I guess, from their experiences, we need to remember that we need to plan, prepare, but make an alternate plan, but most of all, forge ahead and don’t look back. Don’t bemoan your fate, but work to achieve new goals.<<<
That is the truth of life.
Thank you for sharing the wonderful/beautiful story of the
Saksen family, this is the real strength of America, when one gives up all they have to come here and start over again, then I am proud to have them here.
I would like to think that I might be that strong, but one does not know, until it is done.
>>>I am not up on processing and will let you check first....Please.<<<
Oh boy, some of these look like they would be really dangerous!
I would never recommend one like this one from that site:
WICKED WEINERS”
4 lbs. weiners
1 lg. bottle catsup
2 gals. hot peppers
1 pt. vinegar
1 pt. Crisco oil
3 c. sugar
2 cloves garlic, minced
Remove seeds from peppers. Cut in pieces or strips. Small peppers need not be cut. Mix catsup, oil, sugar, garlic together and bring to a boil. Add peppers and weiners and boil for 10 minutes. Pack in jars and process for 10 to 15 minutes in hot water bath
1 pint of vinegar is NOT going to acidify it enough particularly for meat... Nope, sorry, no way would I do this one.
>>>I would like to think that I might be that strong, but one does not know, until it is done.<<<
Of course you could!!
The one word that has killed more people and ruined many lives is ‘can’t’.
I can’t do that - I can’t survive this - I can’t ...
I have fortunately gotten to know quite a few people who have overcome severe adversity and survived it and who have had huge influences on others lives.
Like Dr. Sam Gwinn - He was the State 4-H club leader in the 50’s - Sam was in WW II and his position was overrun by the Germans and he was left for dead. Shrapnel had ripped his stomach open from one side to the other and all his intestines were hanging out. He managed to crawl 7 miles through the German lines to the American lines - while holding his intestines in - You couldn’t convince him that you ‘can’t’ do something.
Or, Dr. George Worrilow who was the Dean of the School of Agriculture. He had hit a rut in the field one day and it bounced him off a tractor - the disk he was pulling sliced his back and left him bent over, one leg 6” shorter than the other, and continuous pain. He was told he would never walk - he did - he was told the pain would be unbearable - it wasn’t - he was told he would be an invalid all his life - he wasn’t... In all the years I knew him, I never saw him not have a smile on his face. From his stooped position, he would look up at you with a smile that made you know that he had confidence in you and that you ‘could’ face your adversities. He never would give in to the pain and refused all pain treatment - always saying that you can do whatever you make your mind up to do.
So, Granny, You CAN do whatever you have to do! Just make your mind up and do it!