At Evermore Farm, we offer regularly four kinds of bacon in our farm store and online store- Regular Smoked and Sliced Bacon, Uncured Sliced Bacon, No Nitrates; No Sugar Added Sliced Bacon, and Canadian Bacon. We get lots of questions about the differences in these bacons. Here's the skinny on “makin' bacon”. What Is Curing? [...]
I honestly missed not having any snow last year. We need some snow. But, I'm not a fan of several feet of the white stuff and really not a fan of the ice that often accompanies a Maryland snow storm. Snow is so much more than just precipitation or the reasons for school and work [...]
This coming Wednesday is Valentine's Day. The word “love” will get bantered around a lot. The Greeks had eight different words for “love', each having its own nuanced meaning. We only have the one word in the English language so, sometimes, it's harder to interpret the user's intended meaning. Simply put, Jesus said the greatest [...]
Today, March 10, we changed the time. Well no, we changed our clocks. Time is constant and no matter how hard we try, we can't change time. There's been an attempt to change history with removing statues and editing text books but, the past remains unchanged. Mother Nature certainly knows what time it is; the [...]
Yes, that is my junk drawer in my kitchen. Don't look at me like that ... I know you have one too. And yes, I have tried to organize it. Again. And. Again. But it always just ends up like this. Besides, how do you organize post-its, bags of keys, a zillion pens, paperclips and [...]
I have had a bunch of freezer conversations this week. Most of them were with people looking to “stock up” on something they like to eat. I think it gives us a sense of comfort knowing that within a few feet of the kitchen we have food. Very few of us are actually in a [...]
Eggs prices have increased and probably won’t cool off any time soon since Avian Influence decimated over 3.5 million laying hens in the US in 2022. It will take some time to hatch and raise those replacement laying hens. If you’re considering just raising your own laying hens, you’ll need all the facts, and there are [...]
f you can survive the first five minutes, you can survive forever. In my younger days I did a lot of long distance running and I noticed that within the first five minutes, I wanted to tap out. Every time. But if I got through the first half mile, the next ten were easy. I [...]
Who is Libby of Libby's Pumpkin? Source: Allrecipes.com Libby's story actually dates back even further than the company itself. So, to understand who Libby is, you first need to understand where the pumpkins come from. It All Started With a Seed The pumpkin used in Libby's canned pumpkin is called a Dickinson pumpkin. These pumpkins, which were [...]
Chemistry- What is It Good For? I love chemistry but struggled in chemistry class in college. I mean, I did OK and still remember that H2O is water, but it was always a challenging class. If I were a muppet I would be “Beaker” not “Professor Honeydew.” It's ironic that I then operated a wet [...]
