Chances are you might be planning on making cranberry sauce from scratch this fall, for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. If you have a few more minutes, can a big batch of it instead. Then you have plenty to have on hand, but in small enough portions it won't spoil in the fridge. And you'll have… Continue reading 2 Bags of Cranberries: Canned Cranberry Sauce For The Year
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Check Out Our YouTube Channel
I've been adding a lot more content to my YouTube channel. Orginally, long ago, it was only for backpacking and trailcooking videos, but then I got busy in life and left it behind. I came back this past year and started making reels on Facebook about gardening, homesteading and prepping. Out of that I started… Continue reading Check Out Our YouTube Channel
Slow Cooked Pumpkin Pecan Butter
There is a lot to be said about pumpkin butter and canning it. That part I will leave up to the reader, if they feel safe with canning it. The USDA and the many college extensions will say to not do it. Why? Because pumpkin is a low acid food. This makes water bath canning… Continue reading Slow Cooked Pumpkin Pecan Butter
Freeze-Drying The Sweet Side Of Cakes And Bread
This was a fun adventure with our Harvest Right freeze-dryer. I made up 2 chocolate cakes, 2 gluten-free pumpkin breads, and 1 of my favorite sugar-free cheesecake to freeze-dry. We run on a Large size unit, with 5 trays. With the cake and bread I replaced all the oil with unsweetened applesauce, to keep the… Continue reading Freeze-Drying The Sweet Side Of Cakes And Bread
The Fleeting Season of Medicinal Flowers
The past few weeks every time I was in the gardens - or out on walks in the woods, if I saw flowers popped up, I was picking them. This is a yearly thing for me, in late summer as we approach fall. I played it right, and got a lot picked before the rains… Continue reading The Fleeting Season of Medicinal Flowers