Once upon a time, there lived a girl who thought that cream soups were bought from the store. And even though it made her gag just a little as she scraped the remaining snot-like remnants of oddly-yellow-colored contents from the inside of a can, these said cream soups were, after all, edible. Right? Ugh. There’s […]
Canning. It is what makes us giddy upon finding a hoard of jars in a thrift shop and has us blissfully sweating in our kitchens on hot summer days, standing over steaming pots and dreaming of the winter to come when our goods will be most appreciated. It is what has us in tears over […]
This is a compilation of all the canning posts available on the blog. Canning Basics How to Use a {Dial Gauge} Pressure Canner How to Use a {Weighted Gauge} Pressure Canner How to Prepare for {and Save Money On} Canning Season How to Store Your Home Canned Goods Fruits/Vegetables Apple Butter Apple Pie Filling Applesauce: […]
A very generous friend of mine and her prolific plum tree finds me with the delightful task of seeking out new and interesting ways to use up this delicious fall fruit. And in both my search of a new recipe and my constant desire to reconnect with the ways of the past, I came upon […]
Last year, I wrote a how-to post on using a weighted gauge pressure canner. Today I’d like to share with you how to use a dial gauge pressure canner. The main difference between a weighted gauge and a dial gauge is that the weighted gauge canner has a weight on top that will jiggle or […]
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 […]
It’s all about apples this week on the blog, and today we’re going to be making some Wild Baked Apples. Of course, you’re welcome to use whatever apples you have- but since the apples used in this recipe are on the smaller side, you may have to adjust the ingredients accordingly. {Grab the kids for […]
A hot topic of late {with being apple season} is what to do with the leftover apple peels and cores? {If you’ve already tried the Canned Apple Pie Filling recipe from my previous post or Homemade Applesauce, you might have found yourself already with a mound of scraps!} Sure, we can always compost them or […]
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 […]
