We’re getting the garden and berry patch ready for growing and we’re fencing the...
Spring is here big time, with balmy days in the fifties. So every day is a work day. We borrowed a big breaking plow from my son, Bill, and Will hooked it to our...
After our hard freeze, we are madly canning up more than 40 gallons of...
Combine tons of tomatoes, a family case of a bad cold, and Mom in the hospital, not doing very well and you have the picture of a very tired Jackie. Luckily, I'm recovering from...
Will and I took an afternoon off…to visit the bears
I finally talked Will into taking the afternoon off and driving with me north of Orr, to visit the Vince Shute Bear Sanctuary. It's only open during the summer, from Memorial Day until Labor...
When it’s windy and below zero outside, we work inside!
This last few days it's been below zero with a 25 mph wind, bringing the wind chill down so miserably that we couldn't do much outside. So, because we've built as we could afford...
Q and A: spoiled sweet potatoes, canning baked beans, and food strainer
Spoiled sweet potatoes
What would cause sweet potatoes to spoil after about 2 weeks? The lids were sealed after pressure canning. But still spoiled.
Stan French
Bandy, Virginia
Because I didn't see how you canned them, I can...