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    Home » Blog » Easy DIY » Real Life Remodeling » 1900 Farmhouse

    September 14, 2018 | By Jami

    Podcast Ep.42: Too Many Gophers, Farmhouse Update & Recipe "Fails"

    Got gophers? Well, we sure do! So we're detailing our ongoing struggle to eliminate a huge gopher colony that has taken up residence on our property. The only thing that has worked so far is too expensive (Isn't everything? Sigh...). Then I talk about how much you can change recipes (after Brian wondered why his corn ferment wasn't like mine...) and still have them turn out - and which ones you should follow exactly (or it could be dangerous!). Plus updates on the farmhouse fixer, a phone app for blocking robocalls, and more.

    Podcast Ep.42-Too Many Gophers

    You can download this episode from Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, and TuneIn Radio – or listen to it below right on your computer! Then use this page to check out any links, notes, or photos we talked about in the episode. Note: If you’re reading in a feed reader, you might have to click through to the post to see the player.


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    The Trouble With Gophers

    Gopher hills

    Here's that article I mentioned about how destructive gophers can be, with some tips to get rid of them.

    We'll keep updating on our progress with these wildlife pests - one day it will be nice to have just a weed/lawn pasture instead of dirt!

    Farmhouse Updates

    Farmhouse fixer exterior side finished

    One side of the two-story main section of the farmhouse is ready for the winter! Plus, it looks all wonderfully old-house farmhouse now, doesn't it?

    See the full exterior before tour to remember what it looked like here.

    And this is what it looked like after tearing off the vinyl siding:

    Removing vinyl siding from farmhouse

    Which is the other side, but they're mirror images so you can imagine, right?

    What's Cooking

    Foolproof Pickled Fermented Corn Relish

    Here is the link to the fermented corn relish recipe with it's actual amounts for red pepper flakes - not what Brian thought it was. And to think I titled it "foolproof," ha!

    Here's the video of me teaching Brian how to make it:

    Let's hope the fault doesn't lie with the teacher. 😉

    While many recipes are fine with changes and substitutions, here are the two categories I mentioned where you really should follow the recipe exactly:

    • Boiling Water Canning Recipes
    • Bread Recipes
    • Cake & Similar Dessert Recipes

    And here is the recipe to the yummy (and easy!) homemade tomato soup that isn't safe to be canned.

    Have you had any funny recipe failures when you've tried to adapt them?

    This is Really Cool!

    HiYa App

    Brian: Hiya phone app to track and stop - or maybe just lessen - robo calls on your phone.

    Middlemarch audiobook cover
    Jami: Middlemarch by George Eliot. I'm really enjoying the audiobook of this 200+ year old classic and especially how much it is still relevant.

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    About Jami

    Since 2009 Jami Boys has been helping readers live a simple homemade life through whole food recipes, doable gardening, and easy DIY projects on An Oregon Cottage. From baking bread, to creating a floor from paper, to growing and preserving food, Jami shares the easiest ways to get things done. She's been featured in Cottages and Bungalows, Old House Journal, and First for Women magazines as well as numerous sites like Good Housekeeping, Huffington Post, and Apartment Therapy.

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    1. Beth says

      September 14, 2018 at 12:40 pm

      Sorry to hear about the gophers. And the dry rot. And the delay on your permit. However...I can just imagine that old farmhouse taking a huge breath when that siding was removed, and then heaving a big sigh of relief. 🙂
      And I have to make that fermented corn relish. The recipe has been setting on the counter for a few weeks. Buried under tomatoes and zucchini, no doubt. It sounds delicious -- I was half expecting Brian to say he substituted cayenne for red pepper flakes (that would've been interesting...) but people mixing up teaspoons and tablespoons I can easily see happening.
      (BTW, Mary Anne Evans 🙂 )
      Another BTW, will barn-type cats hunt and clear off gophers?? Something's GOT to work (and be affordable)!

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