Monthly Archives: January 2016
Q and A: pickled beets, enchilada sauce, and rabbits
Pickled beets
I bought and froze 25lb of red beets last year and I pickled another 25 lb. I am now out of the...
Hondo is a sitter!
I suppose I started it all by letting Hondo sit on my lap when he was a puppy. I did that with Spencer too....
Waste not, want not
This was one of Dad's favorite sayings, one we use often today. I made a tasty baked chicken with wild rice stuffing along with...
Q and A: emergency escape vehicle, canning hamburger, cold hardy apricot...
Emergency planning escape vehicle
Great ideas in Issue #157, January/February 2016 Emergency planning beyond the bug-out bag. Got me wondering what would make the...
Q and A: crossbreeding corn, building soil, canning cake, and 20...
Crossbreeding corn
This year I am going to try and crossbreed two different varieties of corn and I know nothing about de-tasseling. One variety (Painted...