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Canning Lid Failure Test
Tips, Tricks and Techniques
In the past two years, learning the art and craft of home canning has really gained interest across the globe. With this surge of new interest, many suppliers could not keep up with demand. Couple this with a downturn in the economy, logistical issues and the cost of raw materials…
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Preparing Fruit for Canning
Tips, Tricks and Techniques
Here are a few important tips and instructions to help you prepare your fruit for home canning. In addition to selecting the highest-quality fruits, there are some key techniques I would like to share to help you wash, cut and peel your fruit successfully – especially seeing we will be…
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Adjusting For Altitude – Pressure Canning
Safe Canning Practices
It takes longer for water to boil at a higher altitude because the air pressure is lower. Further, water evaporates faster but gases expand more. For those of you living in higher altitudes, changes are you have already learned to adjust your cooking and baking recipes. It is no different…
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Which Type of Pressure Canner Should I Buy?
Safe Canning Practices
As an educator, I spend a great deal of time answering valuable questions to help canners across the world. More often than not, the same question will surface which means to me, great minds think alike. When it comes to pressure canning, I get tons of questions – and I…
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Here Are a Few “Must-Do” Gardening Tips For September
Gardening
As the long, lazy summer days get shorter and the blistering August heat starts to slowly trail off, you know September is on its way. Read More: Blow Your Family Away With These Simple-To-Make Healthy and Scrumptious Applesauce Muffins Labor Day marks the sad end to all of those great…
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The Most Important Steps in Gardening!
Gardening
We get a lot of questions about our garden. They usually come right after the comment, “I’d love to have a garden, but have NO IDEA where to start!” I always respond, “Start with Step 1. It’s the most important step, and everything else after that depends on your answer…
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Yikes–We Shrunk the Homestead!
Heritage Skills
What is a homestead? Most people will answer it’s acreage, or land, or some kind of farm setup. I’ve lived on acreage, and I’ve lived in studio apartments. In both circumstances I still considered myself a homesteader. How’s that possible? Because “homestead” is a verb, not a noun! You don’t…
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The 5 Best Tips if Canning with a Nesco 9 Quart Smart
Safe Canning Practices, Tips, Tricks and Techniques
Pressure Canning can be a very scary task for many of you. And thanks to the power of the Internet and unqualified canning groups on social media, navigating these waters can be even more scary. I received a question via email this week. I believe the question and answer were…
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Blow Your Family Away With These Simple-To-Make Healthy and Scrumptious Applesauce Muffins
Bread Making & Baking
When my son was a toddler he just loved applesauce! And, the TV show, Blues Clues, was top of his list. He loved everything Blues Clues and had every toy and stuffed animal ta boot. We even took him to Blues Clue Live in Grand Rapids, Michigan to further is…
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