Category: Holidays

Making Divinity Fudge At Briden Farm

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Making Divinity Fudge

Having seen my recent Poem and Photo,

There’s a Candle in the Window

One of the Cousins to the family from whom we bought this home and property made some positive remarks, about the Canadles in the Windows. She also, almost without knowing it, set out a little challenge when she said, “now only if you made Divinity Fudge”. Meaning if only I could make it like Mrs. Harris used to make it! 

Well, I doubt mine rivals Her’s, and certainly not the childhood memories of it, yet not being one to shy away from a challenge, I did my best! 

I made Divinity Fudge!  I enlisted the help of my better half, especially with using the beater while I added the hot liquid, and together we made it happen! 

Of course, as I often do, I had to play with my food! Here’s a Link for the recipe I worked from over on AllRecipes.com.

As You might have guessed, I used Watkins Products!
Click Here to see what I did

 

There’s a Candle in The Window

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There’s a Candle in The Window
There’s a Candle in the Window
 
Put there for all who see
For All Who See
Are Welcome to take refuge with Me.
 
Tis an Irish Tradition,
To help guide them
On Their Way
 
The Candle in the Window
Reminds us of another day.
Made possible by the Child
Whose Birth We Celebrate this way!
 
May the Candle in the Window
Help Guide You
And Keep You
In Your Steady Stay
 
Written by Brian W. Hurlburt
On the the first day of Yule 2021
At Briden Farm, Bear River, Nova Scotia

Thanksgiving at Briden Farm

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Thanksgiving Dinner 2021

Although, as expected, it’s going to take a few years before our Gardens are producing the way we’d like them, we do have lots to be thankful for this year. We have survived our first 14 months! It’s not all been easy, we have dealt with everything from sickness to pestilences. We’ve witnessed new births, dealt with deaths, and rejoiced in the living. 

This Thanksgiving our meal is a combination of the woodland pasture raised Berkshire pork that we raised. Vegetables given to us by a friend, pickles and preserves from both Grandma’s and from our Garden!

We’ve also had our own eggs, milk, cheese, butter, and apple sauce and fresh veggies, over the past months and even delicious farm raised chicken, duck, rabbit, and pork! 

We reflect at this time to give thanks not only for all the above, and each other, but for our families, friends, and friends who are family. So, we want to close by saying how special you all are to us and wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!