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Is canning fats safe? How would you can tallow or lard? Pressure canning method? How long does it stay good (shelf life)? TIA

It's Spring! :weee And Spring cleaning time..... How 'bout we inspire each other with pics of what we've made to clean or freshen....everything! :woot Herb Vinegar household cleaner. The amounts in the recipe need not be exact but here is what I used. 8 cups - White vinegar 2 large...

I once found a link on this forum to a website where one could by vacuum seal bags in bulk for great prices. Will you share our source with me? Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease!!! :D Thank you. :)

I tried making my first yogurt in a crock pot. Using two quarts of pasteurized goat milk, I took the temp up to 180 then cooled to 115 degrees. Added about 1/2 - 2/3 cup plain Dannon yogurt mixed in w/some of the warm goat milk and then wrapped up the crock pot in a blanket to sit overnight...

We gleened pounds and pound of cherries today. Bing and Mt. Rainier. I've canned all sorts of Bing recipes but I'm not sure if Mt. Rainiers are treated/used in the same way. Help, please? :)

I had a compost thermometer several years ago. I LOVED it! It helped me keep tabs on my compost bin - turn it at just the right time or leave it alone. I was able to make compost real fast using it. I've searched high and low for a new one but even garden center employees look at me with...

I need to make table favors for an event. The theme is western. I'm told my budget is only $2 per favor. I'm told people like keepsake favors best but store bought stuff is too expensive. I'll need to make the favors to have any hope of staying within budget. Does anyone have ANY ideas of...

My son's does kidded so I get to go out and milk today! :ya I had a great time shopping Caprinesupply.com yesterday buying cheese making products and can't wait 'til they get here! My son, now 11yrs old, made simple queso blanco last year. We also made ricotta. This year we're going to try...

A very kind lady has invited me and my children to pick mandarin oranges in her orchard tomorrow. Since we'll have a load of them, I'd like to can them. She suggested juicing them for canning. Has anyone done this before? I believe it's pretty straight forward - wash, peel, juice, bring to...

As I said in my "part 1" post... our house is flippin' cold. Our water heater has not worked properly for about 8 months and winter w/freezing water sucks. :barnie We have to go outside to light the pilot light on our broken water heater every time we want hot (warm) water. It's an "on...

It was 47 degrees downstairs in the "warm" part of the house this morning. Upstairs, where my young family sleeps, was 40 degrees. :( Brrrrrr! My poor kids don't want to get out of bed to get ready for school and I don't blame them. We need a heater! Downstairs, we have one fireplace with...

We've got a LOAD persimmons in the orchard of the property we're renting (we have use of the orchard). I thought I should sell some because, even if I got really creative, I could only use about 1/5 of them at most. I go to rabbit shows where people sell/take orders for homemade items...

Okay, I'm back from a long trip and have the time. I know which animals I'm going to cull. I'm going to process several rabbits and two tom turkeys. I want to make sausage. :D My main (mental) obstacle? I can't figure out or decide which casing to buy or where to buy them. :/ I want to...

Okay, I'm back from a long trip and have the time. I know which animals I'm going to cull. I'm going to process several rabbits and two tom turkeys. I want to make sausage. :D My main (mental) obstacle? I can't figure out or decide which casing to buy or where to buy them. :/ I want to...

Alright, this might be an odd subject to be in this section but here goes anyway. :rolleyes: Don't laugh (too hard). Yes, I'm asking about road kill - how, what, when to eat and what not to. I've been a city/suburban girl for most of my life but while serving a mission in rural Washington...

A few friends asked me to share this recipe with them so I published in on my blog. Thought someone here might like to use it, too. I make 4 loaves at a time. http://howtogrowboys.wordpress.com/2010/09/02/bread-in-an-hour/

I let my pressure canner vent steam for the full 10 minutes, I have canned both the beans both cold and hot. I'm still loosing liquid from the jars no matter what changes I make. I'm not sure how to fix this problem. :barnie Can anyone help me? ETA: I'm canning pinto beans, black beans...

I've been asked to teach a class for the local Relief Society (women's organization) in June. The theme for all classes offered that day is Self Reliance. I've been asked to teach a "home food production" class. Those attending are women who live in what I consider a rural town but most of whom...

I'm taking the kids out to glean a field for the food bank. Today it's beefsteak tomatoes. We can take as much as we want, too. I'm so new to canning, I'm not sure if I can can these. Can I? What can I do with them? Or rather what would you do with beefsteak tomatoes?

My son wants to make soap with his goat's milk. I'm willing to help him but not sure of where to get the lye. Does lye have to be ordered online or is it easily found in stores? I'd prefer going to a store, of course. Where have you found it in your neighborhood? Grocery store? Drug...