The iFarmer and I spent some time this afternoon running a few last-minute New Year’s Eve errands.
While we were out, we had a chance to finally check out the Rural King Supply retail store in Columbus, Ind. It’s a great place for farmers/farmgirls looking for, among many other things, canning supplies galore.
On our way back, we stopped to get some local wine and beer for the festivities tonight. We’ll be making the popular poinsettia cocktail. And we immediately popped the cork out of a bottle of Sweet Marcella from Huber Winery.
I’m not usually a big fan of sweet wines. But this is very smooth and soothing. A first sniff reminds me of a glass of grape juice after a hard day of summertime play. The iFarmer said it reminded him of communion at Burnsville Christian Church.
Anyway, 4-H Champ and I are enjoying the concord grapes from Grandma’s Vineyard on the Huber family property in Borden, Ind.
As a side note, the Huber Farm and Winery first made my radar when Joe Huber, who pioneered u-pick farming in the Midwest in 1967, died in 2008. The woman at Cork Liquors tells us that the food at the Huber Family Restaurant is excellent and worth the drive the Starlight.
Oh, and speaking of Burnsville, we’re also enjoying a Aunt Katie’s Dried Beef Ball, a recipe from the Burnsvill Christian Church cookbook circa 1988.
Tri-tip’s on the grill and Tater Tot Delight just left the oven.
Happy New Year!
Virtual Farmgirl 