Q and A: Canning hamburger and spicy tomato
Canning hamburger
This is the first time I've ever canned hamburger. The canning went well, and we canned in pint jars. Around the top of the hamburger there is a ring of grease, even though...
Q and A: pumpkins and canning chili and spaghetti sauce
Pumpkins
I have a question about my pumpkins. I grew a variety that the seed packet said could get up to 65 pounds. Mine turned out more like one of those little pie pumpkins you...
Q and A: pruning grapes, heating canned foods, and canning Velveeta cheese
Pruning grapes
My questions are about my concord grapes. 1st my mother told me the first year I moved onto my property to cut my grape vines all the way down to leave only about...
Q and A: wood heating, dehydrated foods, and jars leaking in pressure canner
Wood heating
We need to find a more efficient way of heating our home. We have a fire place and use it, but when the electricity goes off, as it does frequently, we need more...
Who said animals are dumb?
We had been having problems with deer getting into our Sand and Central gardens. Half was fenced with 6-foot welded wire where the Central garden side only had stock panels and a string of...