It’s canning time on the homestead
The vegetables in the garden were a little slow ripening this year because of the weather, but they all came on like gangbusters. Right in the middle of all this canning, I missed the...
Q and A: Canning butter, Tomatoes not setting fruit, and Water-bathed chicken stock
Canning butter
My garden has started to produce and I have been in a canning frenzy the last couple of weeks. As long as I am doing all this canning I thought I would try...
Q and A: canning little smokies and canning taco soup
Canning little smokie sausages
Can I can little smokie sausages? If so how?
Karen Jackson
Marianna, Florida
Yes you can. I would pack them in half-pint jars, leaving 1 inch of headspace with no water or broth. Then...
We are putting our orchard to bed for winter
Will is busy discing our new pasture on the new 40 acres so it'll be ready to plant in pasture seeding next spring. I'm trying to get our garden and orchard put to bed...
Q&A: Canning milk, Canning butter, and Turning in rye
Canning milk
I love your cookbook and followed the directions for canning milk. Because of milk's lactic acid, can I use the canned milk -- providing it smells okay -- right from the jar, or...