Had a wonderful Mother’s Day

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Did I mention it rained all week? Needless to say, Bill couldn't bring up his tractor-mounted rototiller on Mother's Day as the ground was too wet. I suppose we could have done the garden...

Q and A: canning cream and wood flooring

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Canning cream Jackie - can I can fresh cream from my cow? I know that the stuff from the store is super heated and the purchased cow's milk doesn't can right - but my own...

You know it’s getting dicey when the mainstream press is forecasting food shortages

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I'm amazed to see all the posts on the internet regarding coming food shortages. Of course, we saw that definite possibility with all the weird weather, worldwide, plus the tariffs etc. Yes, we've been...

Q and A: canning dry brown rice, canning grape juice, and strawberry-serrano jelly

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Canning dry brown rice How do you can brown rice in a pressure canner? You mention how to do nuts, but did not say anything more about rice. Sharon West Harrison, Indiana You can home can brown rice...

Our snow is finally starting to go

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Will trimmed off the log rafters from the new front porch roof yesterday and was going to pick up the sawn off ends of the two-inch boards he'd roofed the porch with. I knew...