Tomato powder isn’t exactly a common pantry staple, but it should be! Once you discover its potential to replace various tomato-based products in your kitchen, I’m sure you’ll agree that […]
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Oh, tomato powder. How I adore thee. I’m a little sad that it took me 31 years to discover the amazing potential of powdered tomatoes. Now that I have, it
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I’d been gardening for about 3 years before I ever heard the term peat moss. I thought it was a literal moss, so I was shocked to see what looked
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With some plants, it’s obvious how to save seeds. Others? Not so much. Onions certainly fall into that “not so obvious” category. Thankfully, once you know where and how the
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If you have a small garden or vertical garden, you’re limited by space. That can make it hard to implement beneficial practices such as crop rotation as there are only
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Uh-oh … You opened your canning jar, and there are black spots on the underside of the lid. What is it? More importantly, is your canned food still safe to
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Have you ever chopped apples for dehydrating—only to have them turn brown before you even get your trays fully loaded? It’s unappetizing and de-motivating. Why dedicate time to dehydrating if
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Crystallized honey poses a tricky problem. It requires heat to return it back to it’s liquid form, but too much heat will damage the fragile nutrients that make raw honey
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We’re accustomed to seeing expiration dates on canned food at the store so, naturally, we wonder when our home-canned food will go bad. The thing is … there is no
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This elderberry syrup recipe is incredibly easy to make. Once you boil, then simmer the ingredients, it’s just a matter of straining the juice and adding honey! The original recipe
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Before I started canning, I had never head of Clear Jel. It wasn’t until I wanted to can apple pie filling that I first heard the term. Turns out, Clear
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Before I started gardening and growing sweet potatoes, I didn’t even know that they had to cure for a period of time. I thought they came out of the ground
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If you plan on making your own jam or jelly, you need to know about pectin. In this post, we’ll talk about a few options and share the type of
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For quite a while, I thought Clear Jel and Sure Jell were interchangeable. Boy, was I wrong! While there are substitutes for Clear Jel, pectin is not one of them.
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I just love pumpkins, don’t you? Some pumpkins make my home feel cozy, some make my mouth water, and others make me laugh! (Have you SEEN those pumpkins with warts?!)
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What in the world is “bolting”?! That’s what I thought when I first heard the term. Turns out, there are several definitions, which we’ll briefly cover. However, our focus will
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Making homemade sauerkraut is a straightforward process. Let’s learn how! Quick Overview: The Process of Making Sauerkraut in a Nutshell Sauerkraut is a delicious fermented food with numerous health benefits,
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I was always curious what the difference was between preserves and jam, but it wasn’t important enough to me to go ask someone about it. Haha! When I got into
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Mmm. Strawberry jam is one of our top 3 favorite flavors. I don’t know why it took me so long to can our own strawberry jam, but this recipe was
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When you first start canning, you’ll notice that recipes call for “canning salt.” And that’s when the questions hit: Some answers are a simple yes or no, but others require
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