Lots of Q and A
Preserving okra
We are having a welcome proliferation of okra this year. It does very well in our Arizona desert heat. We love fresh okra, but we're having a hard time keeping up with it,...
Q and A: Pickled vegetables and canning butter, Canning candy, and Processing low acid...
Raw packing pickled vegetables and canning butter
My husband loves the hot pickled jalapeno, carrot and onions he gets from a local restaurant, so I decided to can some this year. I used a recipe...
It’s gloomy and misty outside
So, I'm trying to tie up all the outside loose ends. I picked all the Striped Sugar Rush Peach and Sugar Rush Peach hot peppers in the south hoop house and am going back...
Yep, it’s still raining
But luckily, we had a fairly nice day on Saturday when son, Bill, and his family came up for a visit. He and Mason had gone to the recycling center to leave off some...
Q and A: pickling crocks and pressure canning advice
Pickling crocks
Do you use pickling crocks for sauerkraut or pickles?
Wil Scarrow
No. I'm old fashioned and just use my solid old crocks or food-grade plastic 5-gallon buckets. The new pickling crocks are pretty pricey for...