Stone Cottage Adventures

Welcome to our "One Acre Farm". Join us in our daily adventures!

Posts from 2011

Monday, October 24, 2011

Savory Mint Jelly

Handsome Husband likes this jelly on biscuits. To me it's better on smoked meats or something grilled. 1-1/2 Cups Apple Juice 1-1/2 Cups

Monday, October 24, 2011

Peppermint Tea

Peppermint and spearmint are very similar. Both grow agressively here and need to be harvested and divided frequently. Both can be used in

Monday, October 24, 2011

Sweet Mint Jelly

Mint Jelly... Mmmm... What a treat! You could use either spearmint or peppermint. I prefer spearmint in this recipe. Here's the recipe

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Spearmint Tea

Spearmint is a wonderful member of the mint family. It tends to grow pretty aggressively here. I keep mine in containers in the green hou

Monday, October 17, 2011

Green Tomato Relish

Today's high temperature is supposed to be 90. Wednesday's low temp is predicted to be in the 20's! EESH! What few tomato plants survived

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Ginger Honey

Herb infused honey is actually quite easy and oh, so tasty! Let me show you how to make Ginger Honey. There are only two ingredients. Fr

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Lemon Balm Infused Sweet Tea

One of the many hats I wear is vendor for a local farmer's market. On hot summer days, my booth sells quite a bit of ice cold Lemon Balm in

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Lemon Balm Tea

Lemon Balm Tea is very soothing and delicious. It tastes great hot or cold. Here's what you do: Grow some Lemon Balm. Then cut it back.