Q and A: irrigating an orchard and wheat for chicken feed
Irrigating an orchard
I'm trying to figure out an easier way to irrigate my little fruit orchard when enough rain doesn't come along to do it. Until now, I've been either running hoses, using buckets,...
Q and A: canning caramel and chocolate sauce, planting corn, and yields for canning...
Canning caramel and chocolate sauce
I have easy and delicious recipes for Caramel Sauce and Chocolate Sauce that I'd like to can for Christmas gifts. Both have cream, butter, and vanilla; the caramel has brown...
What was I thinking?
This spring, I not only planted two double rows of Provider green beans in the main garden but also three single rows in the Central garden. So I've been picking and canning beans every...
Q and A: vacuum sealing brown rice, dehydrating squash, and bergamot seeds
Vacuum sealing brown rice
When using a vacuum sealer with jar attachment, must brown rice be preheated? When using a vacuum sealer with jar attachment, what are the directions for storing fresh pecans?
Dawn Guido
Marshfield, Missouri
When...
Q and A: Canning frozen vegetables, Pigweed and Lambs Quarters, and Dairy recipes
Canning frozen vegetables
Can you safely can (in jars) frozen vegetables (butter beans and purple hull peas that have been purchased from the grocer?
Betty Whitehead
Lumberton, Texas
Yes. First thaw them out, then warm them up to...