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Q and A: spaghetti squash and canning lamb/beef bones
Spaghetti squash
This is my first year of growing spaghetti squash, and I baked my first one today. The inside didn't come out stringy...
We have a new baby
Wednesday, our half Jersey heifer, Surprise, had her baby -- a pretty heifer we are calling Fern because she's just the color of dead...
We’re happy to share our homestead, even with snakes
We have a large, fat garter snake hanging around which gives us a startle once in awhile. But we like having him around as...
Q and A: bulging lids and black speck disease on tomatoes
Bulging lids
I'm noticing that many of my canning lids are bulging this year whether I'm canning in a water bath or pressure cooker. They...
I’m canning nearly every day now
Our beans are in! And so are our peppers. This year I'm making batch after batch of Cowboy Candy, a candied jalapeño. Wow, are...