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) […]
So I think I’ve decided that a great way to start out the week is with a how-to every Monday (we’ll see how it goes!). And today I thought I’d start off with some pressure canning since I had my canner out last night and had a chance to snap some pictures while I was […]
Today I have for you not only a simple way to preserve fresh sweet corn, but- in my opinion- the ONLY way to do so. If you’ve never had REAL sweet corn straight from the farm (I’m not talking grocery store here), you are sorely missing out. It’s amazing. Like sweet sunshine on a cob. […]
I’ve been working here and there on my blog, adding in some new pages and updating as I go. I’ve finally taken a moment to dedicate a little bit of time to our Heritage Breeds and what they are (see left sidebar)- and why they’re important. I’ve added some heritage breeds of my own to […]
