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We dispise our glass top stove! it will not heat evenly, canning on it is terrible, pressure goes up nd down.............. We want GAS! best to cook and can on is gas.

do any of you have a favorite strawberry plant? I'm going to plant raspverries, mulberry tree, blueberries and strawberries this year. Just not sure which strawberry plant i want. Everbearing or not?

how about putting the recipe for the bread on here!! Ihave tried so many recipes and still can't find the one quite right for us.

while at southern states store, they had a case (12) suet cakes for .60 cents each. Today I cut one of those in half and gave to the "girls". It may have lasted not quite 5 minutes. :P they loved it!

Well, that little bear known as american Muttdog is just beautiful!! congrats!

I have 4 catahoulas and do know the strong willed, intelligent mind of these dogs. I do not breed. there are several good sites to learn about the catahoulas. The previous post for Tumblin' Run Catahoulas is a very well respected owner of Catahoulas, Their dogs are some of the best lines...

I haven't heard this in years, thanks for the giggles. :P

Sounds like iron water to me from description of the smell. It cooks the best pot of beans you've ever tasted. However, look at the sinks, commode, etc and see if there is an orange stain. If so, it's iron and will stain your clothes as well. It could be sulphur water, but that usuallyhas a...

I used my own grown cabbage, I don't use whey. and I've always let my cabbage set in the crock for a few weeks til it tastes as sour as I want before I can it. The batch last year was fantastic, the first batch I did this year was too salty and not "sour" enough. It only set for 10 days. this...

Kraut last year did not smell like this batch does. I know it should have some odor, but this smells like a dead mouse. I swear it does. It's been sitting for 3 weeks now, no mold. How am I going to know if it's good? Someone said it'll be pinkish and slimmy. Is this the only indications of it...

I made the 2 loaf recipe today by hand. No mixer. We really liked it. A nice, heavy loaf. A lot of mising and kneading for these old arthritic hands but my DH says it was very good. Thanks for the recipe.

I'm going to try this tomorrow.Thanks!

I really like the info. Thanks for posting it.

I want to keep my Octobers as a dried bean. Already some of the hulls have dried and the beans are rattling. Should I go ahead and pick those, shell and let them lay out to finish drying? While waitng for the rest to dry on the vine? Do I need to do anything else to preserve them? Thanks

Hey...try putting a slice of green tomato on the top of your jar of corn next time and see if this doesn't help. Provides a little acid to the mix but doesn't change the flavor of the corn. We've never had any problems with corn going bad with this method. I think its cool to find another...