Q and A: refrigerator pickles and slow germinating carrots
Refrigerator pickles
Here is a recipe I really like for Refrigerator Pickles. Can I put these in a water bath or canner to preserve? Or...
Q and A: canning pear butter, storing brown rice, and wood usage
Canning pear butter
I made some pear butter this past summer and it is really thick. If it is too thick can it fall in...
We had sad news
Our friend, Linda, who helped cook at our homestead seminars passed away recently and suddenly due to undiagnosed cancer. Her service brought tears to...
Q and A: chestnuts, green beans, lima beans, and deformed peppers
Chestnuts
How do you use chestnuts? And do you can them as you do pecans or other nuts?
Joyce Pierce
Georgiana, Alabama
You can roast them and...
It’s still raining
Seven inches Sunday and four last night! I'll swear I saw a bearded man at the lumberyard ordering cubits of lumber for an ark...