Q and A: tomato sprouting and homesteader savings
Tomato sprouting
I was wondering if you ever saw a tomato that had a plant of some kind growing out of the fruit itself. I've had two of them from the garden now and am...
Well, today’s high is -9° F
You can guess we're not doing much besides chores today. But, as spring is coming, I sat down and ordered some more fruit trees from our favorite orchard companies, Fedco Trees and St. Lawrence...
We just got two more projects done before the heat hit
After hearing reports of intense heat and humidity coming our way, we quickly finished two projects. The first was flat-siding all of the support beams for the hayloft floor of the new barn-in-progress. It...
Q and A: Canning green tomato relish, Fall garden prep, and Pumpkin pie filling
Canning green tomato relish
I am trying to modernize a recipe from a 1934 Watkins Cookbook that makes the best Green Tomato Relish. Here is the recipe:
2 pounds of green tomatoes
1 onion
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup...