From jams and jellies to canned fruit, preserving in sugar (sucrose) is a common method of saving food. Robin has canned peaches and cherries before, but during the past week we’ve expanded into candied vegetables and jam. Cowboy Candy Robin … Continue reading
As our Oregon weather hastens quickly toward winter, Robin and I have been scrambling to gather and preserve any garden produce that survived the crazy summer season. Here are some of the highlights, in no particular order: These are ground … Continue reading
Robin has been hinting that she’d like a full size refrigerator for some time (we’ve been living out of a dorm fridge for 2 years now). At first I tried to convince her of a few alternative solutions, but she … Continue reading
I harvested all my beets today. Well, maybe I should say I did it this evening. Since it was so hot earlier in the day I thought that I would can them when it cooled down. I was feeling so … Continue reading
From our website metrics, we’ve noticed that one of our most popular older posts is about our first attempts at cooking on a woodstove. People arrive at that page seeking cooking tips, but we were just getting started at the … Continue reading
This is the second time we have made lard. The first time was in a lard making group party where no one had done it before. We spent the whole time reading out directions and asking each other if they … Continue reading
Back in September I was feeling glum about my troubles with growing sweet corn, but also feeling hopeful about the popcorn I grew. Well, Lee and I finally popped some of that Strawberry corn and it was AMAZING! I have … Continue reading
Saturday afternoon found Lee and I, my mom and dad, and my sister Jessica driving around looking at potential houses for my sister. After we finished that activity, we took a quick swing over to Deterings Orchard to get peaches. … Continue reading
I went down to my moms today and we canned up some tomatoes. This is how we went about it. We cleaned the jars. The jar lids were put in a pot, covered with water, brought to a boil, and … Continue reading
Lee and I are trying to eat beets more since they are nutritionally good for you. I grew a row of the Flat Of Egypt variety this spring. I didn’t think that I would get anything to harvest as this … Continue reading
