Q and A: saving squash seeds and canning on a glass-top range
Saving squash seeds
Seeds arrived this week. Thanks so much. I have been growing Hopi from Baker Creek. If these are different I will know. I only plant Hopi here at home and other cucubrits...
Food time at Jackie and Will’s homestead
It just dawned on me this morning -- our entire homestead is about food right now! Will is hauling in the last of our round bales of hay for the animals. We are madly...
Q and A: canning summer squash, using mashed zucchini, and dehydrating celery
Canning summer squash
I was given a basket full of crookneck squash and most is large and dark yellow. Can I can this crookneck squash that has gotten overripe? I have pondered on the fact...
The Hopi Pale Grey squash are burying my tiller
I left my TroyBilt tiller between my squash rows, after tilling in manure I'd hauled out there from the goat barn. I figured it was a nice, dry spot, where I could begin tilling...
Q and A: canning bacon and pepper relish
Canning bacon
I canned bacon like I read. I pressured it for 90 minutes @10 lbs pressure. I opened a jar to see what it was like. I fried for about 3 to 4 minutes...