Tips for Successful Pressure Canning

Pressure canning is a safe way to preserve vegetables, meat and fish without freezing.  You can also use your pressure canner to can fruit, juices and jams, reducing water usage and energy.

Using a boiling water bath canner or an oven to can vegetables, tomato sauce, meat, or fish is asking for trouble.  Botulism spores survive boiling water and are colourless and tasteless in food.  But botulism produces a toxin that can kill. I spoke to a friend last week who cans in her oven, the way [...]

6 Essential pieces of equipment for the homestead kitchen and what you can live without

Homestead kitchen

Besides your standard pots and pan, plates, cutlery — the things you need to stock your kitchen.  I didn’t list stove, oven and fridge.  You can use them or substitute, but you need a way to cook food and preserve the garden bounty for winter use.  The following equipment is essential if you plan to [...]