Q and A: chicken broth and salty soil
Chicken broth
My daughter works in a restaurant that prepares rotisserie chicken every day. She asked them to save the bones for her, and brought a bunch home last night. We are going to make...
Q and A: Keeping stored foods cool, Canning sweet corn, Drying yellow squash, and...
Keeping stored foods cool, Canning sweet corn, Drying yellow squash
We’re finally fixing to build a large pantry in our closed-in garage and we will be insulating with styrofoam. Hubby thought that maybe venting it...
Q and A: canning salsa and yellow leaves on tomato plants
Canning salsa
I want to can my own salsa recipe. I don't like the addition of vinegar in my salsa. Can I just use my recipe and pressure can it? If so, how long?
Also, on...
My ham and bean soup turned out perfect
Make that perfect plus! Wow — I sneaked a taste as I ladled it into the jars and even I am impressed. Now we have 14 pints of nice bean soup sitting on the...
Q and A: Low-care gardening, grinding flour, and using oat groats
Low-care gardening
I just picked up some land this past summer in St. Louis County, Minnesota, which I think is your area. I can't make it up there very often, but my goal is to...