I was at our homeschool group, from 8:40-3:30, including travel time. My family likes to eat at 5 p.m., so I needed a solution. Before I left for our group, from the freezer I took homemade, frozen...
Slow Cooked Stock in 30 Minutes
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Canning Dry Beans — Skip the Soak
Well, it seems beans have knocked chicken off the number one spot of being the easiest things I've ever canned. The only thing that makes canning beans easier, is you don't have to deal with messy,...
Pickled Asparagus with Low Temp Pasteurization Method
I've been experimenting a variety of pickles, including turnip and carrot. When asparagus went on sale at Easter for $1.49 a pound, it occurred to me that asparagus pickles could be interesting too,...
Canning Chicken
When boneless chicken breasts go on sale for $1.79 a pound, I've been known to buy 30 pounds. It may sound crazy, but it's just good home economics. I do many different things with this chicken - -...
Blackberry Applesauce
I bought 77 pounds of apples recently for a bargain at the farmers market. You might wonder what a family of four could ever do with 77 pounds of apples. Witness the yield of only 30 pounds of the...
Canning Crushed Pineapple
Canned pineapple is something I find to be rather expensive, so I'm always scouting a good deal. The last time pineapples went on sale for 99 cents, I bought several. Normally, I dehydrate and...