Some posts may contain affiliate links. Cooler Cooked Corn Cooler cooked corn aka redneck cooler corn is done in a cooler very similar to thermos cooking. It’s just on a bigger scale than a thermos for feeding more than a single person. I would imagine you could use this method on almost any vegetable that …
MIY Flour at Home If you want to eat healthier, save on grocery costs, become more self-sufficient, or even just practice your scratch cooking skills. Making your own home milled flour is a great place to start! Flour is one of those commodities that it is hard to store enough of due to the sheer volume …
No Pectin Gingered Rhubarb Jam Vintage recipe with no added pectin By Diana Rattray Southern Food Expert Ingredients 4 cups diced fresh rhubarb 3 cups sugar 3 tablespoons finely chopped candied ginger 2 tablespoons lemon juice red food coloring, if desired, for color (I don’t use this, and it leaves the jam a little …
Items NOT to Can Like most new canners when I begin canning, I wanted to can anything and everything that would fit in a jar! I was soon disappointed to learn there are items it simply isn’t safe for ME to can. There are a lot of differing opinions in regard to what can and …
Off-grid When the Stockpile Is Gone Stockpiling some food products is only smart for a long- or short-term crisis scenario. Many people disagree saying that for the long term a stockpile will do you no good. It will eventually run out and then where will you be? I both agree and disagree with that statement and …
MIY Canned Raspberries I love raspberries!! Around here they grow like weeds and it’s like being given a tasty gift. I also believe in waste not want not and have learned how to can them for the off season. Here is how! Ingredients: 4 cups water 1 cup to 4 3/4 cup sugar 1 1/2 …
Old West Food Preservation & Cooking Ever wonder as we scramble around today attempting to find the most economical and safest way to preserve our garden harvests how they did it back in the “ole days” prior to mason jars, dehydrators, freezers, food savers and zip lock bags? How did they feed themselves when the …
DIY Canned Bacon I was thrilled when the first precooked bacon came out on grocery shelves. Bacon quick and easy? It doesn’t get better!! I tried to throw a few packages in the back of the pantry, but those things were just too easy, and my kids would have them gone before the end of …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. MIY Watermelon Jerky Aka Fruit Leather The instructions for watermelon jerky given in this featured article is what we here in the Northern part of the US call fruit leathers. It can be applied to a number of different fruits and is a particular favorite In children’s lunch boxes. Much …
A Phone App Identifies Plants From Your Picture! We get a number of pictures from readers asking what this or that pictured plant is. I am by no means a plant expert, but on occasion one or more of our other readers are able to give a name to the unknown greenery. That still leaves …
