so funny. Doug is strong. Your apples look great! Beautiful ...

[@EagleArrow]

My grandparents had an apple orchard for 50 years or more. My Mom wrapped our apples in newspaper for winter storage. We had apples & peanut butter all year for snacks. My grandfather bred the dog you have. My Mom is 86. Very healthy physically. She made the best apple pie. My Grandmother lived until 92, she remained bright minded until the end. She made the best grape juice. Better than Welches. 🍎 How do you power your toaster oven and blender in the background?

[@tracyroake2815]

Great job Doug and Stacy. On the Apple name, four years nine years I kept a three-ring binder of the property that I had and wrote down every single solitary thing that I planted and kept all of the tags from the plants in the 3-ring binder. I put the date I planted something and exactly where I planted it all the bulbs everything. Great way to keep track of your progress!