Q and A: Adding Jell-O to jam and chicken skin

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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

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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

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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...

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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!!!

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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...