Rain, rain, go away
While it looked like a hot, dry summer weeks ago, when temps were in the high 80s, the last two weeks have brought rain. Lately, it's been every day. Boy, is it hard to...
Our super hot weather’s cooled down pleasantly
As we've been over 90° F most days, it's such a blessing it's cooled down to about 70.
On Friday, I had to have Will take me to the ER. I'd been having heart palpitations...
We just love our meals in a jar!
After a long day of work around the homestead, I'm not always gung ho to create a sumptuous supper for us. Last spring I canned up a whole mess of baked beans and ham...
Q and A: Canning goat milk, strawberry preserves, and using wax to preserve butter
Canning goat milk
I canned excess goat milk with the idea of using it as emergency milk replacer for kids. Is there anything in the canning process (water bath) that would make it unsuitable for...
Q and A: processing time for cabbage and headless chickens
Processing time for cabbage
I have a question about the processing time that you list for canning cabbage in Growing and Canning your Own Food. In my copy of your book, the processing time for...