Monthly Archives: January 2012
Q and A: Rendering lard, canning recipe for the fair, and...
Rendering lard
I have searched your site and the internet, but cannot find an answer to my question. I have a side of pork belly...
Q and A: Making corned beef and preserving potatoes
Making corned beef
We are butchering our beef in a few weeks and I would like to make corned beef from the brisket using your...
I will be speaking at the Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Conference
This great event will be held at Aberdeen, South Dakota, January 27th and 28th at the Ramkota Inn. On Friday, I'll be speaking on...
Q and A: Highbush cranberries and butchering a goat
Highbush cranberries
Have you ever experimented with 'Highbush' cranberries? I have several of these large shrubs in my yard and every autumn, they are loaded...
Q and A: Cloudy canned fruit juice and My canned soup...
Cloudy canned fruit juice
A few years ago I canned several kinds of fruit juice to use to make jelly. Now the juice has become...