Q and A: canner weights and Hopi Pale Grey squash
Canner weights
I have found a number of canning recipes requiring 11 pounds pressure. My canner has a 5, 10 or 15 pound weight. Should I use 10 or 15 pounds for these recipes?
Judith Almand
Brandon,...
We’re finally getting (nearly) done with planting
There are still more crops to get planted, but we're seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Will is hard at work getting our oats and hay seeded in. It's late this...
Q and A: Stale whole wheat flour, Hopi Pale Grey seeds, and storing dehydrated...
Stale whole wheat flour
What can I do with stale whole wheat flour besides use it for animal feed? I don't have a freezer, so, as you know, it doesn't stay (good) very long.
Lee
Gilbert,...
With the heat and wind, there are some bad forest fires around the north...
Fortunately for us, they aren't close, nor are we in any danger from them. But one has already burned 15,000 acres and 144 structures and shows no containment, despite heroic efforts from planes, choppers,...
Our drought is getting very serious
We still haven't had a good rain. Some nearby towns have put outdoor use (watering lawns or washing cars) water restrictions in place and a few people's wells have gone dry. The trees in...