Q and A: Storing egg noodles, Making pectin and cider, and Canning pear sauce...

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Storing egg noodles Here's a poser for you: I have a ton of dry egg noodles. Would it extend their quality/shelf life if I broke them off to fit in jars and pressure canned them?...

The last campfire of the year was for burning my cast iron pans

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We love sitting around the campfire at night. There's just something comforting about those flickering flames and the smell of pine smoke. Maybe it's the Native in us? But this time, I had more...

A few pumkin moons brought on cold and lots of canning

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Our summer garden is just about toast. We got a harvest moon early this month, then again last night. The first brought 29 degrees and kind of freeze burned our garden. The second brought...

Watch out; there’s a canning lid shortage!

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My friend, Dara, called me the other day saying she had been in the stores and there were no canning jar lids. I asked her what stores she'd checked in and, as I was...

Back from the Denver Self Reliance Expo and back to work

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I had a great time at the Expo, meeting both old Backwoods Home family and new subscribers. And I got a chance to visit with Don and Nancy Childers (the wonderful BHM artist and...