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Preserving Food

Making Cheese
December 16, 2022

Making Cheese

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Say cheese! Making cheese at home is not only rewarding, but a great way to save money when grocery prices....
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Solar Dehydrator – for Sun-Drying Foods
August 14, 2022

Solar Dehydrator – for Sun-Drying Foods

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Drying food can be a fun, simple way to preserve the harvest - if done right.  I've proudly dried a....
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Freezing Broccoli
June 13, 2022

Freezing Broccoli

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When all your broccoli comes ripe at once, freezing is a great way to preserve the harvest, and gives you....
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Sweet Clover Extract
June 3, 2022

Sweet Clover Extract

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What if there is no Vanilla in the Zombie Apocalypse?!?  Then (and admittedly maybe only then) having Sweet Clover Extract....
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Foraging for Za’atar
June 3, 2022

Foraging for Za’atar

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I've been collecting sumac berries for years to make a lemonade-like beverage, and have since read about the medicinal properties....
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Rendering Lard or Tallow
June 3, 2022

Rendering Lard or Tallow

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Rendering lard is the process by which one transforms glops of animal fat (which come from the animal intertwined with....
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How to make Chevre
April 11, 2022

How to make Chevre

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Chevre is the first goat cheese I ever tasted and I fell in love with the flavor instantly.  I tried....
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Homemade Mozzarella
April 8, 2022

Homemade Mozzarella

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Mozzarella is so easy and quick to make, I recommend homemade mozzarella as the first cheese you try to make....
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Making Masa from Field Corn with Wood Ash
March 21, 2022

Making Masa from Field Corn with Wood Ash

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  First of all, if you have never prepared food from home-grown and home-ground field corn, such as grits, cornbread,....
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Cooking with Sorghum Grain
March 16, 2022

Cooking with Sorghum Grain

By Karen 0Comments
When we decided to spend a year eating only food we have grown or gathered, I started looking around my....
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