Supermoon November 14, 2016

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#madeforyou Behind the Scenes Tour of Crumbs & Doilies Bakery | Cupcake ...

I'm so lucky to be a part of YouTube's #madeforyou campaign, and this video is to thank each and every one of you for your support and love. You are such a lovely bunch, I never have to tell you off! I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you! So many of you asked for a bakery tour so this is your reward for sticking with me! Why not check out the rest of the #madeforyou gang as well. For more info click here - http://crmbs.co/98Ww

COOP CLEANING WITH ANGEL, MORE HARVESTING & PLANTING SOFT NECK GARLIC

Time Lapse of Angel with the chickens, harvesting the carrots and planting soft neck garlic.

Angel Golfing LOL

Angel and I walking the local golf course in the off season.

Primitive Technology: Shrimp Trap

This video has been out 24 hours and it already has 1.3 million views.

Published on Nov 4, 2016
I built a shrimp trap from lawyer cane, sticks and vine. Then I caught some shrimp and ate them.
Shrimp (and fish) traps are simple traps designed to catch aquatic life due to their shape. It consists of a simple basket with a funnel shaped entrance. Shrimp easily find their way into the trap as they are funneled in, but have difficulty finding the way out.
I wove the main body of the trap from lawyer cane then made the funnel from sticks with vines woven between them. The funnel was then inserted in the top of the basket and was complete.
I put the trap in the water under some tree roots without any bait. About 10 minutes later caught the first shrimp which I stored in a pot of water. I caught another one and made a fire.
I humanely killed the shrimp using the splitting method which destroys the central nervous system (boiling alive is more painful). Then I put them back in the pot with water. I collected some yams that I planted years ago from wild stock and put them in too.
I took 5 hot rocks from the fire and put them in the pot boiling the contents. The shrimps turned red after cooking. They were peeled and eaten. The yams were also peeled and eaten.
This method of catching shrimp is easy with the only skill needed being basketry. In practice, a long stretch of creek might have several traps collecting food each day without any effort on the part of the fisherman. Bait is not necessary to catch shrimp as they will be naturally be drawn to the fish trap out of curiosity. But scraps from previous shrimp may be used to bring in new ones (they are cannibalistic) or other fish like eels. The shrimp trap is easy to build and can be reused many times.

Making European Style Butter

Link to the Orthodox Christian Cooking Show channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT4wC1ALDa9OO4cu5XXJK1A

Clouds & Autumn Colour

Short time lapse no sound track.

Best Fluffy, Flakey, Buttery Biscuits Ever

No joking that is actually the title of the recipe:

http://www.orgasmicchef.com/?s=biscuits

Making Pickled Quail Eggs

Pickled eggs and an easy method to peel Quail Eggs

A Canadian Allotment

Short clip showing a Canadian community garden

Making European Style Butter

In this episode Fr. Vlad shows how to make European style butter. You can find the recipe at http://occs.peterandpauloca.com/2016/10/20/european-style-butter/

Making Aebleskiver Pancakes

Danish Pancake Balls. Link to the recipe :

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/danish-pancake-balls-aebleskiver

Winter's Coming

Winterizing the quail coop harvesting Meuch Beans, Butter Beans and Oka Melon.

Quail Egg Lunch

Cooking Quail eggs in an interesting pan .

Building a Corn Cage & Quail update

Building a pricy corn growing cage, with Angel's help.

Spear Thrower

A spear thrower is a simple tool that allows the user to throw a spear further than by hand alone. It is a small length of wood with a hook in the end that fits into a notch in the back of the spear. The extra power and distance gained by the thrower is due to the extra leverage it gives.
I cut a small branch with a minor branch coming off the side. I shaped the minor branch into a spur to fit into the end of the spear. The thrower was about 65 cm long.
For the spear, I cut a thin sapling approximately 2 m long and about 1.5 cm thick. I carved a cup in the end of the spear for the spur to fit into. Then I bound the back of the spear with bark fiber to prevent the wood from splitting. The head of the spear was simply charred in the fire and scrapped against a rock to sharpen it (during practice the head regularly breaks so only a sharpened tip is used to save work).
To use the spear thrower, the spur of the thrower is inserted into the cup of the spear. The spear and thrower are held at about shoulder height. The thrower is quickly flicked forward and the spear propelled towards the target. As the spear leaves the thrower it bends slightly storing energy until it jumps of the spur. During flight, the flexible spear wobbles and oscillates paradoxically giving the spear some stability in flight.
The throws in the video show what can be done in one afternoon of practice (my arm got sore and I wanted to start on other projects). I hit the target a few times at a distance 15 m. It is more powerful than a spear thrown by hand alone but is difficult to learn. The spear I made could have been a fraction lighter and so would have greater speed. Another improvement would be to add flights to the spear so it would be more accurate and fly straighter (like an atlatl).
The extra energy gained from a Woomera's (Australian spear thrower) use has been calculated as 4 times that of compound bow (Wikipedia). It's easy to make (this took less than a day) but requires lots of training to become accurate.

North Georgia Candy Roaster Squash Pie

A pie for Thanksgiving.

Link to the recipe: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/23439/perfect-pumpkin-pie/

ASIAN PEARS, PEPPERS & CHILLIES AND THE YACCON REVEAL

Carrying on with the harvest.

Making Pickled Plums

Found something else to to with the bounty of plums.

Link to the recipe:

http://www.food.com/recipe/plum-good-pickled-plums-16275

Harvesting Oka Melon, Beta Grapes, Cara & Charlotte Potatoes and Winter...

The harvest is in full swing in my little gardens. A good year despite the dry weather.