Happy spring! I don’t know about where you live, but where I live, this spring has already been quite different than in past years. As I write this, it is April 24; our last frost date isn’t for another week or two, and we’ve already had a couple weeks of 80 degree weather! Everything is […]
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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Here are 5 simple steps to get you started on your gardening journey. There are so many things that can overwhelm a beginner gardener. I am hoping to make it easier to understand for those foundational things. With all the seed choices available, how is a newbie supposed to know what to plant and why do some crops fail? I will tell you that after reading this article, you will understand why.
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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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Can I be trusted? Wow, that seems strange for me to ask. Can I be trusted? Hmm…Well of course I would say yes as would every single person that knows me, but while I was writing an article about canning pickled okra, it hit me that YOU, the reader, has no way of knowing if
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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Would you like to make homemade bread? Making homemade bread is a skill that requires practice, however it can be done easily with a few tips and how-to techniques. I remember several years ago, well over a decade, when I made my first loaf of homemade bread. When I decided to start making bread, I
