Q and A: canning tomato broth and canning cranberries
Canning tomato broth
In the last issue, an article mentioned using a steam juicer on tomatoes to make tomato broth. What processing is necessary for canning tomato broth in quarts?
Erica Kardelis
Helper, Utah
You'll be canning...
Q and A: goat milk soap and harvesting wild mushrooms
Goat milk soap
I am wondering if you have ever gotten into soap making with your goat milk. If so, could you share a recipe?
Sheryl (Pyro)
Newport News, Virginia
Sure I've made goat milk soap....
Sorry to be so late blogging!
We've been fighting against frost, which has been threatening nearly every day. We've been picking, husking corn, pulling in beans, and, lately, covering rare crops as we were under a frost advisory. Yesterday, our...
Our calves did so well last year that we’ve bought two more
We raised four steer calves last summer/fall, and they are now very BIG guys! Will just measured them with a weight tape (it's a tape measure that has cattle weights, along with inches marked...
Q and A: Off-grid refrigeration and Honey in jelly recipes
Off-grid refrigeration
I know that you are off grid. What do you do for refrigeration? All the solar information I have read said that you can not use an electric refrigerator with solar. The propane...