Monthly Archives: December 2013
It’s -35 but spring’s just around the corner. Sort of…
One thing about cold weather is that you get caught up on a lot of stuff in the house (not that our house could...
We had a small but wonderful Christmas
This year it was just Will, David, and me for Christmas, but it was still great. Very quiet and laid back. We slept in,...
And a partridge in a pear tree…
Okay, here in northern Minnesota, they call Ruffed Grouse "partridge," and the one I saw tonight was in our birch tree in the front...
Q and A: salt in pickles, making vinegar, and oven canning...
Salt in pickles
How much salt do you absolutely have to put into a pickle recipe?
Lois Lara
Corbett, Oregon
Unfortunately, you have to put the amount of...
Q and A: canning chicken broth, drying garlic, and apple cider...
Canning chicken broth
I recently canned up some chicken broth, and now I'm "second guessing" myself. I decided to see if you could make the...