Issue #86 March/April, 2004

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DEPARTMENTS

8  Publisher’s Note 9  Editorial:       A new country business is born 30  Ask Jackie:       Canning, make your own MREs?, vegetable oils, canning pizza sauce, canning chicken a la king, preparing black walnuts, preserving red peppers, processing horseradish 67  The gee-whiz! page 63  Irreverent joke page 68  Ayoob on Firearms:       Lower level force options for self-defense 84  Letters 90  Classified ads (pdf) 90  Classified advertising form 89   Advertiser Index 95   BHM anthologies, CD-ROMs, & books 96-97  Order form/Subscription Info 98  The last word:       The coming ice age For a subscription Call Toll Free 1-800--835-2418

ABOUT THE COVER      Though petite, Dorothy Ainsworth is truly an example of the self-reliant woman. Almost alone she built a log studio, then followed it with a huge log house, both of which were subjects of earlier articles in BHM. When her house tragically burned to the ground, Dorothy just turned around and built a better one. The stack of logs beside her in the cover photo was cut, transported, peeled, then wrought into the beautiful home that graces the pages of this issue, almost single-handedly by Dorothy.

FEATURES

Building 10  The house that Dorothy built    By Dorothy Ainsworth 79  Plumbing for propane    By Don Fallick Food & recipes 45  Garlic — the glorious bulb    By Linda Gabris 56  Jerky...a venison treat you can’t stop snacking on    By Linda Gabris 58  Canned salmon — Quality fish canned right is awesome    By Linda Gabris 66  Hints for enjoying strawberries    By Tom R. Kovach Gardening 19  Water is the key to gardening    By Tom R. Kovach 50  Black-eyed peas, a gift shared with the cows    By Alice Brantley Yeager 54  Herb boxes from fence boards    By Maggie Larsen 64  Growing productive strawberries    By Edna Manning 66  Fighting tomato blight    By Tom R. Kovach Country living 77  Stay clear of young wild animals    By Tom and Joanne O’Toole Animals 24  Hogs belong on the homestead    By Charles Sanders Crafts 48  Pysanki — you can make those biddies pay!    By Amy E. Peare Self-reliance 20  Make a poor man’s safe    By Jeffrey R. Yago, P.E., CEM 22  Four lawn mower tips that will save you $$$    By Tom R. Kovach 22  Watch those weed whips    By Tom R. Kovach 28  Getting it free in Alaska    By David Sneed 42  Harvesting the wild: shaggy mane mushrooms    By Jackie Clay 61  Bath herbs    By Cynthia Andal 73  Save money when you buy your next vehicle    By John Silveira Small Town America 36  Raymond, Washington — green, wet, and wild   By Emily Salinger