Salmonella is a word that cooks do not want to hear. With the recent outbreak, eggs could get a bad name. Interesting enough—the sale of eggs have actually risen since the outbreak. That’s OK! Eggs are the perfect source of protein, and should be a healthy part of everyone’s diet. As far as safety goes, [...]
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My cousin gave me a jar of homemade strawberry-rhubarb jam last fall. I had forgotten about it until around Christmas. I opened it and used it with peanut butter for breakfast. It immediately brought me back to my childhood days camping with my Aunt Susie. She always brought this type of jam! It was terrific. [...]
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Pressure canners have many parts that must be checked on a regular basis to ensure accurate processing of low acid foods, such as; vegetables, meat, poultry, seafood or combination recipes.
→To check the vent pipe or petcock hold lid to the light to see if the tube is clear. To clean the vent, draw a string [...]
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March is a wonderful time of year for most of us. It is a time that usually starts me thinking about food preservation. I take some time, in between finding the paperwork for taxes and squeezing in transportation, to check out my area of food preservation items.
A quick check of my storage area helps me [...]
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