Canning and building goes forward
With our entire gardens harvested, we switched energy to canning up the produce as quickly as possible. Those twelve big crates of tomatoes on the enclosed back porch are beginning to ripen quite quickly....
Q and A: shelf life of yeast, chicken coop door, and canning pears
Shelf life of yeast
I have been searching to find out the shelf life of yeast. I have one jar that is for bread machines. Is it possible to use it to make a regular...
Q and A: oven canning and canning nuts
Oven canning
Is this recipe safe to "oven bake" to seal? Would this be good for storage?
2 cups instant mashed potatoes
1¾ cups powdered milk
2 Tbsp. instant chicken or veg bouillon granules
1½ tsp. seasoning salt
2 tsp....
Q and A: tough chicken and pullet or cockerel
Tough chicken
Have you tried the chicken breed light Brahma? I had gotten 25 chicks because of their size, them being slow growing didn't matter to me. After about a year we butchered them, but...
Q and A: buttermilk cheese, turkey gravy, and discouragement in homesteading
Buttermilk cheese
I made butter and had a lot of rich buttermilk leftover. I poured very hot water into the churn and the solids separated from the rest which was clear water. I collected the...