Q and A: pint and a half jars and processing choke cherries

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Pint and a half jars and processing choke cherries I just recently bought the new tall pint and half jars, but realized there are no instructions out there on canning with them. Should I just...

It may be Christmas, but I’m drooling over seed catalogs already

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This year, I've been getting seed catalogs for nearly a month now. So Will and I have been discussing different varieties that we'd like to try. We've already ordered 9 new apple trees, a...

We’ve already put some of our windfall plywood to use

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Yesterday I went town to get to two bearings I'd ordered for the wind charger. While I was gone, Will and David unloaded, by hand, the three piles of free plywood Will had gotten...

We’ve been fighting bone-numbing sub-zero temps

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Not only did we get another 6 inches of snow but we also got frigid temperatures! We've been having HIGHS in the 20 below degree range and lows around 35 below and windchill temps...

Q and A: canning sauerkraut and canning potatoes

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Canning sauerkraut I made a small batch of sauerkraut but only let it ferment for 4½ days. Last night I water bath canned for 15 minutes. My question: is it ok that it was...