Despite our latest snowstorm, my first peppers are up
Yep, ANOTHER snowstorm! The weather radio, which we live by, is calling for a major winter storm with up to 14 inches of blowing, heavy, wet snow falling today, tonight, and tomorrow. Sigh. Just...
Winter seems to be setting in for good
Although we had thought winter was here already, we got a week of thawing (which made everything a lake of ice), but it's looking serious now. Luckily, yesterday was nice and even sunny at...
I’ve been canning…and shooting photos for the new book
While all the major writing has been done on the new Backwoods Home book on growing and canning your own food, I still had two photo shoots to do, showing the steps of both...
Q and A: Canning beans and canning peanut butter
Canning beans
Can I can beans not using any salt?
Ann Hazelett
Litchfield Park, Arizona
Definitely. The salt is only a flavor enhancer; it does nothing to preserve the vegetables or canned meats. -- Jackie
Making peanut butter
Have you...
Frosty mornings make you think of splitting firewood
There was so much frost on the vehicles this morning when David left for school that he came in and grabbed the digital camera to take a picture. It was in the teens and...