Types of Cider Sweet Cider: Straight from the press (blender) Cider Soda: During active fermentation, the cider is fizzy, some of the sweetness is taken away due to mild fermentation, […]
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Misc Foraging
Apples Apples are everywhere right now. They make great cider. In this case I’m using ugly apples that I wouldn’t necessarily want to eat. I rinse them, scrub away most […]
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Meadow Mushroom
After a long summer with hardly any rain at all, we have finally gotten a steady rain. So far only for a day or so, but it should continue throughout […]
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3 Mushroom Stroganoff
Harvest season is here, what a great time of year! Today we enjoyed Three Mushroom Stroganoff with fresh pressed grape and apple cider. I used this recipe, with some modifications […]
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Rattlesnake Cucumber Smell
B, S, T, and I made plans to run at the Tongue Mountain Range near Lake George. It’s a challenging 12 mile loop over a range of small mountain peaks. […]
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Modern Maid Oven Repair
After we bought a new house, I set to work trying to clean our range (oven). This was several years ago. I stupidly went to remove one of the oven […]
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Purslane
I have been casually eyeing some plants in the backyard that look like the edible purslane. It turns out that there are actually two different plants growing next to each […]
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Black Raspberries
I have a ridiculously short and easy commute into work, a little over two miles. I usually try to ride my bike this time of year. I have ridden past […]
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Berkely's Polypore
Over the period of 17 days, this little bud of a mushroom: grew into this behemoth: This is Berkely’s Polypore. I saw one growing in the area last year, a […]
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Taconic Crest Trail
The Taconic Crest Trail has been on my running bucket list for a while now. Ever since I heard about E dropping off a bike at one end, driving to […]
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