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Thoughts on sales of produce for canning
I've posted before on the dearth of local market gardeners where I live selling vegetables in quantities for canning. You can easily stop in at any number of different farm stands near me and buy a few tomatoes for a salad, but I don't know of any where you can stop in and buy a bushel or two to make your own sauce. The…
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Canning Greens
Got myself a bran spanking new pressure canner for my induction stove. I'm so happy with it! I was reading the manual and came across directions to can greens such as chard, kale etc. Who knew? I sure didn't and was surprised that this could even work. Please share how it turns out if you pressure can them. After canning…
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Making mango wine - how to make the best wine ever!
I was visiting family over the 4th and my sister @Selene Staehle and brother-in-law Guy were completely over abundant with mangoes. By the time I got there, Selene's freezers were full, the dehydrator had been going 24/7, and neighbors were running from them if they showed up with a bag. The above photo is only a tiny…
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Just add water ...
And maybe a little cornstarch! Shhh! Nothing brings me more joy than a meal like this. And it's just 3 ingredients! (plus water and yes, cornstarch to make the gravy). Yes, I did spend countless hours canning the beef and green beans and dehydrating the potato bark for instant mash. But, the truth is...I enjoy…
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How do you store your dehydrated chili peppers....
How do you store your dehydrated peppers? Do you vacuum seal? Freeze? What's your tried and true method. And how do you reconstitute them? Do you dry roast and soak? Thanks!
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Fermenting cucumbers
Do you ferment cucumbers? I do! The cucumber season has started and we can eat them every day. Grandchildren love them as a snack. Now I have enough to ferment. When I finally put them in jars the liquid is cloudy, but an added oak leave makes it clear and the cucumbers are crispy. I keep the canned cucumbers for over a…
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Easy Homemade Bacon | How to Cure Your Own Bacon at Home
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Paleo and Keto backup foods? your suggestions
Hi Everyone, I'm getting a lot of questions from folks on the keto or paleo diets on what foods can they buy now to stock up? That would be protein and fats... Yes, I tell them to get chickens, rabbits, a garden for fresh food... and a stock of backup supplies is really a good idea. In general the question of what to stock…
