Appalachian Birth Traditions

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Finding Your Rhythm in Labor

Finding your rhythm in labor I firmly believe there is no one perfect method to cope with labor and birth.  Women choosing homebirths can (and probably should) look into different methods to investigate how other “experts” have instructed women to cope.  In years past, before the movement of birth into...

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Lazy Sourdough: Part Two – Mixing Dough

Lazy sourdough: part two – mixing dough Video – Mixing Dough Mixing the dough comes together so fast it is barely a technique!  Again, I am riffing off of Hertzberg and Francois methods from Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day.  Please access the master recipe here so that you can...

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Lazy Sourdough: Part 1 – Refresh the Starter

Lazy Sourdough: Part 1 – Refreshing your starter Video: Refreshing Starter Let me just say this isn’t for the sourdough purists out there.  I have tried those methods, devoted several days to them, and then promptly abandoned them.  I had beautiful results, but I would often forget about my starter...

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