Q and A: canning in an autoclave and canning lard

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Canning in an autoclave My SIL found me a nice All American canner at a yard sale, or so we thought. It seems it may be a sterilizer. It does not have a weight, it...

Talk about rushing around!

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Holy cow, it seems like every day is busier than the last. We've even had some friends out to help with the harvest, but it seems like there just aren't enough hours in a...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone

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Around here, it's a little behind. But what's new? I do have the tree up and decorated, most of the presents home but not all wrapped. Christmas cookies are in the oven and Will's...

We just experienced really weird weather

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Now, in northern Minnesota, Christmas time generally results in snow, cold, and more snow. How weird it was to have 41° F ABOVE zero with a thunderstorm last night? We could hardly believe it....

Will and Christian cleaned out the cow stall and yard

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Taking advantage of the great weather, Christian manned the tough job of hand-pitching a winter's worth of calf poop and old bedding out of the old goat barn/cow stall so we could put Lace...