How Fun is That? | Carding Wool and Pressure Canning
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Join me, Chelsea, at Little Mountain Ranch as I take you through the dual processes of carding wool with our new machine and pressure canning chicken stock. I'm just learning how to process wool myself, and my goodness, is it a process. Today we are carding the wool with our new machine and it creates the most beautiful product! Then, we move into the kitchen to demonstrate how to preserve the richness of homemade chicken stock through pressure canning. Whether you're looking to enhance your self-sufficiency or simply curious about these practices, this video has you covered.
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Hi everyone! I hope that I’m not the only male subscriber whose wife has been teaching me to pressure can and baking. God bless
You’re not! I have lots of men here who are learning, too.😊
Cool! It’s so much fun!
If I get my pressure canner loaded and vent steam 10 minutes my husband can finish the process if I tell him how long.
Good for you! Your wife did good! Blessings!
That’s terrific, very impressed
I've been a spinner and a knitter for one billion years. You're doing a great job! What kind of sheep is your ram? Spinning is AMAZING!!! I have to admit that it took me a good 3 months before I could spin decent yarn....but now it's a wonderful ZEN thing that I get to do that is both useful and good my for my heart and soul!! CONGRATULATIONS!!
Rose Red Homestead has a video on flat sour. She is an amazing and trusted resource.
Just a suggestion, when I make broth I add a tablespoon to a quarter of a cup, depending on size of pot and how many bones, of vinegar. It helps draw the calcium out of the bones. So lovely to see you making things to feed and cloth your family. The journey you are starting with the sheep is going to be as enjoyable to watch as it is for you to be on.
Ooh, ooh, ooh! You need to save a bit of wool and make a little toy ball for Alex to play with! He loves the smell of the lambs so much wouldn’t a wool toy be amazing for your kitty? When you were showing us the beautiful basket of completed product it just hit me and I had to pause the video and type this so I wouldn’t forget! Haha!!😂
That’s a great idea!!
Very interesting, never seen wool project. Excited to see finished product.
hi chelse heres a tip that learned from my mom is that dont tip the jars to get the water off the tops of the jars just lift them straight up because tipping the water off the jars can affect the seal of the lids
Looking forward to seeing the spinning demonstration. Your daughter saying the carding process looked satisfying - she voiced the thought I had just before she said it. Very sweet. 😍🇨🇦
I'm etching just watching you work!!! I'm allergic to wool!!! I'm a new subscriber!!! I'm watching your older vlogs!!! I'm Thoroughly enjoying enjoying your channel!!!!! God Bless Us All!!!
Welcome!!😊
My mom had a carding machine similar to your and it was fun to make the batts. Mom would make quilt tops and bottoms then tack them together. Every few years she would wash the wool and we would have to card them again. Have fun, love your channel from Calgary Alberta.
When we had sheep our shearer was from New Zealand & when he would shear a dark fleece he would toss it on a table instead of tying it & tossing it into the burlap bag. He told me that the dark fleeces are not always desired because it cannot be dyed like the white fleeces so they don't bring as much money commercially but the home spinners like it. I found that interesting.
Wow Chelsea u are in your element doing the cardinet u can see u like natural fibers and the satisfaction of the end product
the last several years i also do my dinner in the am.
Great video today. So interesting!!!
Love those new overalls!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just canned another batch of Easter ham bone broth and it smells so good. I have some Anasazi beans to cook with the meat bits picked after simmering the bones for hours. I also made a rice pudding with leftover cooked rice from Easter and after tasting pronounced it divine (like you do). First time making baked rice pudding and will certainly do it again. The best part of any holiday meal is the leftovers - so useful and easy. I'm still leery of pan lids being sucked down and self sealing. It happened to me about 55 years ago on one of my first dinners just married. I couldn't get the lid off and he couldn't even after it was cooled under cold water. He finally used a hammer to release his supper - not a pressure cooker, just tight lid. What a shock he had wondering what his meals would be like after that experience - LOL.
Lol! Love that story.
Can't wait to see you spinning your wool! So exciting 🤗. I may never get the chance to use the knowledge you're sharing, but I appreciate having the knowledge.
