Busy, busy, busy
Now that we're feeling better, I've been zooming around playing catch-up. I've got 132 tomato seeds started (I only have another 132 to go! After all, we're trialing more than 50 new varieties this...
Q and A: canning potatoes and green beans and sugarless strawberry jam
Canning potatoes and green beans
Do you use raw potatoes and green beans in this canning recipe? Is it still an approved recipe? An older post advised to mix your potatoes, green beans, and ham...
Q and A: dilled green beans and canning butter
Dilled green beans
I have canned dilled green beans for many years. I use the right vinegar, and good quality spices. They look and taste good, but the beans are shriveled and soft. I also...
Q and A: enamel-lined Dutch oven with a chip and planting asparagus
Enamel-lined Dutch oven with a chip
Is it safe to cook in a cast iron enameled-lined Dutch oven that has a chip in the bottom? Where the chip is located you can see the cast...
Do you ever wonder what I lust after?
I'm like everyone else; sometimes I really, really want something. And I'm the one who preaches about deciding whether something is needed or just "wanted!" Like everyone, we're really broke after the holidays, too....