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How to Can Tomatoes in a Canner or Large Pot – Easy Instructions
So far on the site I’ve covered how to can tomatoes as spaghetti sauce, salsa, soup and ketchup, but sometimes you just want to have naked tomatoes stuffed in jars. For maximum tomato flavor, I like...
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Home Freeze Drying – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
I’ve been curious about home freeze drying ever since a did an interview with Dr. Prepper back in 2015. The doc raved about his home freeze dryer. He loved the quality of the food, how much money it...
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No Can Dill Pickles – Just Stick Them in a Jar!
My early attempts at dill pickles were not very successful. I followed the FDA guidelines from the Ball Blue Book of Preserving, and ended up with tasty pickles with absolutely no crunch. I love my...
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9 Ways to Preserve Pears, Plus Tips to Prevent Browning
Our neighbors have a beautiful pear tree that’s over 50 years old, and each year they invite us to share in the harvest. Big tree = many, many pears, so over the years I’ve used many different ways to...
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Root Cellars 101- Root Cellar Design, Use and Mistakes to Avoid
A root cellar is a great option to include in your food storage plan, since they require no energy to use and require very little maintenance. It’s great if you can build in a root cellar when your...
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25+ Asparagus Recipes Plus 4 Ways to Store Asparagus
Spring asparagus is a wonderful blessing after a long winter. Those first tender stalks are absolutely delicious raw, straight out of the garden. If you have large home patch – or want to take...
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5 Best Freeze Dried Foods – Quality Long Term Food Storage
With extreme weather – heat, fires and floods – hitting much of the country and civil turmoil keeping semi trucks from making their deliveries, there’s never been a better time to build up your food...
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Homemade Pickle Relish Sweetened with Honey
Homemade pickle relish wasn’t super high on my food preservation list, but I’m glad I decided to make some since the homemade version tastes awesome! Even my husband, who is not a relish guy, likes...
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5 Ways to Preserve Peaches, Plus the Easiest Way to Peel Peaches
My youngest loves peaches, so we make sure to preserve peaches for year round use. We always get a case or two of peaches for a local fundraiser. We’re still working on trying to get peach trees to...
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How to Can Tomatoes in a Canner or Large Pot – Easy Instructions
So far on the site I’ve covered how to can tomatoes as spaghetti sauce, salsa, soup and ketchup, but sometimes you just want to have naked tomatoes stuffed in jars. For maximum tomato flavor, I like...
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Home Freeze Drying – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
I’ve been curious about home freeze drying ever since a did an interview with Dr. Prepper back in 2015. The doc raved about his home freeze dryer. He loved the quality of the food, how much money it...
View ArticleClik here to view.
No Can Dill Pickles – Just Stick Them in a Jar!
My early attempts at dill pickles were not very successful. I followed the FDA guidelines from the Ball Blue Book of Preserving, and ended up with tasty pickles with absolutely no crunch. I love my...
View ArticleClik here to view.
9 Ways to Preserve Pears, Plus Tips to Prevent Browning
Our neighbors have a beautiful pear tree that’s over 50 years old, and each year they invite us to share in the harvest. Big tree = many, many pears, so over the years I’ve used many different ways to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Root Cellars 101- Root Cellar Design, Use and Mistakes to Avoid
A root cellar is a great option to include in your food storage plan, since they require no energy to use and require very little maintenance. It’s great if you can build in a root cellar when your...
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Preparedness Storage – Finding Room and Keeping it Safe and Sound
With ongoing economic uncertainty and erratic weather conditions, investing in food and general preparedness storage makes sense and can provide a very good return on time and money spent. Food prices...
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25+ Asparagus Recipes Plus 4 Ways to Store Asparagus
Spring asparagus is a wonderful blessing after a long winter. Those first tender stalks are absolutely delicious raw, straight out of the garden. If you have large home patch – or want to take...
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5 Best Freeze Dried Foods – Quality Long Term Food Storage
With extreme weather – heat, fires and floods – hitting much of the country and civil turmoil keeping semi trucks from making their deliveries, there’s never been a better time to build up your food...
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Homemade Pickle Relish Sweetened with Honey
Homemade pickle relish wasn’t super high on my food preservation list, but I’m glad I decided to make some since the homemade version tastes awesome! Even my husband, who is not a relish guy, likes...
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5 Ways to Preserve Peaches, Plus the Easiest Way to Peel Peaches
My youngest loves peaches, so we make sure to preserve peaches for year round use. We always get a case or two of peaches for a local fundraiser. We’re still working on trying to get peach trees to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How to Can Tomatoes in a Canner or Large Pot – Easy Instructions
So far on the site I’ve covered how to can tomatoes as spaghetti sauce, salsa, soup and ketchup, but sometimes you just want to have naked tomatoes stuffed in jars. For maximum tomato flavor, I like...
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