Canning Basics

Home canning or preserving can be a very rewarding task. Once you know the basics it’s pretty easy and very safe if you follow the recommendations and don’t take short cuts.
It may seem like lots of work to start with but come winter, and around here they come soon and last forever, opening a jar of home [...]

Jelly Update

I thought this morning I would sent this post to Debbie and a couple of others who left some questions about making strawberry jelly. Since it is berry & fruit season there are lots of other recipes to make as well. Here is the link to the Strawberry Jelly recipe.
Q:
I do not have any canning equipment, [...]

I have to show you this!

My friend Mitchell and I email back and forth all day long every day. That may seem like neither of us get anything done but actually we do. It’s easy to check quickly then go about what I was doing.
Anyway, he has been working on a new blog. You will find the link to it [...]

Dandelion Jelly

This week brought more dandelions flowering in the grass. I spent an afternoon picking nice big open blossoms.
This is the first step in making Dandelion jelly.
I then found a nice spot to watch the horses play and pulled all of the petals. I was careful to keep out the green parts, they aren’t to tasty. [...]