Q and A: chili sauce too hot, canning brine, and crumbly biscuits
Chili sauce too hot
I have just made some fermented chili sauce that I would like to can. I made it too hot and I...
Those berries just keep coming on!
I've been busy making jam and syrup lately. Our three-year-old raspberry and black raspberry bushes are doing great. Oh yeah, you're not supposed to...
Q and A: potatoes with strange texture and canning catsup
Potatoes with strange texture
For the last two seasons, my purchased winter potatoes have had a strange texture and a pale brown mottled appearance in...
And they say animals can’t think!
Our lab's favorite dish is one of my hanging basket pots. It's usually full of dry dog food. But when it got empty, Will...
Oh boy, fall is in the air
After a week of 80-degree weather, we dropped down to lows of 36 F! Boy, were we worried it would frost. When you have...