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Pomona’s Pectin
I thought it would be a good idea to break out the information about Pomona’s Pectin into a separate article. Q: Where can I buy Pomona’s? A: You can buy it online in bulk, which is what I would recommend. Q: What makes it different from the regular stuff? A: You can double, triple, quadruple,…
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Pressure Canning – basic principles
If you want to know how to preserve food by pressure canning, this article is what you need. You may want to check out my boiling water bath article as well. First, what foods must you pressure can? Low-acid foods. In this context, low acid is defined as “pH 4.7 or higher”. Vegetables, meat, fish,…
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Frugal living
This post was inspired by a comment I made on twitter about frugality. The other name I was seriously considering for this blog was “your grandma was right”. Our grandparents lived incredibly frugally – meals were centered on fresh, seasonal, local produce; meat was a once or twice a week special thing; nothing went to…
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Welcome to my cooking and preserving blog!
I am going to be collecting tried and tested recipes and techniques, along with relevant photos, here in one place to make it easier for me to share information with everyone. Home preserving and cooking is fun, usually cheaper, and allows you to eat a lot more healthily than you can by buying all your…