The summer with no summer
We are approaching the end of one of the coldest summers in recent Minnesota history. Friends who have lived here for 40 years cannot...
Q and A: Pressure canner or dehydrator
Pressure canner or dehydrator
We have started our storage plan but would like to know which you think should be purchased first, a dehydrator or...
We knew rain was coming so we’ve been working extra hard
We live every day by our weather radio. We listen to it first thing every morning and the last thing in the evening. In...
Q and A: Canning fingerling potatoes and Making vegetable bouillon
Canning fingerling potatoes
Each year my fingerling potatoes produce really well, but they don't last the entire winter season in storage. Is it possible to...
Q and A: canning chicken in half-pints, rubber gaskets on canners, fat for soap,...
Canning chicken in half-pints
In your segment on canning chicken in Self Reliance you mention that you have canned half pint jars of chicken. I...