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Preserving Onions
Last year I tried to store all our onions by drying them. The year before I chopped and froze them. Both methods had their own benefits and limitations. This year I hope to do a bit of both plus try...
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Spaghetti Sauce and Cleaning The Stove Top
Canning season is upon us; has been for a while now. I am finally getting to the tomato canning portion of my “want to preserve for winter” list. The first steps I knew pretty well: wash tomatoes...
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Pickling With Ball -September 4th
My luck with pickles has not been the best, they always come out too soft. If you are like me, then this may be just what the doctor chef ordered. Related PostsTomato Canning, Day 3 – more spaghetti...
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Monthly Reminder: Check Your Jars
I love the smell of produce cooking down or being made into a new dish to can up for the Winter/Year ahead. The kitchen may be sticky and the dishes seem never ending, but the end result is worth it....
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This Week In The Garden
What a week this has been. Today has been the first morning that was relatively “free” to do with as I please (read: canning, finally!) Then a call came, “You haven’t dropped off the plans yet this...
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Today’s Canning Adventures – apples
With various bushels of apples sitting in my kitchen, it was obvious what I really needed to do today. The process actually started last night by making 6 quarts of sliced apples. Today my goal was...
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Because I Do NOT Have To Do It All – Produce Auctions
You can not do it all. Maybe that is not exactly accurate. Perhaps it should say that “Usually every gardener can not grow everything all the time”, or even “Most gardeners do not want to grow...
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Produce Auctions in Iowa
This post in part of a series about produce auctions across the USA. While this is not a comprehensive list, I have tried to include auctions about which I can find information. If you know of any...
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Produce Auctions in Illinois
This post in part of a series about produce auctions across the USA. While this is not a comprehensive list, I have tried to include auctions about which I can find information. If you know of any...
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Produce Auctions in Canada
This post in part of a series about produce auctions across the USA. While this is not a comprehensive list, I have tried to include auctions about which I can find information. If you know of any...
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