Q and A: Stringless pole beans and pressure cookers not made for canning

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Stringless pole beans Every time I have grown pole green beans they have a lot of strings in the pod. I sure would like to have suggestions on a kind that is stringless. Gail Erman Palisade, Colorado There...

We just missed the big snow!

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We listened to the weather radio yesterday morning, cringing when they talked about significant snowfall for our area and south of us. Eek! Luckily, we only got a dusting but Duluth and parts south...

Q&A: Buckwheat yeast pancake recipe, Canning potatoes with onions, and Weeds

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Buckwheat yeast pancake recipe Hi Jackie, I am looking for a good yeast based buckwheat pancake recipe. My father use to make a good buckwheat pancake when I was a child about 60 years ago but...

I hope your Thanksgiving was as nice as ours

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I took some real nice photos and entered them onto my computer. But, lo and behold, when I went to blog today they were GONE. All of them! Oh well, if aliens got them...

Q and A: canning pickled peppers and garlic and tomatoes not ripening

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Canning pickled garlic and peppers I have read many canning recipes for pickled garlic or pickled peppers. We don't like pickled anything. Can you can these just using water? I used to freeze the...