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Canning and Dehydrating Peaches and Apricots
It’s been busy around here lately. Either something’s due for processing from the garden or yard, a friend calls with some “extra” produce or I run into something I just can’t pass up. Option three...
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Applepaloosa – Enjoying our First Local Apples
“Hey, could you use some apples?” “Sure, I’d love some.” So started around two weeks (off and on) of processing yellow transparent apples. There were (I would guess) around two to three bushels to...
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How to Can Green Beans
How to Can Green Beans Canned green beans are one of the boys’ favorite veggies, so I try to can up about thirty quarts each season. Luckily this year I’ll be able to get some from my mom, as my beans...
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The Parsnip Squid and The Rock That Moves
What is it? A creature from the deep? Captain Nemo’s worst nightmare? Nope – just this year’s harvest of parsnips posing as a parsnip squid. It was my intention to post this sooner, but I figured...
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cookingPickle Relish Sweetened with Honey
Which would you choose? Technicolor store pickle relish (top) or homemade pickle relish (bottom)? I’ve been doing more and more label reading, especially on things I used to simply take for granted....
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Easiest Ever, No Canning Required Dill Pickles
My early attempts at dill pickles were not very successful. I followed the FDA guidelines from the Ball Blue Book of Preserving, and ended up with tasty pickles with absolutely no crunch. I love my...
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Plum Preserves with Honey and Cardamom
I was cleaning out the freezer this week to make room for half a local grassfed steer, and I came across the very large bag of plums I froze last fall. Whoops…I had intended to use them well before...
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Root Cellars 101- Root Cellar Design and Use
Looking into our root cellar We built a root cellar under our front porch. Typically, if you’re building new your porch floor is formed out of a concrete slab, you need to put a foundation wall under...
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How to Make Sauerkraut
I love the book Wild Fermentation by Sandor Ellix Katz (AKA Sandor Kraut). Mr. Katz explores where those who fear stomach pumps fear to tread. In all seriousness, the book is a great resource for...
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Plum Rum Nutty Conserve
I had a large (two gallon) bag of plums rolling around in my freezer from last summer (thanks to my neighbor). I used part of it to make Plum Preserves with Honey and Cardamom, and some in a plum...
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Canning and Dehydrating Peaches and Apricots
It’s been busy around here lately. Either something’s due for processing from the garden or yard, a friend calls with some “extra” produce or I run into something I just can’t pass up. Option three...
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Preserving Apples – How to Make Applesauce, Apple leather and Dried Apple Slices
“Hey, could you use some apples?” “Sure, I’d love some.” So started around two weeks (off and on) of preserving apples. There were (I would guess) around two to three bushels to start with, which we...
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How to Can Green Beans
How to Can Green Beans Canned green beans are one of the boys’ favorite veggies, so I try to process about thirty quarts each season. Luckily this year I’ll be able to get some from my mom, as my...
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The Parsnip Squid and The Rock That Moves
What is it? A creature from the deep? Captain Nemo’s worst nightmare? Nope – just this year’s harvest of parsnips posing as a parsnip squid. What I love best about parsnips is that they are ready...
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Homemade Pickle Relish Sweetened with Honey
Which would you choose? Technicolor store pickle relish (top) or homemade pickle relish (bottom)? I’ve been doing more and more label reading, especially on things I used to simply take for granted....
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Easiest Ever, No Canning Required Dill Pickles
My early attempts at dill pickles were not very successful. I followed the FDA guidelines from the Ball Blue Book of Preserving, and ended up with tasty pickles with absolutely no crunch. I love my...
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Plum Preserves with Honey and Cardamom
This year I’m experimenting with using less refined sugars, so I thought I’d try sweetening a plum jam with honey. I wanted to incorporate cardamom, too, as I felt the flavor would complement the...
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Root Cellars 101- Root Cellar Design and Use
We built a root cellar under our front porch. Typically, if you’re building new your porch floor is formed out of a concrete slab, you need to put a foundation wall under it anyway, so why not put...
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How to Make Sauerkraut
Sauerkraut has been around for at least a couple of thousand years. If you’d like a more detailed history, you can take a peek at this article. It was eaten by workers on the Great Wall of China,...
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Plum Rum Nutty Conserve
I had a large (two gallon) bag of plums rolling around in my freezer from last summer (thanks to my neighbor). I used part of it to make Plum Preserves with Honey and Cardamom, and some in a plum...
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