Happy Homesteading: Pioneer Girl and Horehound Drops

Friends,  I have been doing a lot of homesteading work this past month… Let me count a few of them.

• Made 6 loaves of homemade wheat bread
• Made 20 tubes of homemade Burt’s Bees lip balm
• Sewed 1 apron
• Made 10 bars of homemade soap (which I haven’t posted yet – stay tuned)
• Cleaned out a bin full of baby chick droppings 7 times
• Protected 4 chicks from being eaten by my dog Comet 2 times
• Made a big batch of 75 minute no soak beans (and froze the majority of them for later)
• Made another batch of my homemade laundry detergent
• Excersized/worked out 0 times
• + 20 dinners, 44 loads of dishes, 4 soccer games, 25 bedtime stories + blogging and more.

This homesteading stuff can make for a busy life!  So I decided I needed a little break.

I put on my pioneer hat and skirt ensemble and sat down for some old fashioned Claeys hard candies I found at the Dollar Tree. I AM Pioneer girl. 🙂

I had never tried these before but the package said the recipe hasn’t changed since 1919. Who knows, maybe some of my family from long ago ate these too!

There was Horehound and Lemon drops flavors. The Lemon drops I thought I would enjoy for sure, but the Horehound? Definitely was a bit nervous to try them. I am one of the pickiest people on the planet.  But it was really yummy – it almost reminded me of Root beer. The drops were really nice and sweet with NO high fructose corn syrup..just sugar like they would have made back then.

So I am enjoying my little old fashioned break on the porch and enjoying this little big of spring warmth we are getting here in Eastern Washington. Are you getting nice weather where you are in the world yet?

PS – Now don’t be jealous ya’lls.. I know you all want a hideous pioneer bonnet to wear like me too..but this is one of a kind alright? Plus it takes a certain kind of nerd to wear it (ahem). I hope you all have a wonderful Easter weekend!

About Karrie

Food is my love language. But so is saving money. So I like to combine the two a lot and make thrifty make ahead and freeze meals to save time. Because life is busy, and freezer meals can come to the rescue for all of us. And yes, they actually CAN taste good. Read more...