Q and A: canning caramels and blight on tomatoes
Canning caramel
I have checked the archives and your canning book, but still wondering about canning caramel, not caramel sauce. My husband found a great deal just after the holidays ($2 for 5lbs, we ended...
We have a new baby
Wednesday, our half Jersey heifer, Surprise, had her baby -- a pretty heifer we are calling Fern because she's just the color of dead fern leaves. And we know because that night both she...
Q and A: canning teriyaki sauce and canning sweet potatoes
Canning teriyaki sauce
I'm wanting to can my homemade teriyaki sauce. I'm not sure if I will need to pressure can or water bath it? Or if I can can it at all. The ingredients...
It’s barely spring and we are starting to put up next winter’s wood
All last winter, David went out to a nearby clearcut and hauled wood home. It's great wood; ash and birch, primarily. Nice hardwood! We had plenty for last winter, but we...
My ham and bean soup turned out perfect
Make that perfect plus! Wow — I sneaked a taste as I ladled it into the jars and even I am impressed. Now we have 14 pints of nice bean soup sitting on the...