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Local Cherries went on sale this week .99 cents a lb. We canned 14 pints and feed some to the chickens. We had no idea that chickens liked cherries. Those birds are getting very comfortable in their new home and around us. Anytime one of us goes near the eglu they come running in hopes Read More >>
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I’d like to know who the crack pot is over at Ball canning who wrote up the recipe for pickled beets. It says 24 SMALL beets are needed to make 6, count ’em 6, pint jars of beets. Oh yeah? Try 27 small beets = 1 and 3/4 pints of beets. I guess I’ll wait Read More >>
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On the left side I had planted peas {in the wheelbarrow} in late March, followed by corn starts June 1st. On the right I planted corn starts on June 1st and planted pumpkin and beans a few weeks later. Note to self: do not plant peas and corn together again. Later today I will pull Read More >>
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I went out to water this morning and came back in with a bunch of baby beets and radishes. I think I will try and can some pickled beets later this afternoon. As for the radishes, I’m giving those away. If I have to eat another radish I think I just might scream. Why Read More >>
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I read somewhere online that you need roughly 21 lbs of shelling peas to equal 7 pint jars of canned peas. So this being the first year I have ever planted shelling peas, I was so excited when I brought in my 3 bowls full of peas. I went right to the scale and boy Read More >>
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