Q and A: Using flour in canned pie fillings and moving home canned goods

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Using flour in canned pie fillings Is it safe to use flour for thickener in home canned fruit pie (apple) fillings? We have an allergy to corn issue, and can't use the Clear Jel. Jolene Teeters Stanwood,...

Will and I will be attending the Homesteading and Sustainable Lifestyles Expo in Orr...

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Will and I will be manning our Seed Treasures booth, showing some of the various crops we grow and answering questions as we pass out catalogs on august 20th and 21st. I'll also have...

When everything goes wrong, bake a pie

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Yesterday, Will was clearing an old pile of rotted logging debris out in the brush, up by the mobile home for a farm implement/assorted stuff parking area. We wanted it out of sight as...

Q and A: Stagnant water, No-mow grass, Butternut squash, and Canning three bean salad

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Stagnant water We are interested in putting in a pond but are concerned about stagnant water. There is no inlet from a spring or outlet from a stream. Is there anything we can do to...

Q and A: canning dried beans, planting asparagus, and dried citrus peels

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Canning dried beans It is not so easy to find cooking method to can dried beans in a pressure cooker. A good place I've found is at http://pickyourown.org/canningdriedbeans.htm but it seems it cooks the beans...