Q and A: canning green beans with bacon and pig eating dirt, etc.
Canning green beans with bacon
I have 2 questions concerning canning green beans. I just finished putting up 2 qts. and 4 pint and half jars. I processed them per Blue Book instructions for qts....
Q and A: Making corned beef and preserving potatoes
Making corned beef
We are butchering our beef in a few weeks and I would like to make corned beef from the brisket using your recipe from the book Recession Proof Your Pantry. My question...
Q and A: Sweet and spicy pickles, planting potatoes, and planting fruit bushes
Sweet and spicy pickles
What I would like is a recipe for sweet and spicy pickles. My husband and I were at a flea market in Abilene, Texas and bought a jar from a vendor....
Q and A: saving squash seeds and canning on a glass-top range
Saving squash seeds
Seeds arrived this week. Thanks so much. I have been growing Hopi from Baker Creek. If these are different I will know. I only plant Hopi here at home and other cucubrits...
Q and A: drying sweet corn and storing food for a year
Drying sweet corn
Thanks for the idea about saving extra sweet corn and letting it mature in the garden. How dry does the corn get? Hard like field corn? We're putting our garden to bed,...