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Salsa for Canning

Salsa made from vine-ripened, sun-bathed tomatoes can not be beat. It’s the taste of summer in a jar. It’s entirely possible to make your whole salsa from vegetables grown right in your own backyard. Everyone has their own favorite salsa – here is ours. It’s a mild salsa. My husband likes it smooth, so he […]

My strategy for canning chicken broth and stock

Chicken is one of the most versatile things I like to can. You can can chicken meat, broth and/or stock. I hate waste, and by being able to can these three things, I can make the most of my chicken. Once the bones have gone through broth and stock making they will […]

Dehydrated Lemons & Other Citrus

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Lemons (and […]

Dehydrating Mushrooms

 

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You can air-dry, oven dry or use a dehydrator to dry your mushrooms. For the purpose of […]

Dehydrated Celery

Celery doesn’t last for very long in the fridge, and if your fridge happens to have an identity crisis and think it’s a freezer, your celery becomes wilted. Sometimes there are just a few stalks left that you forget about (that go to waste). I am all about reducing waste when it […]

Dehydrating Potatoes

Potatoes are one of my favorite foods to dehydrate. They are just so versatile, and rehydrate really well. Once dried, they shrink and loose weight. There won’t be an issue with storing them for long time when stored correctly and no worry about sprouting or molding. Usually we purchase a few hundred pounds of potatoes […]

Canning as a Family Tradition

(this is an older post, copied from my old blog that I am trying to combine with this one)

As our family grows and ages, we’re finding a somewhat regular rhythm to life. There are things to do each season. I realized this year that our end-of-summer […]

Does Canning Save You Money?

This summer I have had the joy of teaching other people how to can. It seems the question that always comes up is – does it really save you money? After you consider the cost of the jars, the canner, then the produce – certainly it […]