Q and A: canning Sloppy Joe mix and canning sweet potatoes
Canning Sloppy Joe mix
I recently tried to pressure can some Sloppy Joe mix. For our family it is normally beef, chopped onions mixed with ketchup, brown sugar, and a shot of Worcestershire sauce. All...
We have a regular visitor
Over the summer and some of the fall, we've had occasional visits by a wild turkey hen. She walked in last summer, interested in a couple of our domestic toms that wander around the...
Tomorrow our two biggest steers go to butcher
It's always kind of a sad day when we load the beef steers into the trailer the day before they go to butcher. We treat all of our animals with kindness and love and...
Q&A: Canning ham and Grinding hamburger
Canning ham
Hams should be on sale this week and I am thinking about picking a couple up to can. Your book says to use fat free ham. What happens if you purchase a cheaper...
I spent the afternoon sorting and storing our huge potato crop
After a spring of figuring we'd have NO potatoes in the cellar, here I am sorting through the 550 pounds of potatoes we ended up with! We hurriedly picked the crop when severe freezing...