Spring is sort of coming and going
One day it's 65 degrees, and the next it's snowing! But that's springtime in northern Minnesota. On the warm days, Will's been removing the black dirt next to the house and under the new...
Q and A: canning green beans, canning fermented foods, and canning shredded coconut
Canning green beans
My wife and I would like to know if it is safe to can green beans with cooked bacon added to jars when filling with beans? If so do you have a...
Q and A: uses for citrus peels, meals in a jar, and immature Hopi...
Uses for citrus peels
Is there any use for citrus peels such as oranges, grapefruit, or lemons? That is other than zest. I have a large family so often have large amounts at a given...
Q and A: canning applesauce and canning yellow squash
Canning applesauce
My wife made applesauce and froze the entire batch with the exception of enough to fill three canning jars, one for us and two for the daughters. She put our jar in...
Q and A: Meals in a jar and storing homemade pasta
Meals in a jar
Is there a meals in a jar cookbook? New here and haven't heard. Also, is there a "how to" book on planting heirloom veggies for planting in the South?
Cathy Thompson
Cherokee, Iowa
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