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Q and A: larger canning jars and canning tomato sauce
Larger canning jars
Have you/your readers noticed that the new canning jars are larger? I had to purchase new quart jars, Mason brand, and 7...
So far we’ve had a great fruit harvest
Besides harvesting many wild pin cherries and chokecherries, the wild plums are coming on like mad. Not to mention our own tame fruit. We've...
Hey everyone, there was a mistake in the photo in the...
We made a mistake in the current issue, Issue No. 149, September/October 2014. In the article titled “Nut trees on your homestead,” we inadvertently...
Q and A: flu tonic and storing dehydrated foods
Flu tonic
I have a recipe that I call my "flu/cold tonic." I am wondering if it can be canned for longer storage.
Juice of...
Q and A: tomato sprouting and homesteader savings
Tomato sprouting
I was wondering if you ever saw a tomato that had a plant of some kind growing out of the fruit itself. I've...