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Canning & Preserving: Methods & Basic Terms
There are two traditional methods to can; Pressure or Stream Canning and Water-Bath Canning. Here are simple explanations to both and what types of foods you could use for each type. Pressure Canning...
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For many of the basic tools needed, you may already have them in your kitchen. There are a few items that are made for canning that are needed but none are extremely costly and many can probably be...
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Canning & Preserving: How to Can Green Beans
To be honest, I really prefer canned green beans over frozen green beans. Many may not share my opinions but it is just that, my own. This year I had the privilege to can a nice amount of green...
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Canning & Preserving: Canning Tomatoes
This year I had envisioned growing enough tomatoes to be able to put up my own for the winter. Well, needless to say with the drought, extreme heat and lack of pollination that didn’t happen for me...
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Recipe: Homemade Blueberry Fruit Leathers
I love to bake and cook, especially because I love knowing EXACTLY what is going into the food I’m feeding my family. My daughter recently fell in love with fruit leather, which at the natural market...
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Canning & Preserving: Canning Corn
Now if my children had their say, all the corn we eat would be corn on the cob! Both my children have always loved corn on the cob! The truth is, I have limited freezer space and although I did...
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Preserving & Canning: Freezing Spinach
When I think about spinach I always think of Popeye. Not that I watched it much growing up, but my I remember my Papaw did (he is a big kid). Anyways, Spinach is a green that is so good for us....
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Preserving: Freezing Raspberries & Blackberries
One of our absolute favorite things about summer are all the big delicious ripe berries we get to eat. Both my children love berries in any form. Right now Addie’s favorite are raspberries and...
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Preserving: Freezing Broccoli
Have you ever grown broccoli? It is so delicious! Although the last few years I have not had success since our weather has been wacky, I am yet again going to try to grow broccoli this fall. As a...
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Prolonging Your Harvest: How to Store Potatoes
There are so many benefits to growing your own garden, storing and preserving your own food. Not only can you save a tremendous amount of money but I love knowing exactly what has gone into and put...
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