MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE
We've been hoping for a respite from our darned catalog's mailing list problems and thought it was done; then today we found out somehow the internet fairies absconded with a third of the list!...
Ah! Evening and the work’s all done… (well kind of…)
Even though our killing frost happened a couple of weeks ago, I'm still busy canning. Some days, it's a bit too busy. For instance, two days ago I canned up spaghetti sauce, chili with...
Yep, we got more snow
Six inches of it, blowing sideways. You can guess we didn't move much, except to take care of the critters. It does absolutely no good to even try to plow the driveway while it's...
The sun is drying things out so we can get to work
After lots of rain, which turned our central and north gardens to clay mush, the sun has been out daily and things are starting to dry. It's a good thing too, as our central...
Q and A: shelf life of apple juice and Canada Crookneck seeds
Shelf life of apple juice
If using a Mehu-Liisa to extract apple juice, is draining the hot liquid into a properly cleaned and heated jar with a two piece canning lid all that is needed?...