How about a dog that outweighs you by 100 lbs.? Ever try getting sat on by a St.Bernard? At least Sasha had a reason for sitting on you. Cisco just wanted...
Here is how I do Applesauce & Apple-butter without so much work: I quarter the apples (no need to peel or core them), put them in a big pot with a little apple...
Bonnie, thanks for the great reminder on flattening the bags before freezing. Gretchen Hulett Hall Academy Check out our Blogs http://hulettft.blogspot.com ...
How about this? I've been saving this (from the New York Times) and hope to use it this weekend for a dinner party. It seems like it could easily be adapted...
I know there's a small amount of cyanide in apple seeds. Enough so that a handful consumed would be fatal. Is this not an issue in processing apples? Sounds...
Ghoolsby, Unlike most urban legends -- this has a bit of truth in it. There is a very small amount, but you would need to eat piles and piles of apple pips. A...
Ghoolsby -- I should have also mentioned that using any of the sieves or strainers, the pips are discharged as refuse and only the pulp is processed. All the...
I learned to can meats about 30 years ago. I didn't know you could, but then my dad started canning a bunch of beef. There was a drought in Wisconsin, and...
Hi "Iron Chef" Toni -- No, I'm not doing any of the cooking contests, they were all booked up, and I have to watch burning my vacation time (I normally save up...
I have class all this week so I have to wait till Sat to can some more. I am taking 20 things to the fair for judging. Last year I got great Kudos and Best of...
The garden is slowing down but I am still picking about 5-10 green beans per day - how do I store them until I can blanch and freeze a larger amount?...
I always recruit my garden/canning/winemaking/mandolin picking buddy. Depending on what task needs to be accomplished sometimes he helps with the fruit/veggies...
Group -- I have just found that someone has spoofed my Yahoo! email address for the purpose of spreading a virus. Hopefully I won't need to kill the address...
... beans per day - how do I store them until I can blanch and freeze a larger amount? plastic bag in refrigerator for a week should be fine. You can boil up a...
Either eat them fresh <VBG>, or freeze as they come in. i.e. Small saucepan of water plus slotted spoon equals clean and blanch the few you get, then freeze...
Vicki: As far back as I can remember, my family has canned meat and fish. We always had great pot pies, and the good things you mention. It is funny how ...
Stephen -- I've been meaning to ask you a question about your canned oysters. Soon it will be the time of the year that they will be available in the markets...
Stephen, you do whatever you have to do to be safe. Place a mattress on top of those chairs. During hurricane Floyd we went to the local high school. ( It...
YES, I love my apple peeler, corer, slicer! I have the standard clamp to the table type and one of the vaccum based ones. Both work great. I also use them...
Hi Dean, I got the Gmail account a couple of weeks ago and switched my Yahoo Groups over to it. I'm getting so much spam on the Geekwerks account I'm going to...
Dean: Actually, we do not smoke our oysters prior to canning, but no reason why you could not. Just smoke them like you would fish, only, you would need to...
If memory serves you would have to eat a cup of apple seeds in order to see any effect, also I believe cyonide is a gas and would be released when you break up...
I haven't seen a post from Dawn for a week or so, but - Dawn - your Quick Kosher dills are Killer Kosher Dills! Thanks for sharing the recipe. These are just...
Tessa: When polio was rampant, feeding appleseeds several times a day was considered to be beneficial for those suffering with polio. My brother's wife had...
HI Everyone, I am so upset... I did a whole batch of vegetable soup and all of my regular size jars did not seal. The wide mouth ones did seal. I may have...
Annie: Did you wipe very, very clean the rims of the jars with a clean, camp cloth before putting the caps on the jars? The tiniest speck of fat or particle...
Our friends in the path of Hurricane Frances -- The Florida evacuation orders just came across my screen, and I wanted to jump into the group to say "take...
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