Bopchi's Pickled Beet Recipe

Zesty and fresh-tasting, these bright, beautiful beet slices add spark to any meal. Easy to make and so good for you. My mouth still begins to water when I think of how wonderful they tasted when Mother prepared them. You could also add hard boiled eggs to this also. If you're in a pinch and want to make Borcht (beet soup) but don't have a lot of time.........just pop open one of these jars, add a little sour cream and dill. You can serve it cold or hot. Rye Bread on the side!

SERVINGS: 6
CATEGORY: Side Dish
METHOD: Chill
TIME: Prep: 5 min. Cook: 10 min. + chilling
Ingredients:
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup vinegar
3/4 cup water
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
3/4 to 1 teaspoon pepper
1 large onion, thinly sliced
2 cans (13-1/4 ounces each) sliced beets, undrained
Sliced green onions, optional
Directions: In a saucepan, combine the first six ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat; add beets. let stand at room temperature for 1 hour. Cover and chill 6 hours or overnight. Garnish with green onions if desired. Yield: 6 servings.

Feathers for flight?

This chick is amazing. Yesterday I noticed that it is not "Peeping" any longer. Instead......it is chirping a tune like a songbird! A very pleasant melody I might add. I think it must be a very happy chick. As you can see in the photo it is acquiring feathers on its wings and little ones are sprouting for a tail. In just four days it has doubled in size and is beginning to get feathers! What will tomorrow bring?

Addition to the Family!

This was our surprise Friday evening (8/22)! One of our chickens "Momma" has been nesting on her eggs since the last week in July and finally this is what we got. There were 2 chicks at first, but the other one didn't make it.

Momma is still sitting on 3 eggs so...........we will have to keep you posted on that progress.

We have not named this chick yet because we don't know if it is a boy or a girl. We will have to wait until it is about 4 - 6 weeks old. If it crows......it's a boy! These critters are amazing. The chick wasn't even 24 hours old and it was already eating and drinking on its own. We try to spend a lot of time with it so when it gets bigger it will not be afraid of us. We are also going to have a little family/friends contest for the name of the chick so please feel free to post comments about a name. The winner will be announced at a later date.

A New Chapter Begins

In today's day and age of technology.......why has it taken me so long to learn this blogging stuff? I have been watching kids do this for quite some time now with what seems like no effort at all! It is like a second nature to them. For me on the other hand......it has taken me approximately 2 hours to get this far! I'm sure in time I will get much better and maybe I will even figure out how to post photos! Keep checking back to see how I progress. See...........even old dogs can learn new tricks :-)