Shady Grove

Performed by:Gretchenman

My spin on an old favorite. DAD tuning with capo on the first fret (E minor).

My dulcimer is a Clemmer w/wormy chestnut top and black walnut back and sides.

Easy Barbecued Beef Recipe

Ingredients:


3 pounds lean beef chuck roast or similar pot roast
1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 can beer (12 ounce size)
1 bottle ketchup (14 ounce size)
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
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Directions:


Place roast in crockpot. Combine sugar, beer, ketchup and Worcestershire sauce; pour over the pot roast.


Cover and cook on LOW for 10 to 12 hours, or on HIGH for 5 to 6 hours, until it is very tender and easy to shred or chop.


Serve shredded or chopped barbecue beef on fresh split buns, warmed or toasted.


Serve with coleslaw and barbecue sauce on the side, along with salads of your choice and vegetables or baked beans.




Source: CDKitchen

New England Hard Cider

Found this photo on a blog called The Field Guide.  Really good example of fermenting cider.




5 GALLONS
Ingredients:

• 5 gals. fresh-pressed sweet cider, emphasis in the blend on acidic (as much as 40 percent) and astringent apples (8 to 10 percent)
• 4 cups cane sugar
• 1/2 tsp. acid blend
• 1/2 tsp. yeast nutrient
• 7 grams wine yeast
• 1/3 cup corn sugar

Step by Step:


Add sugar, acid, and nutrient to cider and ferment with yeast. Rack after five weeks. Bottle in 16-oz. beer bottles at about 20 weeks, priming with corn sugar. Bottle condition for 10 to 12 weeks.


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