Q and A: canning cabbage rolls and canning summer squash
Canning cabbage rolls
Is it possible to can cabbage rolls and if so do you have a recipe? Also, I need to have someone to tell me in a really dumbed down way how to...
Q and A: Canning potatoes with onions, Morning Glory removal, and Soil conditioning
Canning potatoes with onions
I was wondering about canning potatoes with onions. I've canned vegetable soup (which includes potatoes and onions) in a pressure canner and it gave me the idea of canning only potatoes...
Q and A: Canning bacon grease and saving seeds
Canning Bacon Grease
I use bacon grease in frying eggs and sometimes potatoes and making cornbread. I have several jars of it in the refrigerator because my mother fries a lot of bacon and saves...
Q and A: canning diced jalapeños and canning peppers
Canning diced jalapeños
I'm interested in canning diced jalapeños. I don't want to pickle them. I want to be able to add a spoonful at a time to dishes I'm cooking later. Should I water...
Q and A: canning nopales and vitamin C to keep fruit fresh
Canning nopales
Do you have any information on canning nopales? What about dehydrating?
Shirley Sandquist
Elwood, Illinois
Nopales (or prickly pear cactus pads) are best canned as pickled. A simple pickling solution made of 1 cup white vinegar...