It’s still snowing
Yep, winter is definitely here. We've been experiencing sub-zero temperatures at night with daytime highs in the teens and low twenties. We are glad in a way because soon Will can go over to...
We’re like chipmunks busy hauling in our harvest before winter
The chipmunks are real busy getting ready for winter, just like us. But they're also a pain as they're attacking our sweet corn which was drying on the stalk for seed and to use...
Q and A: Corn and black bean salsa, Cracking grain for chickens, and Canning...
Corn and black bean salsa
I want to make salsa with corn and black beans. I have your canning book, which I love. Can I add some corn and beans to the "Salsa" recipe? How...
Q and A: Pressure canner gauge and peeling winter squash
Pressure canner gauge
I took the gauge from my older All American Canner to be tested. It read 7, 12.5 and 18. I had been canning with it (chicken, cubed beef both raw pack and...
Q and A: green potatoes, planting corn and pumpkins together, and Brunswick stew
Green potatoes
When I dug my potatoes last fall they were nice and brown. I put them on tables in my garage and they turned green -- dark green. I have used some; peeling all...