Q and A: corn for polenta and canning spaghetti squash
Corn for polenta
What kind of corn can I plant to dry and make the best polenta? Is it sweet corn or field corn or something else? Do you grind your corn coarsely or finely...
In between rains, work continues
We've been having a lot of rain lately, with a few sunny days stuck between them, thank goodness. Will pounded 104 T-posts in the garden to stake up the tomatoes we have growing in...
Q and A: cover cropping and making soap
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...
Q and A: sugar in canning and spraying the orchard
Sugar in canning
Is there a reason why so much sugar is in most canning or baking recipes? As an old guy with diabetes I've learned that most fruit has natural sugar that it doesn't...
Q and A: canning dry brown rice, canning grape juice, and strawberry-serrano jelly
Canning dry brown rice
How do you can brown rice in a pressure canner? You mention how to do nuts, but did not say anything more about rice.
Sharon
West Harrison, Indiana
You can home can brown rice...