Winter “catch-up” canning
Although we use winter as our resting season, a lot still gets done. This is the time I do my catch-up canning. As we...
Log homes are great but they do need care
Our log home has been standing for eleven years now and it really needed some help. The stain on the east and west sides...
Now that most of the snow’s gone, we’re hurrying to finish jobs
The two feet of snow is mostly gone and the ground froze, at least a bit. So Will is hurrying to haul our last...
The summer with no summer
We are approaching the end of one of the coldest summers in recent Minnesota history. Friends who have lived here for 40 years cannot...
Q and A: Canning soup with meat and canning sauce for pork and beans
Canning soup with meat
Is it possible to can vegetable soup with ground beef or beef stew meat added? Also can beef stew be canned?
Amanda...