Q and A: Christmas pickle recipe and Food mill question
Christmas pickle recipe
Some one wrote to you looking for a Christmas pickle recipe using maraschino cherries. I just did two batches and they look delicious. The recipe was originally used cucumbers left at the...
Perfect growing weather continues
We've been really happy with this summer. We are getting warm days, cool nights, and enough rain to keep all the gardens happy. Yesterday I spent the afternoon hunting cows though — not happy!...
The rock porch walls are being finished
A few days ago, Will and our friend Eric poured concrete into forms lined with rocks toward the front, to make our decorative walls under the new porch. Not only do they look great...
Q and A: canning Parmesan cheese and Amish coleslaw
Canning Parmesan cheese
I have tried your cheese canning recipe for cheddar. It was great. My question is, can you can Parmesan cheese? I love the taste and would love to can it if possible.
Shirley...
Canning tomatoes, growing potatoes, and ham and beans recipe
Canning tomatoes
I am canning tomatoes for the first time. We are blanching the tomatoes and peeling the skin off but leaving them whole and packing in the jars (JET setters - Celebrities - Early...