I hope your Christmas was as happy as ours

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Ashley and I baked for a week. Cookies, pies, candy, and finally Will's Cheescake (you can find this recipe and more in my pantry cookbook). I had to laugh though. Due to our generator...

I’ll swear Will and I are growing webs between our toes

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We've only had one sunny (kind of) day in a week. It's weather for ducks and geese. This makes getting anything done around here a nasty job — squish, squish, squish. We were thrilled...

Q and A: chili sauce too hot, canning brine, and crumbly biscuits

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Chili sauce too hot I have just made some fermented chili sauce that I would like to can. I made it too hot and I am wondering if you have any suggestions for making it...

Q and A: doing chores in freezing weather and frozen strawberries

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Doing chores in freezing weather I have been following your temperatures almost daily and I wonder how you do your chores with such very cold temps. Must be a challenge. And how do your chickens...

Q and A: canning blue potatoes, Amish coleslaw, and pickled eggs

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Canning blue potatoes We just dug our "All Blue" potatoes. They were prolific. I'd like to can them, but I'm not sure if I can leave the peeling on. I'm wondering if it will make...