Q and A: varmints and old Sure-Jell

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Varmints I haven't had any problems with varmints in the 37 years living in the countryside, except in the last 2 years we lost our dog, we have a plague. We had to relocate 5...

Q and A: using commercial jelly jars for canning and mustard bean pickles

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Using commercial jelly jars for canning I have read that you can re-fill and water bath jelly or jam in jars from commercial companies like Welch's. Is this safe? I haven't tried this but it...

Q and A: shelf life of commercially canned food and canned salsa

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Shelf life of commercially canned food Do commercially canned (in glass jars) food have the same shelf life as home canned foods? Barbara Nemitz Pearland, Texas Yes, commercially canned foods in glass jars do have the same shelf...

We just dodged a terrific storm

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It's been very hot and muggy and I told Will we were primed for a bad storm. So when the weather radio called for thunderstorms Monday night we weren't surprised. In fact, we were...

The potatoes and onions are doing very well in storage

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Generally, our potatoes and onions are looking a little tired by the end of March. You know--sprouts, wrinkles, softening. The whole ball of wax. But not this year! This past winter, we stored all...