Q and A: fruit in honey and canning soup base

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Fruit in honey Enjoy your blogs and so forth… Very informative and innovative. However, I see a bit of a problem in one area… People write in asking about making creamed honey. I am a beekeeper...

The truck and Old Yeller are back together!

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We had quite a day. David has been working hard on his truck, which needed a $900 transmission rebuild, rather than a "cheap part." Luckily, he and his girlfriend, aided by Will, pulled the...

Sorry to have missed blogging but this homestead got real busy!

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Wow, what a week. First off, our homesteading apprentice, Christian, up and left. You can take the boy out of the city but not the city out of the boy. Homesteading just wasn't his...

Q and A: Food and recipe questions

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Storing beans  From a survival standpoint, what do you recommend - dry beans or home canned beans?  Karen Mallinger Negaunee, Michigan  Both. I store lots of both. The home canned beans are great for quick meals, emergency or...

Q and A: saving squash seeds and canning on a glass-top range

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Saving squash seeds Seeds arrived this week. Thanks so much. I have been growing Hopi from Baker Creek. If these are different I will know. I only plant Hopi here at home and other cucubrits...