CHOCOLATE COBBLER

I’ve got this good buddy in Hemphill, Tx.   His name is Grumpy.

And he does not deserve that name… all the time.  Anyway, he says

the following is tasty.   Hope you enjoy.

CHOCOLATE COBBLER – For all chocolate lovers???

BOTTOM LAYER

2 sticks butter

1 1/4 c sugar

1 1/2 c self-rising flour

1 tsp vanilla

3/4 c milk

CHOCOLATE LAYER

1 C sugar

6 Tbsp cocoa powder

2 C boiling water

Directions: Preheat oven to 350. In a 9×13 pan or Pyrex baking dish, melt the two sticks of butter in the oven.

Mix together in a bowl the sugar, flour, vanilla and milk.

Once the butter is melted pour the batter over the butter, “do not stir”.

In a separate bowl mix together the cocoa and remaining sugar.

Sprinkle cocoa/sugar mixture on top of batter. “Do not stir”.

Pour the 2 cups of boiling water on top of that “do not stir” and bake for 30-45 minutes. Keep an eye on it after 30 minutes though it will brown quickly. Usually takes 35 minutes…enjoy

Kurth Lake Crappie

They are slowly moving into shallow water.

These came our of 8′ to 10′ in edge of grass.

I kept ten that averaged nearly two pounds each.

Hog in Snare

 

Feral hogs at our farm are reproducing at an alarming rate.  Their rooting has destroyed one hay meadow.   This photo is example of their damage.   During the day I’m on our tractor with drag, trying to level the damage.  During the night, they are rooting.

she has a new pet

Our neighbor was checking the hog traps today when they noticed a momma hog with some babies.  They chased and caught one of the babies.

The pig is so cute, yet so destructive.  His momma can have three litters of 6 to 12 pigs per year (gestation 115 days).  And the feral pigs are capable of breeding at six months of age but eight to ten months is normal.  That’s much better than compound interest.

Feral hogs generally travel in family groups called sounders, comprised normally of two sows and their young. Mature boars are usually solitary, only joining a herd to breed.