I’m five flats into planting squash seeds
Despite being busy with the typical it's-really-spring outside tasks like cleaning out flower beds, getting the six gardens ready to till and manure, mowing the lawn for the first time and getting Ava's pony...
Q and A: salt in pickles, making vinegar, and oven canning white rice
Salt in pickles
How much salt do you absolutely have to put into a pickle recipe?
Lois Lara
Corbett, Oregon
Unfortunately, you have to put the amount of salt designated in each recipe in pickles as it does...
Q and A: freezer jam and canning spaghetti sauce
Freezer jam
Last summer, in Michigan, I made a lot of freezer jam. I have now sold my home in Michigan and am moving 12 hours away to VA BCH. Is there any way that...
Well, it froze!
We knew it was only a matter of time and the weather forecast called for a freeze warning for our area. So, taking no chances, we picked and picked, mostly tomatoes and peppers, as...
Q and A: canning pear butter, storing brown rice, and wood usage
Canning pear butter
I made some pear butter this past summer and it is really thick. If it is too thick can it fall in the same category as pureed squash?
Sheryl Napier
Newport News, Virginia
No, because...