Q and A: Canning butter and growing basil
Canning butter
I canned some butter over this weekend following the directions in your canning book. You say to simmer the butter to evaporate the buttermilk, left over buttermilk will make it taste bad. You...
Oh having a bulldozer is wonderful…until it throws a track
Finally I've gotten rid of the terrible head cold and cough. I still have a residual headache from sinus yuck, but with a couple aspirin, that's bearable. In fact, two days ago, I climbed...
Our pumpkin patch/cornfield is coming up
Despite more than seven inches of rain, the seeds we hurriedly planted on our pumpkin patch/corn field are sprouting! We figured they'd all rot since the patch is not on high ground and is...
Q and A: Hopi Pale Grey squash, canning corn, and canning bones
Hopi Pale Grey squash
Not a question... planted the Hopi squash I bought from you. OMG! The plants are about 20' wide. In fact, all my squash are huge this year. (With a little...
Q and A: corn salsa and canning tomao soup
Corn salsa
Could you share your recipe for corn salsa or tell me what page it's on in your book?
Dawn Norcross
Saint Charles, Michigan
The recipe I use is on page 91 of the new version of...