Q and A: lemon powder and storing smoked tomatoes

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Lemon powder About six weeks ago I dehydrated lemons and made lemon powder. It now looks clumpy in the jar. I dried the lemons then put in food processer then dried again. Is this normal? Robin...

Q and A: freezing zucchini and orphaned chicks

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Freezing zucchini How do you prepare fresh zucchini for freezing to use later to make zucchini bread? Is it necessary to blanch before freezing? Thank you and all the people who work there to get...

Q and A: canning in tainted water and canning corn

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Canning in tainted water I'm new to canning. I've been at it for about two years starting with jellies and have been slowly trying new things. The problem is that I have small children so...

Q and A: Spaghetti squash, trimming tomato vines, and wrong canning time

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Spaghetti squash and trimming tomato vines The spaghetti squash is beginning to turn yellow. When it is almost ready, can I pick it early and let it ripen in the house? Also, some varieties of...

Q and A: grafting pears and food-grade bags

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Grafting pears Have you used rootstock from Bradford pear? They are considered a pest in north Georgia. I have them coming all around my property. Two years ago I grafted an Orient pear into a...