Q and A: canning meatloaf and pressure canning tomato paste
Canning meatloaf
We have a question about canning meatloaf. Or, fancier, canning terrines. We bought a slicer recently, and my wife said, "Why couldn't we can the terrine fancy meatloaf) in a wide mouth jar...
With Will here, we’re getting ready for winter faster
It's so nice, having a helpful, fun loving guy around the place. Especially when he's so handy at everything homestead! While I've been madly canning up a storm as the tomatoes, corn and other...
Can you find Jackie?
CAN YOU FIND JACKIE?
With the heat and rain, our tomatoes have run amok. Although I put the rows four feet apart, staking and caging the plants, you can hardly fish your way though the...
Will comes for a two-week visit and we are getting lots done
My boyfriend, Will, flew in Thursday from Washington State and he hit the deck running.
Instead of jetlag, he woke me up at 6:30 A.M. Friday, jeans on and ready to work. Mom's still in...
Q and A: canning beans, transplanting fruit trees, and canning with kids
Canning beans
I decided to can up several kinds of beans to save heat in the kitchen during the summer. They all look good but they are not juicy like store bought ones. Did I...