http://finnriver.com RSS Feed for the Finnriver Farmwife Diaries Copyright Finnriver CGFeedMaker 1.0.17 on CMS Made Simple info@finnriver.com web@kerryshamblin.com ( ) RSS Feed for the Finnriver Farmwife Diaries http://finnriver.com http://www.finnriver.com/uploads/CGFeedMaker/crystie_berries_th.jpg http://www.finnriver.com/-/62/Tears-Fears-and-Cheers I pull back the curtain this morning hoping for snow.  The sad and bad news of the last few days has had me heartsick and I wanted to see the world purified with a dousing of cold, white crystals.  As... Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:05:00 -0800 http://www.finnriver.com/-/62/Tears-Fears-and-Cheers http://www.finnriver.com/-/61/The-Wool-To-Live Today is my birthday and I am wearing my gift: a new-old wool dress, made of swaths of recycled merino wool sweaters sewn together in a garment of great comfort and color by my friend, seamstress of the stars, Kerry... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 15:35:00 -0800 http://www.finnriver.com/-/61/The-Wool-To-Live http://www.finnriver.com/-/60/Full-of-Fall On this equinox of 2012, I feel the earth turn and look up. The ridge is suddenly autumn-colored, a mosaic of heat-sapped greens and golds.  On a few trees, the leaf tips are reddening, the gothic fingertips of boughs.   The... Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:58:00 -0700 http://www.finnriver.com/-/60/Full-of-Fall http://www.finnriver.com/-/59/Cider-Batches-712-812-912 Cider Batches 712, 812 and 912...Summer is the blink of an apple's eye! Wed, 12 Sep 2012 23:21:00 -0700 http://www.finnriver.com/-/59/Cider-Batches-712-812-912 http://www.finnriver.com/-/58/Dream-Come-True-in-Blue In the blueberry field this morning with my 4 year old boy, I say, “Did you know there is a star in the center of the berry?” I show him the starry perforated pattern at the juncture where the berry... Sun, 12 Aug 2012 02:44:00 -0700 http://www.finnriver.com/-/58/Dream-Come-True-in-Blue http://www.finnriver.com/-/57/Finnriver-Pear-Cake Finnriver Pear Cake by Kris Slack Wed, 01 Aug 2012 09:26:00 -0700 http://www.finnriver.com/-/57/Finnriver-Pear-Cake http://www.finnriver.com/-/56/Green-feeling-Dandelion-grazing-otherwise-known-as-Mirth-on-Earth Just when you think the world cannot get any greener around here…spring comes. Green is the defining color of our physical space on the farm, so much so that I wonder how the colors of the world around us shape... Wed, 11 Jul 2012 01:09:00 -0700 http://www.finnriver.com/-/56/Green-feeling-Dandelion-grazing-otherwise-known-as-Mirth-on-Earth http://www.finnriver.com/-/55/Batch-612 Batch #612 are the June bottled ciders...more to come! Fri, 22 Jun 2012 01:01:00 -0700 http://www.finnriver.com/-/55/Batch-612 http://www.finnriver.com/-/54/Cider-Batches-412-512 The Cidery has been a whirlwind this past month and I got behind in posting Batch notes for #412 & #512. We've been having lively debates about how best to label and define the batches since there are a few... Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:15:00 -0700 http://www.finnriver.com/-/54/Cider-Batches-412-512 http://www.finnriver.com/-/53/Jumping-for-Joy This Spring on the farm, I learn the physical and metaphysical meanings of the expression jumping for joy from my little boys. In the puddles on the gravel driveway, on the trampoline, on the apple bins stacked at the barn,... Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:01:00 -0700 http://www.finnriver.com/-/53/Jumping-for-Joy http://www.finnriver.com/-/52/Cider-Batch-312 March in the Cidery was exciting since we got into the rhythm of pressing and bottling with our upgraded equipment. After going through several hundred years worth of apple pressing technology in the last five years, beginning with a little... Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:55:00 -0700 http://www.finnriver.com/-/52/Cider-Batch-312 http://www.finnriver.com/-/51/Cider-Baking-Powder-Biscuits Light, tangy, buttery baking power biscuits. adapted from the Betty Crocker recipe by Hard Cider International Ingredients: 2 cups flour 3 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup hard cider 1/2 cup milk (cow,... Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:52:00 -0700 http://www.finnriver.com/-/51/Cider-Baking-Powder-Biscuits http://www.finnriver.com/-/50/Shredded-Cider-Chicken Courtesy of Full Throttle Bottles Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups cider 2 1/2  cups water 3 garlic cloves (crushed) 3 quick turns of fresh ground pepper 4.75 grams of dry/condensed chicken bouillon, or about one cube 2 teaspoons salt 2 chicken... Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:41:00 -0700 http://www.finnriver.com/-/50/Shredded-Cider-Chicken http://www.finnriver.com/-/49/Sparkling-Apple-Pie Apple Pie Sparkling Cider Drink cider while making pie!   Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:14:00 -0700 http://www.finnriver.com/-/49/Sparkling-Apple-Pie http://www.finnriver.com/-/47/Cider-Beer-Cooler 1/2 pint Finnriver cider 1/2 pint lager ‐ a milder flavored lager works best. 2 splashes of Finnriver Black Currant Brandy Wine First pour cider, add brandy wine, and then the lager (pour slowly to prevent foaming) to combine ingredients.... Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:53:00 -0700 http://www.finnriver.com/-/47/Cider-Beer-Cooler http://www.finnriver.com/-/48/A-is-for-Apple-B-is-for-Bourbon Into a shaker glass full of ice pour 1 oz Finnriver Spirited Apple Wine and 1 oz bourbon . Cover and shake hard until glass is chilled. Strain up into a cocktail glass. Optional garnish with a citrus peel and/or... Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:53:00 -0700 http://www.finnriver.com/-/48/A-is-for-Apple-B-is-for-Bourbon http://www.finnriver.com/-/46/Finnriver-Black-Currant-Milkshake 2 oz white rum 1 oz Finnriver Black Currant Wine 1 oz Heavy whipping cream or half and half Shake with ice, strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a sprig of mint or basil. By Neil Yamamoto Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:52:00 -0700 http://www.finnriver.com/-/46/Finnriver-Black-Currant-Milkshake http://www.finnriver.com/-/45/Finnriver-Sparkling-Cider-PNW-Sangria-Blanca 1 bottle of white or rose wine 1.5 cups local fruit of your choice 3 cups frozen blueberries 2 cups Finnriver Sparkling Cider (Or add lemon, mint, sweetener & other fruits) Pour wine over berries in a large punch... Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:51:00 -0700 http://www.finnriver.com/-/45/Finnriver-Sparkling-Cider-PNW-Sangria-Blanca http://www.finnriver.com/-/43/Finnriver-Black-Currant-Cooler 1‐1/2 oz gin – you can use rum or vodka. 4 oz lemonade or try other juice 1/2 oz Finnriver Black Currant Brandy Wine Combine over ice in a tall glass, float brandy wine on top, lemon or lime garnish.... Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:50:00 -0700 http://www.finnriver.com/-/43/Finnriver-Black-Currant-Cooler http://www.finnriver.com/-/44/Finnriver-Mimosa 4 oz Finnriver Artisan Champagne Cider 2 oz Chilled juice (orange, passion fruit etc). Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:50:00 -0700 http://www.finnriver.com/-/44/Finnriver-Mimosa http://www.finnriver.com/-/42/Finnriver-Tongue-Stroke 1 oz. Spirited Apple Wine 2 oz. Finnriver sparkling cider Fill glass with Ginger Ale Mix ingredients in beer mug (ice optional). Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:43:00 -0700 http://www.finnriver.com/-/42/Finnriver-Tongue-Stroke http://www.finnriver.com/-/41/Finnriver-Mojito 2 oz rum 1/8 to 1/4 oz agave syrup 1/2 to 3/4 oz Finnriver Black Currant Wine or Blueberry wine, but add more lime to blueberry. 1/2 medium lime 6‐10 mint leaves Seltzer (or Finnriver Sparkling Cider) Muddle mint and... Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:42:00 -0700 http://www.finnriver.com/-/41/Finnriver-Mojito http://www.finnriver.com/-/40/Finnriver-Pear-in-Love 4+ oz chilled Finnriver Sparkling Pear Cider 1⁄2 oz Finnriver Raspberry Wine Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:41:00 -0700 http://www.finnriver.com/-/40/Finnriver-Pear-in-Love http://www.finnriver.com/-/38/Finnriver-Imperial 4+ oz chilled Finnriver Artisan Sparkling Cider 1⁄2 oz Finnriver Raspberry Wine Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:40:00 -0700 http://www.finnriver.com/-/38/Finnriver-Imperial http://www.finnriver.com/-/39/Finnriver-Pear-Squared 4+ oz chilled Finnriver Sparkling Pear Cider 1⁄2 oz Pear Wine with Apple Brandy Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:40:00 -0700 http://www.finnriver.com/-/39/Finnriver-Pear-Squared