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My garlic looks good too, considering we had a late spring. Glad to see it...I almost lost it all (500 bulbs) the year before last because of waxy breakdown from the extreme heat we had. I salvaged enough of my favorites to keep it going, but voles got their share this winter, grrrr. Garlic...

Buckled lids have a high failure rate. I'd drain them and freeze.

Been doing sort of a paleo diet trying to clear out yeast overgrowth so I've been experimenting with (edible) snacks to have on hand at work. I'd use that in nut and seed bars.

I let my jam cool quite a bit before ladling into the jar. Stir it a few times and you'll be able to tell when the fruit stays suspended. If you waterbath your jam for 10 minutes (or 5 at sea level), it'll get plenty hot enough to get a good seal.

I'm not sure how long you would pressure can your recipe, but depending on proportions, it looks plenty acidic. The rule of thumb for pickles is that at least half your liquid should be 5% strength vinegar. Lemon juice can be subbed and with the OJ and rice vinegar and no water, you're fine. I...

Cooking Goddess...no they're not too sweet. At least for us.

I've made these for nearly a hundred years... * Exported from MasterCook * Quick Pickled Beets Recipe By :Katie Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Vegies Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method...

I stuck a halibut fillet in the sous vide,then topped it with some mayo/capers/herbs then panko and broiled for a minute. Made a risotto with some dried tomatoes and pesto, and steamed asparagus. And Girl Scout cookies for dessert. ...Samoas.

I've tried freezer bags and plastic freezer containers but now we do the same as S&P....freeze about 1/2" deep in tupperware freezer containers then pop them out and seal in food saver. Just found some from 2013 in the back of the freezer and used it tonight in risotto and it was great.

I made them with my Girl Scouts years ago, but I think we just used jello...like thicker jello jigglers. I'd try 2 tbsp gelatin to a cup of fruit juice. Last summer I tried zucchini gummy worms...strips of the meaty part of the zucc, 1 can 100% fruit juice concentrate and a can of water...

Kimchi! I tried making it once and it was nasty. But I used plain old round garden cabbage and red pepper flakes. My sis sent us a kit for Christmas so I tried it again using Korean peppers and napa cabbage (and I know more about fermenting now). We have to store it on the back porch, but that...

Breakfast. Biscuits and homegrown sausage gravy with an over easy egg on top.

Ha....not ambitious at all. It's the lazy woman's way out. A batch here and there through spring and summer and I'm done by first snow.

I can jams and savory sauces throughout the year, then pile them in a basket for my neighbors, staff, volunteers, the guy who plows our snow, the mailman. Everybody picks their own. Packing a box for my sis with apricot-pineapple, peach-chipotle and strawberry jams, ketchup, pickle relish and...

Just us, daughter, son-in-law and beautiful six week old grandgirl (!!). We went simple and mostly homegrown. On Tuesday husband salted the turkey that a friend raised for us and I threw a loaf of herb bread in the bread machine for dressing. Mashed part of our pitiful potato crop and cracked a...