We saw -40 degrees Saturday night
Even though it was cold, we did just fine. On Saturday, with temperatures "warmed up" to -10, we drove down to Bill and Kelly's house to help celebrate granddaughter, Ava's seventh birthday. The sun...
We’ve finally got spring. Again.
After seemingly a month's worth of cloudy, cool days and rain, it is finally starting to feel more like May. My daffodils are going totally crazy. The first ones I planted have multiplied and...
Q and A: Gallon storage jars, pressure canning pumpkin, and rocky dirt
Gallon storage jars
I finally have a copy of "Recession Proof Your Pantry" and am now looking for a reliable source for sealable gallon-size glass storage jars. Do you have any recommendations? The jars in...
Q and A: Chicken stock and tomatoes and garlic in olive oil
Chicken stock
I've been canning for years and just ran across something that I'm not sure about. I just opened some quart jars of chicken stock to make soup and found on the underside of...
Q and A: nitrogen purged freezer storage, picking Hopi Pale Grey squash early, and...
Nitrogen purged freezer storage
Do you know of any one doing nitrogen purged freezer storage?
John Alderman
No, I don't. I do know of folks who use dry ice to remove the oxygen in long term storage...