Food Preservation

Freezing vegetables – and a bit on other methods

A key to having quality frozen vegetables is to blanch them correctly. Blanch only 1 pound at a time per gallon boiling water. Place them in a wire basket or mesh bag; immerse in boiling water. Cover; start counting blanching time immediately.

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Meat Canning – Cheap, Easy and Convenient

It’s 5pm on a winter’s day, and you’re just now thinking of dinner. The kids are already hungry and your spouse will be home in half an hour. Do you take a frozen lump out of the freezer and thaw it in the microwave? Or perhaps just order Chinese takeout or pizza? Well…you could do those things. OR…

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Push-Pull Garden Hoe

Getting Ready for Food Preservation

What you preserve in the summer and fall depends largely on what you plant now. Melinda Hill returns with advice on planting a garden that’s large enough to provide produce for your family, but doesn’t become overwhelming.

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