Q and A: Stewed tomatoes, Canning chicken soup, and Chickens losing feathers
Stewed tomatoes
I hot packed 7 pints of stewed tomatoes at 10# pressure for 15 minutes. I added 2 Tbsp. of thin sliced carrots on a whim! Are they safe to eat?
Karen Gregory
Ontario, New York
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I’ve put up a lot of sweet red peppers this year
Because of the terrific results from our 12-foot hoop house, for the very first time I've been able to can up lots and lots of sweet red peppers. We're so tickled! I'll use them...
We count our blessings as Christmas nears
We're really grateful for so many different things. We are grateful for each other and for this wonderful homestead that just keeps getting better every day.
When I think of moving here in 2003, in...
Q and A: Canning dairy and bacon fat and a sick chicken
Canning dairy and bacon fat
I have a few questions about canning dairy. When you say you "can" cheese, are there types of cheese that do better than others? Cheddar, Swiss, Parmesan, Feta, and Goat...
Squash, squash, and more squash…not to mention pumpkins!
When the sun was shining, a few days ago, prior to a predicted frosty night, we harvested all of our mature squash and pumpkins. WOW, did we get squash this year, and they were...