It’s not always easy to know how to sterilize canning jars. But, the process of sterilizing empty jars is really simple. There are several different methods that we’ll cover. Each has its advantages and disadvantages. Choose the one that makes sense for you. Home canning is a proven method of home food preservation and one …
Warmer temperatures often mean a longer growing season, but not for all of us. Gardeners in a short-growing climate have the added challenge of tomatoes not ripening on the vine. Thankfully there is a solution and it’s a simple one at that. Knowing how to ripen tomatoes indoors is great news for tomato lovers. You …
Preserving potatoes for winter is a great way to have fresh potatoes all year long. There are many methods of preserving potatoes, but the three most popular are freezing, root cellar, and canning. My favorite is storing them in a root cellar, but that’s not possible for many people. We just harvested our potatoes yesterday. …
Cabbage soup is a great soup to make any time of the year. Every autumn, after harvesting cabbage from the garden or receiving cabbage from family, I make a large pot of cabbage soup. It stores well if preserved properly. This soup cans and freezes easily. It will stay fresh in the fridge for a …
Once you know how to collect poppy seeds, you will never need to repurchase them. Poppies are easy flowers to grow. They usually aren’t planted as a cut flower, because the flower petals fall off really easily. However, they are a beautiful addition to your garden. They also grow really well in zone 2. Perennial …
Whether you have a surplus of raspberries, or just want to learn how to make raspberry juice, this delicious and simple recipe will be sure to please. It only contains three ingredients and is chock full of raspberry flavor. We planted raspberries on our homestead six years ago. I first planted thornless raspberries but had …
It’s been a couple of weeks of restocking our freezers. We’ve been overloaded with a bounty of fresh fruits and vegetables. Unfortunately, the summer months are short and sweet. Pea and bean season only last about 3 weeks around here, and unless you plant multiple harvests, that’s not a long time to enjoy them. The …
It’s almost raspberry season, and I’m getting excited! Raspberries are held in high regard around here. Knowing how to freeze raspberries will help you preserve their deliciousness throughout the year. While frozen raspberries will never taste the exact way their fresh counterparts do, they rival them in other ways. Freezing raspberries makes better jam than …
Almost every year, we head up to the Northwest Territories here in Canada to catch some gigantic northern pike. These northern pike recipes that I’m going to share today are tried and true recipes. They have been used with great success many times. Northern Pike is primarily a freshwater fish that can be found in …
There are two main canning methods, that are very popular. Water bath canning, and pressure canning. What is the difference? Today we’ll compare pressure canning vs. water bath canning. Water bath canning is one of the easiest ways to start learning how to can foods. It’s not quite as intimidating as pressure canning, because you …
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