Q and A: Canning butter, Tomatoes not setting fruit, and Water-bathed chicken stock
Canning butter
My garden has started to produce and I have been in a canning frenzy the last couple of weeks. As long as I am doing all this canning I thought I would try...
With a leap of faith, we planted our second crop of potatoes on July...
And they are making potatoes! With our weird spring, our first rows of potatoes were a miserable failure; a few scattered plants. But I bought more and was given a bunch more, yet, so...
Q and A: Allergic to nightshade vegetables and Canning cabbage soup
Allergic to nightshade vegetables
I am looking at my food storage. Lots of canned veggies and pasta meals. I recently found out that I am allergic to all the nightshades, that's right, tomato, potato, eggplant...
It’s been a busy few days
First off, Will kind of limped-dragged home a load of round bales recently — the wheel bearing on our hay transport had gone out. Now, our hay transport isn't one of those nice (and...
Q and A: Spilled lamp oil and canning burritos and raviolis
Spilled lamp oil
I try to purchase good things at garage sales, etc. I recently moved and somehow in with my stainless steel pots and pans I spilled lamp oil in that box and the...