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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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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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11 Freeze Drying Mistakes to Avoid for Best Storage Quality
Buzzing around Instagram and online freeze drying groups, I see a lot of photos of people showing off their home freeze dried goodies – and a lot of freeze drying mistakes. We got our home freeze...
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Dehydrator Versus Freeze Dryer – What’s the Difference?
Several people have asked me, “What's the difference between dehydrating and free drying?” or “What's the difference between a dehydrator and a freeze dryer?”. Although they perform similar functions...
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How to Can Food at Home – Quick Guide to Safe Home Canning
To can food at home, you combine canning safe glass jars, lids with rubber gaskets, food that's safe for canning and the right heat processing. Home canning allows you to preserve almost any food –...
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Home Food Drying – 6 Things You Need to Know to Dehydrate Food at Home
Are you considering home food drying? Want an easy way to store and preserve food? Need a food storage method that doesn't take up much space and requires very little equipment? Want to make healthier...
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Vegetable Dehydrating – How to Dry Vegetables for Storage
Vegetable dehydrating is an easy way to store vegetables for long term use. During harvest season, my dehydrators live on my kitchen counter. Herbs, greens, fruits, veggies – everything get dried and...
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Almond Pears – Home Canned Pears with a Light Almond Syrup
I discovered these almond pears with almond liquor many years ago in the Ball Blue Book. I used to make them up as a special treat for my husband's great uncle, Bill. Bill wasn't a big fan of fruits...
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Freezing Fresh Green Beans With or Without Blanching, Step by Step Instructions
Freezing fresh green beans is a quick and easy way to preserve them for later use. Whether you're freezing pole beans, bush beans, yellow beans or other snap beans, the method is the same. I prefer to...
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Vacuum Sealers – What You Need to Know Before You Buy
A vacuum sealer is one of those kitchen machines you don’t realize how much you’ll use – until you buy one. We use our vacuum sealer for food storage, sealing jars and bottles, corrosion protection,...
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25+ Healthy 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...
View Article9 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 ArticleHome Freeze Drying – Read this Before You Buy a Freeze Dryer
Thinking about getting a freeze dryer? We'll explain how home freeze drying works, and answer questions about freeze dried food storage for emergencies and more. Why get a freeze dryer? I've been...
View Article5 Ways to Preserve Peaches – Plus the Easiest Way to Peel Peaches
Each year I preserve peaches in a variety of ways, stashing some for us to enjoy and some to use as gifts. (I have yet to find someone who does not appreciate homemade peach jam.) In this post I'll...
View ArticleHow to Can Food at Home – Quick Guide to Safe Home Canning
To can food at home, you combine canning safe glass jars, lids with rubber gaskets, food that’s safe for canning and the right heat processing. Home canning allows you to preserve almost any food –...
View ArticleHome Food Drying – 6 Things You Need to Know to Dehydrate Food at Home
Are you considering home food drying? Want an easy way to store and preserve food? Need a food storage method that doesn’t take up much space and requires very little equipment? Want to make healthier...
View Article25+ Healthy 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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