Q and A: Garden seeds and acorn bread
Garden seeds
I have a question about your garden seeds. I'm trying to have almost everything heirloom, but it's almost impossible isn't it if you don't want your squash, cucumbers and other plants to cross...
Q and A: jar quantity and size, good wood cookstove, and off-grid water
Jar quantity and size
I purchased your book Growing and Canning Your Own Food. Good book but I can't find where in the recipes for high acid food is the jar size and quantity of...
What do you do when you come home tired and it’s past supper time?
I faced that yesterday. So I dashed for the pantry, took out a pint of chicken broth, a pint of mixed vegetables, a half pint of mushrooms, and a half-pint of chicken dices. Back...
We have a spell of warmer weather
I just made a big batch of soft French Chevre cheese from some outdated milk I was given by a local store (instead of them pouring it down the drain). It was simple to...
Q and A: Scalding milk, Cleaning up mouse droppings, and Self-rising flour for dry...
Scalding milk
As I'm preparing to make your recipe for caramel pecan rolls, I thought I'd ask if you know WHY we scald milk? Is that a holdover from earlier days, do you think?
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