What Is Blind Baking

A well-constructed permanent structure is durable and offers more comfort without the effort of setting up the blind every time.A permanent blind is like a garden shed with small holes for viewing.

Process in boiling water canner for 5 minutes.4 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted after measuringCombine the white chocolate and whipping cream in a microwave safe bowl. Mix on low until the ingredients start to come together, then increase speed to medium...

A pinch of ginger is a nice thing to add if you have it. In a third bowl or on a dinner plate, mash about three bananas, enough to make 1 measuring cupful.Add the flour mixture to the shortening mixture alternately with the mashed bananas.

Let's work together to discover the answers and causes to this disappointing bloom issue.There is nothing more exciting than the first blooms of spring and few things more discouraging than the failure of a favorite plant to produce flowers.

Make a well in these ingredients and pour in the yeast mixture.Mix until a sticky dough forms, then turn out onto a floured surface and knead briefly, adding flour as necessary.Return the dough to the bowl, covering it loosely with plastic wrap and a...

But just because it's hard or your experience a setback, it doesn't mean you're a failure. However, as most of the country experienced this year, the tough winter left many of her established plants dead and spring storms had washed away newly planted...

Baking soda doesn't actually kill the fungi, however. Simplymix 2 tablespoons of baking soda, 2 tablespoons of horticultural oil and about 4 drops of dish soap into 2 gallons of water.

Don't get me wrong, it's been full of wonderful things—like nurturing my first home-grown pumpkins , attending family weddings and having rich conversations with friends over fresh herbal teas—but the days have been nothing less than full, and sometimes...

This type of bed offers many advantages to the small-scale gardener, even when diminished to a more reasonable backyard size of 2 or 3 feet. Depending on the projected size of your huegel, you may need to start collecting woody waste material until you...

No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn. Here in Lexington, Ky., where the HF editorial office is located, we didn't get the worst of the vortex's chilly wrath, but my phone did clock the temperature at -3 degrees F with a wind chill of -26...

One of the complementary therapies our mom uses is homeopathy. When it's diluted let's say 200 times, it's called 200c because C is the Roman numeral for 100. To prepare a remedy, its mother tincture, a solution of plant, mineral or animal extract that...

Winterberry (Ilex verticillata), also known as winterholly, brightens winter landscape with brilliant berries. Caffeine is the primary toxic ingredient in winterberry, and symptoms can be unpleasant.

"Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.” –Gloria Steinem Ever since I started working for Hobby Farms , my daydream tangents have frequently started turning to what chicken breeds I'd like to keep or which veggie varieties I'd like to start growing.

And then every once in a while, we catch wind of a new plant. In ashitaba, which I hadn't heard of before, is mainly used for the leaves. He brought his first seeds back to the U.S. and has been growing it ever since.

This afternoon, while inspecting my late-summer garden, I came across several small, vividly colored insects on a winter squash blossom. While the leaf-footed bug family is composed of several closely related species, these insect pests all use their...

As fate would have it, the one bite the judge takes would be the one with that tiny shell chip. This growing group of people who are passionate about cooking—perhaps fueled by popular cooking competitions on the Food Network—adds a healthy dose of...

Keep reading to find out how to tell if ground is frozen or not.Although it may seem as if spring has arrived, it's important tofor readiness before working your soil or planting your garden.

Damping off can be reduced by planting fungicide-treated seed directly into the garden. Rhizoctonia root rot occurs with moderate moisture levels in warm to hot temperatures. The conditions of damping off vary depending on the fungus.Normally, however,...

Many of the cities and townships do the composting themselves, while others sell it to commercial operators who compost the waste and resell it. Just make sure that the compost you apply to your gardens is safe.International Association of Certified Home...

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I checked the fragrance of both old and new leaves and they seemed the same to me. Let me explain.In 1994, my husband and I had the opportunity to open a small grocery store at his grandparents' former house after they died.

It is not native to Asia, and is closely related to the lily. The common names of plants can be a tricky area. The leaves often have silver or white strips through the center. This high-humidity houseplant can grow to heights of nearly five feet.Dracaena...

In an article published by the University of Kentucky Department of Horticulture, however, Extension Professor William M. Conservationists agree that the more plant species in an ecosystem, the healthier and more robust it is, yet a stroll down any lane...

To replenish the chemical composition of soil after annual crops such as these, some farmers and gardeners let their land go fallow -- or unplanted -- so that the soil's natural nutrient balance can be restored.When a farmer lets some land go unplanted,...

Okoume is the wood of the Okoume tree (Aucoumea klaineana), a species native to west-central Africa, in particular Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and the Republic of Congo. Okoume peels and slices easily and evenly, and this combines with its good acceptance...

I don't mind him going into someone's soup pot, but I'd much prefer he find a nice home somewhere where he can ‘cockadoodledoo' to his heart's content and not anger the neighbors.

I can credit this switch mainly to the idea that Robert South is referring to in his quote: Moving to a city from a small town opened my eyes to the wide world of available food I had never experienced, and suddenly, all these brand-new foods were at...