Many blessings to you as always. 💞
Very informed information about the wool excited to see how you get it done. Rhubarb is my favorite can't wait for it to be ready to harvest. Thank you for sharing
It makes me appreciate a wool sweater.
Exactly! So much work goes into it.
I enjoy your videos so much. The variety of what you show is so encouraging to me. Makes me want to do more. I just canned 24 pints of hamburger and 20 pints of black beans. And wanting to get some chicken broth done.
Thanks for show your carding machine. I would love to learn to spin yarn too, maybe one of these days. God Bless and have a wonderful day.❤️
You are doing such a beautiful job carding your fleece! Those little bits are called neps, they are little pieces of broken wool or second cut pieces that get tangled up. Many keep those to use to make art yarns, with little nubbly pieces for texture. And yes, wool garbage makes wonderful mulch. You might experiment with one of your dirtier fleeces, leaving it laying in the garden through the winter and spring to let nature clean it for you. Pure rainwater works wonders leaving it so clean and soft, ready for carding without scouring and picking.
Wool... That's soooo cool ❤, greetings from Austria! Alexandra
I use to make stock by the gallon -and it takes up so much room on my limited shelves - so I started making bullion instead - I just boil it way down to where it's a paste - when I put it in the jar it hardens - and it lasts a really long time in the fridge and canned. I prefer it 1000%
Its great seeing a little close up. Like i was right in the room with you. 💜🇬🇧
Lots of learning for me on processing freeze into yard! Thank you
That stock looks fabulous, and I'm really interested in learning about the spinning. Can't wait. 🎉🎉🎉
Very interesting project with the wool! I loved cooking dinner in the morning, my husband worked nights so to have dinner done sure saves time when family members have other activities.
Definitely satisfying!! I can't wait to do that some day! ❤
This is so very interesting. It brought back a childhood memory of seeing my Greek grandmas loom when i visited her. Thanks for sharing. I look forward to the spinning episode.
Cool looks like a beard. I noticed we have the same couch and leaf pillows LOL
Thank you for that tip about not leaving jars too long in a closed canner, I haven't done that, but I could see myself doing that if I was canning late in the day. I did notice that you would tip your jars before removing them from the canner, probably to drain the water off. It is recommended that you don't do that, it can interfere with the lid sealing since some of the inside liquid could get under the lid, just an FYI.
Thanks for sharing your carding experience. Eagerly awaiting the spinning with your friend. Very cool! Love the coveralls!
Loving see and learning the wool processes. I absolutely love your channel.
What a fun project, I absolutely love the overalls you are wearing can you please share the details.
I love them too! I bought them from a company called Wildflower Dyes here in BC. They are called Heart and Steel www.wildflowerdyes.com/listing/1698220739/heart-and-steel-overalls-womans-hand
This reminds me of my childhood in New Zealand. My grandmother and mother would knit and weave clothing and blankets made from wool they had processed from fleeces by hand. Carding by hand, dyeing with natural things like red onion skins etc and spinning on the wheel. I used to love pushing the spinning wheel pedal as a young girl. ❤
This is fascinating to me! I always wanted to see this process- it’s amazing that someone figured this out so long ago! Thanks for sharing! Btw- your living room looks really cute in the background 🤭 love the colors
Love learning from you, Chelsea. Thanks for sharing the wool carding and the info on ‘flat sour’ phenomenon in canning. Hope your girls enjoy learning how to use the carding machine, that will sure help you get all of it done. 😊
The wool looks amazing & so does the broth! Thanks for sharing! Blessings to all 🤗🇨🇦
That looks like so much fun, relaxing and enjoyable. Well done
With that many fleeces definitely use a machine. You could even get Dan to motorize it to spare your hands.(sorry, got ahead of you), also a softish brush can be mounted to help pack the fleece onto the tines. The carding brushes are just called carders. The picker, if a swing type, is dangerous but effective. You can blend and do lots with your carding machine.
You should check out how to use a diz to draw off a strand(sliver)directly from the carder or get your friend to show you a similar method just usng your hands. Makes it one step closer to the spinning process.
