Q and A: insects eating ground cherry leaves, Stanley plums, and butchering chickens
Insects eating ground cherry leaves
What is eating my Ground Cherry leaves? I planted a few ground cherries this year after reading some of your posts about them. I had never tried them before,...
Q and A: recanning ketchup and canning chicken
Recanning ketchup
A friend gave us a 28.5lb box of Heinz Vol-Pak Tomato Ketchup. Can I re-can in glass pints and water bath for 10 minutes?
Shannon Hollins
Yelm, Washington
Yes, you can definitely re-can the ketchup. Just...
Our lovely onions join our other pantry food
Our onions did so much better this year. Last year, most of our onions went double and many had soft neck rot, due to the rain and cold growing conditions. This year, we grew...
Holy mackerel, it was actually warm today
The thermometer hit 46° F above zero this afternoon and we are just dancing around, enjoying this warm, sunny day. Whew, what a break. I'm sure the temperatures will drop for awhile, but it...
Q and A: Canning meats
Canning sausage patties
I processed 17 pints of sausage patties. I browned them and then put 4 Tbsp. of water and fat from the pan (as you suggested in an article I read) into each...