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I tried a box of Mac&Cheese that was 4 years old - it was not good. I tried a box of the cooked butterscotch pudding that was 4 years old and that was bad also. I found a box of food stuff that was never unpacked and used up after we moved, so that is why the 4-year mark was hit. Now anything...

For canning the corn, I just used a knife to cut the kernels off the cob raw. 9 ears of corn filled 7 half pints, with enough left over for another jar but I couldn't find an empty one in the kitchen to use, lol. Filled jars with raw kernels to 1" headspace. Added 1/4 tsp salt and topped off...

Our 2 remaining barn cats are lazy. One will catch birds if he can, but the other is usually sleeping in the barn or at the door begging for pets. We have a chippy living in the barn with the cats and some recent photos of a young coon eating catfood alongside the cats ... no, I don't expect...

I canned sweetcorn last night. First time canning corn, so hopefully we will like it. If we do, I will pick up more corn and can alot more.

I sliced my cherry tomatoes when I dehydrated them. Makes them nice for adding to salads and stuff. They also dehydrated really dry and crispy. Getting down to the last of them now.

We have a doe in the area that usually has quite a few babies by fall - one year she had 6 young ones following her. They were different sizes, so not all hers. There is a highway right near us and I think she takes the orphans and raises them. We have a lot of woods and farm fields around us...

I can cherry tomatoes whole. Just fill as many into the quart jar as you can fit, fill with hot water and waterbath can for 15 minutes. I use them for "Tomato Rice" which is just a ragu of fresh veggies and rice. Use the liquid from the jar instead of water for the rice. They don't add much...

We hang the deer by the horns or with a rope around the neck. This allows the water to drain out of the chest cavity and makes it easier to pull the hide off. With the legs shortened, it is easier to work with them that way. Some people split the chest open, we don't bother to do that. Which...

Good luck! Hope your offer was accepted and the home buying goes through without problems. :fl:fl:fl 🍀🍀🍀🍀

The key is to cool the meat down as fast as you can. Field gut it and get it to camp and hang it up in a shady place. Wash out the inside with cold water, this helps to cool it down. Cut the legs off at the knees. The idea is to make the pieces small enough to get in a cooler with ice so it...

That is one thing I love about the electric pressure canner - once the pressure is up and the weight goes on, it is all automatic so I can go to bed knowing that it will stop canning at the right time and depressurize overnight without me needing to be there. I can unload it when I get up in...

I finally tried the Strawberry Lemonade Concentrate recipe from the yellow Ball Book of Canning that I have wanted to try for 6 years. Only tweaked it a little bit - subbed in Cherries for the Strawberries and lime juice for the lemon juice. I love Cherry Limeade! This turned out fabulous! I...

I can't believe that I cannot find Medium Green Enchilada sauce in any of the stores around here. One store I went to has a hole where it should be, but that space has been empty for a month. I stopped at a different store, and they don't even have a space for Medium Green Enchilada sauce...

I am living life dangerously - I have changed a canning recipe!! (insert dramatic music here) There is a recipe for Strawberry Lemonade Concentrate in the Ball Book of Canning that I wanted to try. But I never seem have enough strawberries and lemons to try it out. I found a 3-pound bag of LIMES...

I am living life dangerously - I have changed a canning recipe!! (insert dramatic music here) There is a recipe for Strawberry Lemonade Concentrate in the Ball Book of Canning that I wanted to try. But I never seem have enough strawberries and lemons to try it out. I found a 3-pound bag of...

Hunting in Wisconsin is all regulated by the state with permit system. The Dept. of Natural Resources makes a lot of money off the licenses and uses it for management of state lands and conservation efforts. The deer population is higher than the DNR wants it in alot of areas so some areas can...

My dream is to get a freeze dryer. Untill then, I am working on plans for a solar food dehydrator still. DH keeps nicking my lumber though, lol. It is a "one of these days" project I guess.

My problem around here is the Industrial Ag taking over. The small dairy farmer is being shut down because the dairies don't want to deal with their smaller production amounts. Same with beef cattle. Those "Family Farms" that hire workers for shift work and have 1000+ head of cattle locked...

The biggest, most important piece of knowledge is to know what can be safely water bath canned and what needs to be pressure canned. Only high-acid food with a pH of 4.6 or less can be processed using the boiling water bath method. This is because high-acid foods prevent the growth of spores of...

@CrealCritter That kiddie pool of asparagus looks so healthy and green. Do you have the asparagus bed ready to transplant into? When are you planning to transplant it?