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Farmhouse Recipes: Oatmeal Pancakes
One of our favourite recipes here at Briden Farm is Oatmeal Pancakes. We have used the recipe without fail for years, and we found the original recipe in …
The Harrowsmith Cookbook Volume Two
Of course we always mix it up a bit! On Purpose! Although it’s great exactly as it’s written on Pg. 21 of Harrowsmith Cookbook, we still like to make little adjustments. As we do with most all our food!
So, here’s what we do…
We pour 2.5 cups of Briden Farm Goat Milk over 1.5 Cups of Oatmeal. Usually letting it sit for about 10 minutes. Meanwhile we sift together a cup of flour, a Tablespoon of brown sugar. Then about a half teaspoon of Sea Salt, and a teaspoon Cinnamon. The last two are Watkins Products. Click Here to Learn More About Those.
We then mix in a Tablespoon of Baking Powder.
Once all those dry ingredients are are well mixed, we add it to the Oatmeal Mixture. Then add a Briden Farm Egg, and a 1/4 Cup of Oil. Mixing Well.
We usually mix this the night before, and let it Sit in the fridge overnight.
The fresh Goat Milk, Free Range Egg, and Watkins Products make this taste so good! Plus, we find it so filling we only eat about half the number of Pancakes! Which means we often have extras! Would You like Some?
You may be wondering why we called this Post, Farmhouse Recipes! That’s because we hope to bring a Weekly Podcast of Farmhouse Recipes to our Briden Farm Podcasting Channel every Week on Friday Mornings.
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Oh! Don’t forget the Toppings!
Briden Farm Maple Syrup and Watkins Vanilla or Chai Powder!
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Soil Testing, Is It Necessary?
Honestly, I don’t think it is necessary! I really don’t think you need to test soil in order to grow a good garden. Great even! I’ve done it! I have planted many gardens, and few are the times I’ve used a Soil Test! Mainly because it’s difficult to justify the price of having a garden soil test done on a small, or family, garden. Or at least for me it is. Although I do know it’s handy, especially knowing the acidity, or PH level of the Soil. So, I kind of wish I’d discovered this Soil Tester sooner…
It’s affordable, and it also measures Soil Moisture, Plant Temperature, and Sunlight Intensity! Without it, it’s kind of all guess work. Kind of like working in the shadows! So Surely that’s worth $20 … Right?
Having this should help take some of the guess work out of the soil preparation both here at Briden Farm and over at the Barn Property.
As you can see here, I’ve already started spreading some Firewood 🪵 Ashes on the garden plot.
Getting this Soil Test Meter now will not only help me get a clearer picture but will also help me see the before and after results. The suspicion is the soil is acidic, and my hope is the lime in the ashes will help create a more neutral soil.
Vegetables such as peas, beans, corn, cabbage, lettuce, spinach, and other greens should benefit from this, and there are also other trace minerals in wood ashes. The University of Saskatchewan has a post onUsing wood ash in the garden that mentions some of them such as, “iron, manganese, boron, copper and zinc”.
If you’d like to learn more about our gardens or the methods we use at Briden Farm contact Brian to Book Your Farm Tour. Call 📞 902-907-0770
Ti Gris and Holly Playing Ball
Ti Gris, (little grey) is our oldest cat at over 18 years of age, and Holly our Little River (Nova Scotia Duck Toller) & Golden Retriever mix is our second oldest at 12 years. This video captures a rare instance of them playing together! In their own special way!
It’s been quite some time since Ti Gris has played like this, and the first time She and Holly have actually played together! It was One of Life’s Precious Little Moments! 😉
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