Q and A: canning vinegar and canning pizza sauce

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Canning vinegar Have you ever made fruit scraps vinegar and is it okay to can it(water bath canner)? Also, have you ever made crab apple jell? Can you explain how? Melody Upstate New York Yes I have. I'm...

Q and A: canning beans, transplanting fruit trees, and canning with kids

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Canning beans I decided to can up several kinds of beans to save heat in the kitchen during the summer. They all look good but they are not juicy like store bought ones. Did I...

Q and A: Oven canning and Hopi Pale Grey recipes

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Oven canning I oven can my dry goods like rice and such, but can I oven can things like homemade jerky or sun dried tomatoes? Crystal Misiak Millboro, Virginia I'd say yes to the sun dried tomatoes, provided...

Hondo is a sitter!

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I suppose I started it all by letting Hondo sit on my lap when he was a puppy. I did that with Spencer too. The trouble is that when I "explained" to Spencer that...

Q&A: Freezing yeast and Restoring hard garlic and onion powder

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Freezing yeast Can you freeze the bags of yeast that you can get at Costco? If so, for how long? Jim Schmautz Lolo, Montana Yes! In fact it's the best way to keep it for a long time,...