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Q and A: canning ground meat and planting apple seeds
Canning ground meat
I pressure dry-canned 4 quarts of ground meat. I cooked the meat, drained what little fat there was, placed in hot sterilized...
Our homestead meat sales are taking off (and producing a few...
To offset some of our homestead feed expenses, we began raising extra steers and pigs each year, selling quarters and halves of meat (nicely...
Q and A: vacuum sealing brown rice, dehydrating squash, and bergamot...
Vacuum sealing brown rice
When using a vacuum sealer with jar attachment, must brown rice be preheated? When using a vacuum sealer with jar attachment,...
Q and A: planting honeyberries, and beginning homesteader
Planting honeyberries
I live in northeastern North Dakota, and am interested in starting several honey berries this coming season, as blue berries are not a...
Q and A: heating canned meat and canning meatloaf
Heating canned meat
I have two questions. First, I request that you expand on your answer to Margaret Baker of Valleyford, Washington about using home...