I love adapting recipes to suit my needs, and in this case I was looking for a recipe in which I could use my canned venison, in addition to the potatoes I’d canned this fall and some frozen peas from the garden. This recipe {HERE} was a great starting point. My alterations resulted in a […]
Today we are going to can some carrots! Canning carrots is a great way to preserve all the goodness of this tasty crop, and if you love making soups and stews, you will love having these on hand. And it’s so easy- let’s get started! {see printable version HERE} What You Will Need: -carrots-boiling water-canning […]
Your big Thanksgiving meal is done and over- but what to do with that big ole’ turkey carcass? In the rising movement of self-sufficiency and cutting down on waste {or better yet- eliminating waste!}, it’s time to give a second thought to throwing out the “scraps”, get back to the basics which the earlier generations […]
It’s been a quiet past week here on the blog as we’ve been BUSY around here! We finally got a deer, which means processing, packaging, and a little canning too. And because of our luck, I was able to put together a how-to post on canning up some venison! There are many ways which you […]
As promised, I’m here today with a how-to on canning apple pie filling. This recipe goes GREAT with my Universal Crisp/Crumb Topping recipe. I don’t know about you, but the stuff that they call “apple pie filling” in the can from the store- not my style. At all. And don’t even get my started on […]
We’re nearing the end of canning season. How do I know this? Because I recently canned a batch of whole tomatoes– which pretty much means I’m tired of dealing with the last of my tomatoes, and the easiest way to take care of them all at once is by canning them whole. Now, I’m not […]
Sometimes I have so many things to share, but not enough about them to create its own post- so here we are today with random photos, thoughts, and updates. Fall is quickly turning into winter with snowfall already seen and accumulations forecasted over these next few days. The chickens and ducks don’t seem to mind […]
Okay, so I cannot say enough how much I love using a steamer/juicer. If you’ve never used one- you need to. Especially if you’re a fan of making jelly, and it is the ideal way to create juice for canning purposes (read all about the pros and cons HERE). What was once a somewhat dreaded […]
Welcome! Since we’ve surpassed a good couple of frosts, apple season is well underway in my neck of the woods. And with it comes LOTS of canning- applesauce, apple butter, apple pie filling, apple jelly…so many delicious things underway. So today I’m going to share with you how to make and can your own applesauce! […]
I got to can some late season green beans (with our cold summer, everything was late this year!), so I thought it would be the perfect topic for my how-to today 🙂 Let’s get started! How-To: Can Green Beans(Printable Instructions HERE) According to standard canning guidelines, all vegetables (except for pickled products and acidified tomatoes) […]
