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How to Can Your Own Recipes
Canning recipes are great to have but they aren’t absolutely necessary. Now, the GMO Food and Drug Pushers Administration might disagree, but I firmly believe that if you have a grasp on food safety principals and canning basics, that you can preserve your own recipes. You need to follow theRead the Rest…
The Canning Manifesto
A lot of people look at my canning projects and they shake their heads. “Why would you work that hard when you can just go to the grocery store?” The list of reasons is long and distinguished. Most of all, I want our food to actually be food. I don’tRead the Rest…
Canning 101: Pressure Canning
A few words about pressure canning. First of all, you are NOT going to blow yourself up. Let’s put this thought to rest right now! My first attempt at pressure canning took place after I’d sent the girls off to school one day, just in case, things began exploding. IRead the Rest…
Canning 101: Water Bath Canning
Water bath canning is a great way to start for beginners. There is no scary equipment, the start-up cost is minimal and there is less margin for error. Water bath canning is a safe method for preserving high-acid foods. Some examples of foods that can be canned in aRead the Rest…
How to Can Roast Beast
Sometimes you just get lucky and you hit the mother-lode on meat. Maybe it’s a great sale – for example, my favorite butcher gave me a great deal on some beef this week. Perhaps you’ve bought a portion of a cow or pig in cooperation with some others. Maybe there’sRead the Rest…
Holy Jalapeno Relish
I saw a big bag of jalapeno peppers on the “last day of sale” rack at the local store – woohoo! A lot of people might say, “What the heck can a person do with all of those hot peppers?” Well, let me introduce you to my favorite condiment (whichRead the Rest…
Canning for Preppers
Canning is the perfect solution for preppers – any preppers, not just those who are seeking a natural nutrition source. Once you have a pressure canner (and you conquer the fear of blowing yourself up with it!) you can preserve nearly anything. By creating meals right in the jars, youRead the Rest…
Bestern Southwestern Chicken Soup
I’m in the process of a looooooonnnnggg move. Okay, it’s not quite cross country but still a 7 hour drive. So I am trying to use up the contents of my freezer and my garden in order to allow it to travel better. Also, if you think about it, I’mRead the Rest…
Pleasantly Pickled Red Onions
You know how you have to get that stinky onion smell on your fingers every time you slice up onions for a sandwich or a cheeseburger? If you have Pleasantly Pickled Red Onions in the fridge, your stinky finger problems are over!!!! This is a very quick-n-easy canning project –Read the Rest…
Pantry Basics: Canning Chicken
Skinless Boneless Chicken Lots of folks were hit by the power outage this summer across the North-Eastern part of the US. Not only were thousands of freezers full of meat ($$$$$) lost when the contents thawed out and people had no way to cook them, but residents realized that theyRead the Rest…