Q and A: damaged apple trees and freezing beans and rice
Damaged apple trees
We planted two dwarf apple trees three springs ago and took care to protect them from critters. This winter the snow was pretty deep and we think rabbits ate the bark above...
More snow!
The dogs love it. They get to ride in the snowplow truck with Will. They can't wait. Spencer got disgusted because Bill's dog, Buddy, who we are dogsitting, got to ride, taking up all...
Q and A: Christmas pickle recipe and Food mill question
Christmas pickle recipe
Some one wrote to you looking for a Christmas pickle recipe using maraschino cherries. I just did two batches and they look delicious. The recipe was originally used cucumbers left at the...
Q and A: cottage cheese and Jerusalem artichokes
Cottage cheese
This weekend I tried your "quick" way of making cottage cheese using apple cider vinegar, only I used a gallon of store-bought whole milk because we do not have a cow. It turned...
Q and A: canning olives and pickled eggs
Canning olives
In the recent BHM magazine (March/April 2014, Issue #146), you mentioned canning olives from a 10# can. How long did you process them?
Alice Clapper
New Castle, Pennsylvania
I processed them for 90 minutes (in half-pint...