Q and A: using a fermenting crock for meat and peeling Hopi Pale Gray...
Using fermenting crock for meat
My husband would like to cure some meat in my German fermenting crock. Will my crock be safe to use...
Lots and lots going on on the homestead
First and foremost, fall is upon us. I first noticed a maple tree with a red leafed branch a week ago. Then we had...
Q and A: pressure canner or cooker and thick preserves
Pressure canner or cooker
We bought an electric pressure cooker/canner (Power) with the understanding we could use it for canning vegetables. Now online we...
We really are loving our warm weather
Although far from true spring here in the northland, temperatures in the forties sure feel wonderful. This weekend, I canned up almost all of...
Harvest continues and we attack new projects
We've dug our second row of five rows of potatoes, yielding 50 pounds of big fat russet potatoes. Watching those nice clean potatoes roll...