I canned up the first batch of asparagus yesterday
I'd planned on canning asparagus for a couple of days then got busy, bringing in all the flats of plants off of the back deck. The forecast for the night was a frost warning...
Q and A: canned milk separating, cabbage, and canning green beans
Canned milk separating
Just last week I followed the directions in "Growing & Canning Your Own Food" for canning milk. After I took the jars out of the pressure canner & they sat for a...
Q and A: canned jalapeños, fermenting foods, and pickling spices
Canned jalapeños
I can a lot of jalapeños. First how long will they last? In some of my jars I added a little oil. In some of my jars I notice a black looking stuff...
Our roof is dripping
We've had some nice, warm weather lately and the snow is quickly melting off of our house roof. Yesterday several inches of ice and snow slid off the storage barn with a huge crash....
COVID-19 has been found in our county
We're pretty sure it's down in the Duluth area as the news isn't saying. I think they don't want to panic Duluthians. It's also been found in northern Wisconsin counties. As the pandemic spreads...