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How to Wax Cheese
It’s not hard to learn how to wax cheese…I’ll show you First, you start with a hunk… and a horn of cheese. It is usually cheaper in my area to buy it the full sized, 10-15lb. horns as they run about...
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How to Make Beef Jerky at home
When I was growing up, my father would spend literally days making his famous beef jerky. He would choose the finest beef roast, marinate it in his special blend of seasonings, slice it paper thin,...
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How to Can Broth
First, let me say that I like to have lots of broth on hand. Especially after canning chicken, I have lots to go around. You will always find some form of bone broth in my fridge, and on my pantry...
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A Bit of History of some food preservation techniques
Food has been around since before man. In Genesis, we read that God created the trees, and vegetation on day 3, and man was created on day 6. (Genesis 1: The post A Bit of History of some food...
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How to Make Strawberry Freezer Jam
Strawberry Freezer Jam This is the season for strawberries!!! I am so excited, because my family can easily consume them at a rate of 4 pounds an hour…really! And, since they are in season, they are...
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How To Can Butter
Why can butter when it freezes so beautifully? Well, there are about a bajillion reasons, but I’ll share with you some of the ones that are most important to me. Power outtages won’t effect the...
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Dehydrating Eggs for Longer Storage
Did you know you could dehydrate eggs? Today, I am going to show you how. First off, why would I do this even though I have backyard chickens? The post Dehydrating Eggs for Longer Storage appeared...
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How To Can Ginger Syrup
My family used to be a bunch of pop addicts. This came from my “couponing” days, when I would find great deals on pop of all kinds, and buy it just because it was a great deal. I have since recanted...
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How To Can Milk
Why can milk? Hmmmm…well, if you are only able to get groceries once a month like I am, buying several gallons of milk makes sense. BUT, trying to store the milk in the fridge and freezer is very...
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Canning Apricots
Apricots are another versatile fruit that can go from jams and jellies to sauces and savory compotes with ease. Canning apricots makes it easier to apply either way later on down the road. First,...
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How to Make Sugar Free Jelly
With Thanksgiving coming up, we all know that sugar is everywhere. Pumpking pies, jellies, sauces, etc. I want to cut some of the sugar this year, so I decided to do a Zevia swap out. The post How to...
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Water Bath Canner set GIVEAWAY!
It’s time to get ready for gardening season, whether it be planting in the ground, starting seeds, or you already have a full blown garden going. (lucky you!) And, part of gardening is preserving that...
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How to Survive a Produce Auction
Spring is in full swing, and Summer isn’t far off. Gardens are all around, and many are producing wonderfully, tasty treats already. You have heard of a Farmer’s Market, but have you ever been to a...
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How to Can Bell Peppers
Our garden ALWAYS includes red bell peppers. Eating them fresh as a snack or as a side dish with dip, cut up into salads or sauteed in a stir fry, is there any other veggie so versatile? Of course, to...
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How to Can Potatoes
There a few ways to store potatoes, and canning is a very good way, especially if you don’t have a root cellar to store them in. We don’t even have a decent basement and with only rocket stove heat,...
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How to Use Your Pressure Canner
Before you begin pressure canning, I always recommend that you read or re-read your manual. It’s amazing how much we think we remember, but when we go back new things can be revealed. Some other key...
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How to Can Applesauce
Perhaps the easiest, and most common thing to can for people is applesauce. You only need a few things to get a shelf full of yummy appleyness for winter, apples, water, a blender, jars, and a canner....
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Raw Blueberry Jam recipe
I am loving blueberry season! We finally got to go and pick some of the tasty little morsels today! We freeze, dehydrate and jam ours, as well as eat fresh. The post Raw Blueberry Jam recipe...
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Canning Blueberries
With blueberries in full abundance for only a short time, gathering as many as possible and storing for the winter is a must in our family. We use them in smoothies, oatmeal, granola, in pies, or on...
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Pressure Canning Recipes
Now that you have some of the pressure canning basics down, what’s next? Well, how about some pressure canning recipes to get you and your pressure canning cooking? Here’s a list of some of my “go to”...
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