The Ladies - Round Two

When we moved last June we were so excited to get chickens.  We had them within a week of moving to our little acreage and their coop and run were degenerating to say the least.  We lost 3 of 6 of those chickens before we ever got any eggs from them.  The remaining 3 became dinner... the last of which we had just last week.  Mmmm. There are 2 yogurt containers of stock in my freezer just waiting to be turned into pasta sauce or corn chowder one of these days.

This past month, one of our goals has been to fortify the chicken coop and rebuild their run and fencing.  Dave dug in a few solid posts and put on a new farm gate to the run.

I will NOT learn how to make Dutch Pancakes

What can you make with fresh raw milk and fresh free range eggs on a Saturday morning.  If you're my husband, you'd make Dutch Pancakes.  Crepes really. With homemade Maple Syrup from my mom's neighbours in the town of Parry Sound in Northern Ontario where I grew up.  I could post the recipe, but it's always been my goal to never learn how to make them. I don't have the recipe. That little bit of advice came from my mother-in-law 11 years ago and it's advice that I've never questioned.  She told me she had her future daughter-in-laws in mind when she taught both her boys to make Dutch Pancakes.  One of us has never learned.... the other has never had them made for her again.  (ok, I don't know that for sure, 100%, but I do know she regretted learning almost immediately)

This is my dutch pancake making hero.

When I was given some more raw milk, I decided not to waste it on trying to make yogurt quite yet.  My fridge actually only has raw milk in it now and so we need the milk for drinking.  It's so cool to see the milk and cream separating.  I have one jug of milk from a jersey cow and the amount of cream in that jug is almost double the amount in the other jug... and it is slightly more yellowish in colour.  This is the cream I plan on making into butter.  

I knew the fresh eggs and fresh raw milk would be better for us with their higher nutrient content, but I didn't think they would actually make things taste differently. OH MY WORD. Those were the yummiest, tastiest, freshest pancakes I've ever consumed. They did taste different.  They were rich, creamy, perfect in texture. They were the best Dutch Pancakes EVER!!!  They tasted, well... fresh.   

I'm looking around to see what I can take a picture of... but it's too late.  Those pancakes are gone. Long gone. Next time I'll remember to get out my camera and post pictures of the process.

Imagine a Bed and Breakfast boasting of it's farm fresh breakfasts like this.  Add in a little bacon from the pig we raised and I think we'd have a booming business.