With strawberry season in full swing as I type, I thought I would share my recipe for canning strawberry jam using less sugar. But first, let’s quickly list the things you can do with your strawberry bounty: fresh eating, freezing for later use, dehydrating for later use, baking for now, strawberry syrup and freezing the […]
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Learn How to Dehydrate Eggs Step by Step I’m sure there are many of us looking for new ways to save money on groceries now in preparation for the continued inflation that plagues our country; learning how to dehydrate eggs can be one method of preserving eggs at today’s cost instead of paying the inflationary
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Eww!!! Sauerkraut? Gross!! In this article, I will show you how to make sauerkraut. “Sauerkraut?” “Gross!” At least that’s what most kids say (yes many adults too), Why would it be gross? Could it be the fact that we live in a country where our society is more favorable to only sweet things? While that
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This article explains how fermentation works; the pros and cons of consuming fermented foods; terms to know; things to know for a successful ferment; the different types of fermentation; and more.
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How to Make the BEST Pickled Okra Get ready for the best pickled okra you’ve ever had! This step-by-step article will guide you through making the best pickled okra homemade. It’s easy and gets eaten in a flash. Why Okra? Okra has been as familiar a vegetable to me as green beans. I started helping
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To Use Vacuum Sealer Bags or Not… *This article and corresponding video are sponsored by the company Out of Air. They sent me their product in exchange for my honest review. Have you ever used a vacuum sealer to increase the shelf life of your food or to keep it from forming ice crystals while
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How to Pressure Can Potatoes Step by Step This article will show you step by step how to pressure can potatoes. If you prefer, at the bottom of this article is my video on You Tube where you can watch and follow along. We do need to be careful whose advice we are taking in
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Why We Want to Water-Glass Eggs Water glassing eggs is a centuries old fashioned method of preserving farm fresh eggs for winter use. It is common for chickens to decrease egg production during the winter and while they are molting, so this method helps to ensure we have healthy eggs put back to use during
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What does it mean to render lard? Rendering lard? What is that you may ask as well as wonder how to render lard. Let me help to clarify what it is. Lard comes from pork fat that has been cooked down a.k.a. rendered and filtered. This process starts off with a slab or ground up
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