Now we’re working on two barns!
As if one new barn wasn't enough, now we're working on two barns. After Will came home with five new bottle calves, and we got such a good deal on several more, we suddenly...
With dry, warm weather, we’re hard at work
Thankfully, we haven't had a freeze yet. So, we're able to let a lot of crops finish that wouldn't have made it if it had frozen. Our friends, Sherri and Dara were here on...
Q and A: making applesauce and tomato sauce, storing fresh carrots, using crabapples
Making applesauce and tomato sauce
Have you ever washed, cut, and cooked apples, put through juicer strainer with a large tea strainer on pan to drain juice from pulp? It makes thick applesauce, and...
Q and A: Jar bands and Canning turkey broth
Jar bands
Do you leave your jar bands on your jars after storing them? I have only left my lids on and unscrewed the bands and took them off. Then I stored my jars full...
Q and A: salty dill relish and champagne jelly
Salty dill relish
I made Jeri's Dill Relish from your Canning book and it was extremely salty. In your other relish recipes you say to rinse after adding salt and drain. In this recipe you...