Work day at son Bill’s place
My oldest son, Bill, built his own fabulous log home -- right from trees in the woods, over a period of about five years. We were living far away then, and couldn't help out....
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: canning tomato broth and canning tomatoes
Canning tomato broth
Follow up to the question on canning tomato broth. I can't figure out how long to keep steaming. My instructions say 60 minutes of processing time for tomatoes. Does that 60 minutes...
Around here, there are still family-run small businesses
As I drove to town today to get feed, it struck me how few small family businesses are left in cities. Luckily, in our nearest town of Cook (population 600), there still are these...
Q and A: canning pickled eggs, hamster litter in compost pile, and pecking order...
Canning pickled eggs
I tried to make your recipe for canning pickled eggs. I followed your instructions exactly and everything went well until I put the packed jars into the water bath canner. After the...