In setting up your food storage, a tough area to address is meat. When I started this series, I stopped because I wasn’t certain how to address this myself along with the fact that I had changed my mind a few times about how I was going to address this area.The best way to address the issue of meat in your food storage is to understand that you will need a few different plans. You have heard of others saying…
This year I have been learning to can tomatoes. Truthfully they intimidated me. All the work and the questions surrounding how to can tomatoes would be enough for me to avoid it! With my newish attitude to produce some of own food, not waste food, and preserve it has caused me to view tomatoes a bit differently. Because…. We eat a LOT of tomato-based products. Pasta sauce, anyone? Lately, I have had a lot of people ask me how I…
I have been making Strawberry Jam for the last few days when I have a few moments. I found a really good deal on them at the store as well as getting a few from my garden. We love, love, love strawberry jam! This is also the one thing I can make that my oldest child does not give me grief for canning. I did something different this year. I use to make freezer strawberry jam. This year, I made…
Updated 8/14/2025 In our quest to become healthier, be frugal, and self-sufficient, we have been making our chicken stock from scratch. It’s an easy way to stock your shelves with a cooking liquid. I have been using my homemade variety for a little over a year now and I love it! I can my chicken stock and sometimes I will freeze it, but I like canning it the best. No unthawing! Chicken Stock The ingredients are very loosely based. It…
I haven’t been posting so much because I have been busy learning! I am trying to learn more about canning, prepping, and to some extent candle-making. Here is what I have been watching on YouTube lately: Canning Chili: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_du998lYkdE&feature=related Canning Potatoes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUkjSWLNmKw&feature=related Canning Beef: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUBRKyAHoOw&feature=related Canning Pork: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LghymrKPbSk&feature=g-vrec&context=G2fa4c59RVAAAAAAAAAg Here is some of the blog ideas I have been reading about: Canning Chicken at the Hugs and Giggles Blog Making DYI Survival Candles at the TEOTWAWKI Blog 6 mistakes Homesteaders make…
I tried to make Pear Jelly on Sunday while I was making Pear Sauce. I knew you could make apple jelly with the cores and peels of apples and I was pretty certain I could do this with pears. I had found a recipe on the internet for Pear Jelly that stated that pectin would not be necessary for this jelly because of the natural pectin in the pear. I had never heard of pears having pectin. I should have…