We didn’t let a foot of new snow stop progress
Although we had a foot, plus of new snow and a wind to drift it, Will got out early the next morning, swept off the plow truck, and got to plowing. My son, Bill,...
We’ve had several freezing nights
But harvesting and processing goes on. Every day I'm taking seed out of various tomatoes, melons, peppers, and beans, trying hard to save every single one. As this year was our worst gardening year...
Q and A: How much is enough and corn relish
How much is enough?
I have been canning steadily and now have 45 jars of peach jam, 2 dozen canned peach slices, and 48 jars of salsa, not to speak of all the other...
Q and A: Pickled vegetables and canning butter, Canning candy, and Processing low acid...
Raw packing pickled vegetables and canning butter
My husband loves the hot pickled jalapeno, carrot and onions he gets from a local restaurant, so I decided to can some this year. I used a recipe...
Reader’s Question: Mother of vinegar and goat milk
Hi Jackie. Two more questions that I am sure you know the answer to. 1. when I get to the bottom of my cider vinegar, the "mother" is there waiting for something, but I...