Q and A: preserving figs and blossom end rot on tomatoes

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Preserving figs We have so many figs this year. I have canned figs, made fig jam, preserves, conserve, and strawberry fig jam. I am going...

Q and A: Pressure canning and raising chickens

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Pressure canning Your book says to use 13 pounds on the gauge for my altitude. I have been canning at 15 pounds on the gauge....

Q and A: missing canner weight and removing stumps

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Missing canner weight I recently found that in a move the 10# weight for my canner was lost. Since I had a canner dial I...

Beautiful, warm fall day

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I just took a cruise around the gardens and really enjoyed the fragrance of fall leaves. The maples are turning color and other trees...

Q and A: canning blue potatoes, Amish coleslaw, and pickled eggs

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Canning blue potatoes We just dug our "All Blue" potatoes. They were prolific. I'd like to can them, but I'm not sure if I can...