Meantime, have fun.
Forgot to ask where and what carder did you get?
Sounds like a perfect day!
Cool machine. Your kids are so excited. Looking forward to the spinning video. Dan can do anything. Can’t wait to see the bunkie decorated. Thanks for sharing.
Good afternoon!
It's beautiful! How exciting!
Eu amo seus vídeos, sou do Brasil, por mais que o tempo onde moro está extremamente calor, aprendo muito a conservar alimentos. Sempre pego dicas porque também são úteis pra mim. Um abraço caloroso do povo brasileiro pra você minha querida ❤
Hugs to you!
Hi Chelsey! I look forward to seeing you every other day. I have to admit, I hate wool because it itches so much. But can’t wait to see you complete a project with it.
Try to keep your old freezer for storage ie dry goods etc so critters and bugs can't get them, pastas, all things dry.
Always!😊
You're such a great teacher!
It's SO worth spending the money to have a mill process your wool (pick, clean and make into roving or combed top when you have multiple sheep.. It also saves from wool fibers getting into your plumbing, etc. when washing your wool at home. You will definitely be addicted to the spinning. I have 3 wheels. You can also dye your own wool. I have done that many times and they always turn out so beautiful! Can't wait to see what you do with your fleece
Brilliant!! Can you imagine 100 years ago or whenever that machine was made.... Probably a farm lady tending to her sheep had completed the shear and thinking to herself I wonder if I did this and this and this... voila! Now I can make sweaters or mitts etc... love it. I would find that therapeutic and can't wait for the spinning to happen. It just doesn't matter how old you are you do truly learn something new everyday. Your broth looks fantastic! I need to get at some myself. Cheers.
I think things like that all the time when I’m making things. Like, how on earth did this practice come to be and how smart were they??!!
Tipping the water off the top of the jars, when hot, is also a problem…you can cause siphoning this way as well.
I’ve never had an issue with that, thankfully.
Looking forward to spinning I have always wanted to do that. Please share your Hamburger Buns Recipe
Oh the wool is so beautiful. Can not wait until spinning time. Another yummy broth. hugs
Avid knitter and watcher of your channel! So happy to see you getting ready to spin!!
Hi Chelsea...just a tip... I use the pioneer woman measuring cup (lighter weight) to fill canning jars with broth... I hold a dish rag underneath the measuring cup to catch drips.
I am excited for you
there are businesses that wash wool for you or maybe you can find a video that shows you how. Great job.
Looks very therapeutic once you get the hang of it. My mum's wool would come back from the carding in a plastic bag in a long loose rope. Then it was easily feed into the spinner. Cant wait to see you try the spinning. Corse then you have to knit something.
It looks so soft after its combed. Beautiful color too. I was just thinking of that, putting a motor on it so it goes a lot faster and easier.
That’s beautiful wool Chelsea!
I’ve always wanted to wash, card, and spin my own wool. I knit socks. I’m getting older though, easier to buy wool for my hand knit socks.
Think of a carder like a pasta machine. Keep adding fibre of until the strands are aligned and then run it thru to fluff it up.
Interesting - had used the hand carders before but not seen the machine one. That wool is ready to knit up some winter socks - pull and twist the wool off and knit into socks that can replace winter boot felts. So warm. Flat sour won't hurt you to consume, it is just not pleasant. I still leave in the canner on occasion if it is a late night canning as I am typically up 5 hours later. Good video!
I’m sure you have people waiting to buy some of your home grown yarn? Is it going to be a soft finished product? Can we ask Sherri what we process we would need to go thru to dye the yarn? I’m so excited for you. Thank you much for sharing with us.
I love this
Enjoyed the video 😊
good job!
This was so interesting! I’m looking forward to the whole process.
Your basil on the,window looking good
Hint, the silicone measuring cups pour nicely.
