by Lisa Matthews | Jun 5, 2018 | canning, dairy, DIY, milking, preservation, pressure canning |
Now, before the attacks start, and the canning police come in with guns blazing, let me make a couple of things perfectly clear before I go any further with this post! I have been canning for well over 30 years, and I am FULLY AWARE, that what I am about to post is...
by Lisa Matthews | Sep 18, 2016 | canning, carrots, garden, homesteading, lifestyle, pantry staples, preservation, pressure canning |
I love growing my own food in the garden to can, but let’s be realistic for a few minutes. There are times when there is a “crop failure” and you simply do not get enough of one item to can up for your family. There are also those that...
by Lisa Matthews | Jul 25, 2016 | canning, cooking, DIY, gardening, green beans, growing food, homesteading, preservation, pressure canning |
Our green beans have been a big disappointment this year. It seems that some years are just not good gardening years, despite the best of intentions, hard work and knowledge. A friend came to our rescue and offered up some of her green beans that she did...
by Lisa Matthews | Jul 24, 2016 | canning, corn, gardening, growing food, homesteading, lifestyle, preservation, pressure canning |
I home canned corn for the first time in 2014. Prior to that, we had always frozen our corn for home storage. While this is a great way to preserve corn, in the summer of 2013, we had a freezer go out, and did not discover it quickly enough to save...
