Monthly Archives: November 2012

The snow melted and Will has the brush piles about gone

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Will burned the brush piles as the last heavy snow started melting. They burned very well and he used the tractor to shove the...

Q and A: removing tree stumps and size of pressure canner

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Removing tree stumps I have been a huge fan of yours and a subscriber to Backwoods Home for many, many years. In fact, Backwoods is...

Our wood is nearly all stacked on our porch

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We've been working for a few days cutting, splitting, and hauling wood into the back porch for winter. David was off work and helped...

Q and A: canning cheese and making cornmeal from popcorn

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Canning cheese I just canned cheese for the first time. I did mozzarella and colby. The mozzarella turned brownish orange and the colby turned a...

Q and A: canning milk and canning greens

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Canning milk Last month, I canned milk using the water bath method. About 2/3 of the jars turned into curds and whey within a couple...