I look forward to the wool videos. Seems very interesting
Chelsea I love your overalls. Can u share where you got them? That wool looked fantastic. What r u going to make??
www.wildflowerdyes.com/listing/1698220739/heart-and-steel-overalls-womans-hand
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hey sista i must say you unboxed that carding machine and did a whole fleece like you had been doing it all of your life it was a real plug n play device
It really is although I’m sure there’s a lot I’m doing wrong, but hey, that’s learning for you!
That wool is so pretty,bet spinning is going to be a lot of fun.Cant wait for the video also I'm in love with your overalls where did you get them.❤
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I'm drooling over your beautiful wool! Are you going to sell yarn , once you learn how to spin it? I would definitely buy some! I love knitting and It's been a lifelong dream of mine to own sheep and spin wool, and someday when my kids are older, I'm hoping I can do that!
I think I’m a way away from selling but that would be fun!
Hi. Let us know if carding is a relaxing process. I would assume it would be. Put some lovely music on and card away!
Chelsea, really enjoyed this! Was wondering if you can dye the wool for different colors?
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What are you going to do with the wool? I have a friend that spins wool to make thread. I’m glad that your friend is going to show you how to spin the wool. I look forward to seeing you do that.
I wonder if you could use the "bad" wool for pillow stuffing or quilt batting?
I did 7 quarts of chicken stock today.
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I think that the souring bacteria are harmless but don't taste good at all.
Perhaps you can clean the wool enough to use it in stuffing comforter! Wool is a natural fire retardent and they use all sorts of chemicals for that! Blessings!
I wonder if he can attach an electronic foot pedal to the little machine. This way, it would be hands-free.
Best to learn to do it manually, just in case electricity becomes an obsolete commodity
Someone needs to make us a better design of a funnel for our jars, like a gravy bowl style so when we pour from our pictures the drip and the spout both make it in the canning jars🧐
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Will you be weaving? Knitting?
Crochet and weaving
I thought the instructions said to turn the handle slowly? Why then put a motor on the machine?
So where did you get your overalls?
A small BC company. I love them! www.wildflowerdyes.com/listing/1698220739/heart-and-steel-overalls-womans-hand
@@LittleMountainRanch They are very nice looking. I wear overall all the time. Thanks
FYI, as a retired chef, I can tell you that flat sour is the same thing that happens if we put a large pot of hot soup or stew etc in the fridge without cooling it first by putting somewhere that we can stir and cool down evenly so the centre doesn’t stay hot while the outside cools. Bacteria double every 20 minutes (I think that’s what I learned 100 years ago in ‘food safe’) Anyway, when you think you’ve got a yummy stew the next day it ends up tasting awful! Many times I was called over “chef, can you taste this for me, I think it might be ‘off’?” To which I would answer: “How was it cooled off last night? And If it tastes sour to you it’s going to taste sour to me! Dump it out!” Yuck!
Fascinating!
Yes. We were taught that food should not be more than 3-4” thick when put in fridge unless you cool down by adding ice or stirring to release heat (usually stirring with a frozen paddle or while pan is in an ice bath.)
@@dixierobinson2606 that’s exactly right. I was going to type that too but thought I was getting a little long winded. 😄👍haha! Thanks for your contribution friend!
That's good to know. Thanks
Rhubarb? Did you say rhubarb? Will there be a rhubarb cream pie video in the near future?
Heck yes!
@@LittleMountainRanch love it. Grew up in Minnesota where it was a staple. Now I’m in Virginia and the only thing I can find is horrible strawberry rhubarb pie with probably old/shipped in rhubarb.
Thought wool was supposed to be run through a carding machine multiple times.
Depends on how good of a job you do the first time. I ran most through twice.
PLEASE DON'T put your hand SO CLOSE to the carder Chelsea! You made me so nervous while you were talking and not looking. You could be damaged very badly if you get skewered and it would be difficult to get your hand out. You might even find something else to feed the wool into the machine.
The carding is amazing. Did I hear a little person inventing a forever family word “Atisfying”? If not, it should be! 🫡
We’ll use it from now on (or whenever we’re “at” a good place in what we’re doing). 😁
Oh. And on the same theme… when our asparagus is flowing in from the garden (and the eggs), we make our own “holiday” sauce. 😃. ❤️
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