Q and A: canning spaghetti and storing water
Canning spaghetti sauce
We like to use Prego and Ragu sauces and add meat for our pasta meals. Can we pressure can the store bought/meat added sauces? If so, what times and pressures would we...
Did you ever have one of those days?
Yesterday was mine. Early in the morning, Will sent me to Hibbing, 30 miles away, to rent the 2-inch trash pump again. First off, he needed it to draw down the muddy ground water...
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Finally, spring is here!
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After two months with a frozen water line, we have water!
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