The great chicken coop makeover….with recycled material of course!
With winter right around the corner....or a couple of corners, I hope.....I decided our hens would like a warmer coop. They survived the last couple of winters, but just the same, an uninsulated coop...
Our first petunias are up
Hooray! I planted them on Sunday — that was fast! I really like the way we're doing the planting these days, keeping them next to the wood stove up on a shelf and covering...
Q and A: Tomato soup, Elderberries, and Pickling peppers
Tomato soup
Do you happen to have a tomato soup recipe using dried powdered tomatoes? I have had a bumper crop of them this year and have canned a lot of whole, chopped, spaghetti sauce,...
Q and A: Canning chicken stock and canning celery
Canning chicken stock
I was canning some chicken stock last night. After the recommended processing time in the pressure canner, I let the steam go down to normal and started removing the jars, pints. Two...
The good new is that I’m canning venison; the bad news is that David’s...
I'm once again canning up a deer that my son, Bill, donated. It's lucky he did, too, as we didn't have much luck this year hunting. I had a doe tag but won't shoot...