Along with the mustang grapevines we found on the property, we noticed that one of them was climbing through a large crab apple tree. I was told as a kid that crab apples taste bad if eaten off the tree (and they do because of course as a kid when you are told you shouldn't … [Read more...]
Mustang Grape Jelly
Mustang grape jelly was our first attempt at canning, jelly, or wild foraging. And success couldn't taste sweeter. About a month ago I was out mowing the back pasture and noticed that all the vines that I had seen growing on the trees and fence lines since we … [Read more...]
Dry Good Storage
Ok, ok. I admit I jumped the gun on the oven canning idea. I did not state that it was safe for use in anything other than storage of dry goods and that was just my fault for not stating my case better. But I did later find out that it is not safe for the jars because they can … [Read more...]
Is Oven Canning for You?
We have been trying to find a good storage solution for some of our dry goods for a few weeks now. We have been making bread on a regular basis and we would like to buy our flour and sugar in bulk to help lower our cost per loaf even more. We toyed with the idea of freezing it … [Read more...]
Pickles!
Harvest time for cucumbers is upon many of you (sadly we haven't gotten any cucumbers yet, although our cucumber plants are doing very well) and I know that many of you have tried pickling in the past or would like to try. Old World Garden Farms has some great tips for getting … [Read more...]
