Monthly Archives: April 2012
Q and A: Canning strawberries, dry summer, harvesting rhubarb and proper...
Canning strawberries, dry summer, and harvesting rhubarb
My grocery store opened a dollar section. I found a jar of WHOLE strawberries in lite syrup. How...
Q and A: Canning beef and canning pickled eggs
Canning beef
I, too, just got a half of beef. I wanted to start canning with the ground beef. Your canning book calls for salt...
Q and A: Sprouting beans and salty peach cobbler
Sprouting beans
What kinds of store-bought beans can I sprout?
Pete Triandos
Santa Clarita, California
You can sprout nearly every variety of dry bean. You'll have to try...
Our turkey hens have new nest boxes
Last year we had trouble with hatching turkey poults. Too many hens would try laying and sitting in the same nest box; eggs would...
Q and A: Using flour in canned pie fillings and moving...
Using flour in canned pie fillings
Is it safe to use flour for thickener in home canned fruit pie (apple) fillings? We have an allergy...