Q and A: Canning chili and Grape juice

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Canning chili I have read all of your archived "Ask Jackie" columns and quite a few of the recent columns as well. You talk about not canning foods that are very thick because you can...

Q and A: Dry canning, trimming rabbits nails, and canning pumpkin butter

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Dry canning Have you ever dry canned? I was given an article from another magazine about dry canning and it works great for the dry goods (pasta, flour, beans, cornmeal,etc.) that you buy in bulk....

Q and A: black growth on jar lids and woodpeckers

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Black growth on jar lids I have been raw packing and canning meat for years and have never encountered this before. I am finding a powdery black growth on parts of the canning lids inside...

Propane generator, Canning chicken, Tomatoes and powdery mildew, and Bad timer

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Propane generator  Can you recommend a propane generator and set up with a 500 to 1000 gallon tank? After the research with other fuels, this type of fuel seems less complicated than gas or diesel,...

Q and A: cover cropping and making soap

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Cover cropping Most of my vegetables are growing in 4x10 foot raised beds. I have been reading about the benefits of cover cropping after harvest and over winter and would like to know if this...