Seeds should be sown according to their package instructions in a plastic peat pot with sterile soil that is low in nutrients at about mid-winter. Space seeds one inch apart and then use your finger to push them about an inch (2.5 cm) into the ground. Cover seeds with a thin layer of loose soil/sand and store them in a dim, cool place indoors. Keep the seeds lightly moist with a spray bottle. Place the seeds outside in partial sunlight when temperatures reach at least 60F (15.6C). Seeds should should be transplanted into your garden after growing at least one inch in height and developing leaves. You'll want these to be at least one year old. Cultivated plants come in two basic types: those with bare roots covered in plastic peat containers and tissue-cultured plants. Check with the nursery or home center where you purchase seedlings to make sure they are certified disease-free and have been propagated from virus-indexed stock. This is the best time to plant both seedlings and grown plants. This will allow the ideal amount of time for maturation. Grown plants should bear fruit by the end of summer. For ever-bearers, expect to find fruit into fall as well. Feel free to add raspberry plants to your patch throughout the summer months. Check the weather report before planting. If there's a fear of frost or a temperature drop, you may want to keep already dormant plants in stasis by keeping them in a refrigerator. Plant these berries as soon as possible. Lay down a layer of straw over your plants to protect them from frost. Use ground cover, like a tarp or sheet, to prevent frost damage. Remove tarps or sheets in the early morning. Plants simply in a root ball should be easy to free from their packaging. Tap plants in containers with the heel of your wrist. This will loosen the roots. Slide the plant out and catch the soil gently. Be careful not to handle your plants too roughly. Pulling at the stem or the roots can damage your plants. Within each row, separate red and yellow raspberry plants by a distance of 2 ft (.61 m) apart. Black raspberries will need at least 3 ft (.91 m) between each plant in a row. Be sure to keep about 6 to 24 in (15.2 to 61 cm) between rows when you are planting. Newly planted or freshly germinated plants will require about a year before they begin to fill out and can bear fruit. This should be just deep enough to cover the roots without touching the lowest leaves. Place the plant in the hole and cover it with soil. Cover any exposed roots but avoid burying its foliage. The depth for raspberry plant holes is usually about 3 to 4 in (7.6 cm to 10.2 cm). Use a simple hand shovel to dig the holes. Use your best judgement when mulching. You can add up to 4 inches (10.2 cm), but don't add so much that the berries struggle to grow among the mulch. Gardening mulch can be bought at most nurseries and home centers. Other common inexpensive substitutes for store bought mulch includes hay, leaves, or bark. Alternatively, soak the roots of raspberries in water for an hour or two before planting. Add a tsp (2.5 ml) of a vitamin B1 growth stimulant per quart water the roots are soaking in for even better results from your planting. Heavily watering after planting can help plants to recover from the shock of transplanting. At minimum, thoroughly water you plants after planting.

Summary: Grow plants from seeds. Purchase grown raspberry plants, alternatively. Plant the raspberries in early spring. Loosen the roots and remove the plant from its container, if necessary. Spread out your raspberries plants. Dig a small hole for each plant and insert it into the ground. Add mulch to keep the soil moist and prevent weeds. Water the area thoroughly after planting.

Place a sizable amount of lard, vegetable oil or vegetable shortening into a cast iron skillet or frying pan. You need enough fat to rise up the side of the pan by about 1 inch (2.5cm). Melt the fat over medium-high heat. The fat should be heated to 350F (177C). Put a small piece of dough in the pan to see if it's hot enough. The bread should sizzle and start bubbling immediately. Make sure it's hot enough before you start cooking the bread. Make sure none of them are overlapping, or the dough won't cook evenly. When the first side is crispy and golden brown, use tongs to turn the bread over and finish cooking the other side. The towels will absorb the extra oil as you finish cooking the bread.

Summary: Heat the fat. Test the fat. Lay the dough pieces into the pan. Cook each side for 2 to 4 minutes. Transfer the bread to a paper towel-lined plate.

This variation adds an extra challenge to Hide and Go Seek. You have your seeker and your hiders -- but the hiders don't only just hide, they have to get back to home base, too. Without getting tagged! So while the seeker is seeking, they have to come out of hiding, risking their safety. It's like Hide and Go Seek: The Intense Version. The hiders don't have any way of knowing what's going on in the game. Another element to this version can be that all the hiders have to get back to home base before everyone else is tagged. Or they're out! Instead of those poor lil' hiders that have been found just milling around doing nothing, have them assigned as additional seekers once they've been tagged. All of a sudden it's 4 people looking for one person -- where could they possibly be? Still start with one "It," starting the game the same way -- just have the first ones found team up to help look, too. Or have a couple seekers from the get-go! The first person tagged is still "It" for the next round, they just get to practice their seeking skills this round, speeding up the rest of the game. This makes the game even spicier. As players get found, they have to go to "jail." Generally this is a specific room, porch, or just designated area. The object of the game is for the seeker to put everyone in jail. However, those not in jail can free the ones in jail! They just have to get to jail without being tagged. Pressure's on! Once someone is freed from jail, they can either go hide again or sit out the rest of the round, enjoying their freedom. If someone frees a few people in jail but some are still hiding, the same principles apply. Of course, you can add any flavor you like! This is technically hide and seek -- only backwards! You have only one person hiding and everyone trying to find them. But when they do find them, they hide with them in the same place! So by the time the last person finds them, what they're really finding is a pile of smushed people. Kind of like a can of sardines! Oh, and play in the dark! It's much, much more fun that way. When you find someone, ask them "Are you the sardine?" And if they tell you yes, they are, join 'em! . This is like jailbreak, but team style. You have two teams (preferably of 4 or more) and they're each assigned a home base. The teams go hide around the other team's home base and try to make it back to theirs. When everybody makes it back home without being tagged, they win. This is best played in really, really large areas, like parks. And if it's nightfall, even better! Just make sure no one gets lost and you can communicate. People have to know when the game is over!
Summary: Play with a home base. Play with multiple taggers. Play jailbreak. Play sardines. Play manhunt