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The Three Sisters: corn, beans and squash add nutrition to your garden soil and your body. Find out why you should be companion planting this summer.

Cowboy country like this comes with its own drifting experiences; they are quiet pleasures. There is something about this land – it holds you.

Essentially, once the soybeans are roasted, they can be treated like any other snack nut: peanuts, almonds, cashews and so on. And you can add them to recipes along with or in lieu of any other kind of nuts.

The big problem is getting water to our menagerie. Our property is bordered by a spring but it doesn’t always run year round and so far, this has been a dry spring.

So let’s see what we have here. Maple syrup, soured milk, a dozen eggs and let’s not forget the bags of blueberries that need to be used up.

The fizzy, slightly vinegary flavor was surprising at first, but quickly grew on us. By the time our friends left, we had a jar of our own brewing on the counter.

A CL reader shares his step-by-step prep for morel mushrooms in a photo essay. Learn how to fix these tasty wild treats now!

Normally, it’s the end of the season for morels–but a damp, cool spring in the Midwest and East means these tasty treats can still be found.