Q and A: Adding Jell-O to jam and chicken skin
Adding Jell-O to jam
I too canned strawberry jam that did not thicken. I was very glad to see your advice about adding strawberry Jell-O to each jar as I open it. Does this work...
Q and A: How much canning in a year? and Cornish cross update
How much canning in a year?
How many jars of canned food do you put up in a years time; on average? I have been canning all summer and probably have put up about 500...
Q and A: Potato diseases and making jerky
Potato diseases
I'm having a new problem with my potato crop this year. They seem to be contracting blackleg or soft rot. They are more than a foot tall, and so far 8 to 9...
Q and A: ripe squash, pectin alternatives, and liquid or no liquid in hot-packed...
Ripe squash
This year I grew Hopi grey squash for the first time. I noticed that the little curly que by the stem dries up, but the stem that the curly que is on takes...
Old Yeller rides again!!!
After more than two months of hard, sometimes frustrating work, Will finally got the last bolt fastened on Old Yeller, climbed up onto the seat, and started it up. After a head re-build, our...