Q and A: enchilada sauce and green beans
Enchilada sauce
I have a #10 can of La Victoria Enchilada Sauce that I would like to re-can into smaller usable jars. (pint) Would I process it at 12# (for our altitude) for 35 minutes...
Q&A: Canning milk, Canning butter, and Turning in rye
Canning milk
I love your cookbook and followed the directions for canning milk. Because of milk's lactic acid, can I use the canned milk -- providing it smells okay -- right from the jar, or...
Our first tomatoes are ripe
The tomatoes are slow this year due to the intense heat we had early on when they were starting to set blossoms. (When it gets hot, the plants throw their blooms, due to stress.)...
Don’t look now, but winter’s on the way
From temperatures in the sixties, we've been having highs in the low thirties along with wind, rain, and snow. Luckily, we have lots of projects to do inside on those days like canning, seeding...
We’re all growing webbed feet
This year is kind of a repeat of last summer's rainy weather, although not so much rain at one time. Two days ago, we put 175 square bales in the barn, working till nearly...