Spring and summer time means more daylight hours, and that means more eggs. If you have an overabundance to handle, water-glassing eggs is the perfect solution for the fall and winter months. Do you have a surplus of eggs? One issue chicken owners run into is unequal egg production. In the spring and summer months,…
If you have an abundance of eggs, you may look for the best way to store them for a long time. Having chickens for eggs is an interesting journey. Some months of the year, you swim – literally – in eggs. Your countertops overflow, and you wonder about all the ways to preserve eggs or…
When you dive into food preservation, grab some of these best books on canning and preserving for your bookshelf! When I dove headfirst into food preservation, I grabbed several books on canning and preserving. While the internet is a great source of knowledge, sometimes, having a book in hand with all the information you need…
Don’t let your strawberries go to waste! Try a few different canning recipes for strawberries to use up your delicious harvest. One of my favorite seasons is strawberry season. We have a small strawberry patch, and our kids often go pick strawberries at local farms as well. We love finding different canning recipes for strawberries…
Preserve cranberries this holiday season by canning cranberry juice, a great canning recipe for beginners! I thoroughly enjoy cranberries, and they go on sale in November and December during the holiday months. Take advantage of the sales and try canning cranberry juice yourself. There are two ways to can cranberry juice. You can use a…
If you’re looking for other ways to preserve your fresh strawberries, making dehydrated strawberries is a delicious and easy snack to make for your family. Having a dehydrator is a fantastic investment for your family; you can dehydrate almost any type of food. I love dehydrating strawberries when they’re in season – you’ll find that…
Don’t let all of those mulberries on your tree go to waste. Try some of these different mulberry recipes this year! Until I married my husband, I had never heard of mulberries or tried them. He grew up with the trees in his backyard – which is now our backyard – and his mother always…
If you’re brand new to canning, you’ll want to try some easy canning recipes for beginners that you will definitely use in your pantry. I remembered when I wanted to start canning, I felt SO intimidated. It seemed quite scary, and I didn’t want to do it wrong. So, I searched out some easy canning…
I came home from shopping one day to find my husband canning cabbage soup. It’s one of our favorite, easy winter dinners. Our spring and fall gardens always contain cabbage, and one of our favorite ways to preserve cabbage is canning cabbage soup. I love stuffed cabbage rolls, but to be honest, all the work…
If you can’t find canning lids, you might wonder – can you reuse canning lids? The answer might surprise you. We’re going to talk about something a bit more controversial, and it’s honestly a topic that I never considered until 2020 hit. The canning shelves went from full to empty, and despite being a year…
