canned ham

First off, all meat must be canned using a pressure cooker, let’s just get that out of the way. You don’t want to risk botulism, so if you don’t have a pressure cooker and instruction book, DON’T do it. My friend has a pressure cooker. And an instruction booklet. I used a Costco ham, one [...]

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Comfort

I am pretty sure I have mentioned how I love my friend Beth’s pantry cabinet. I would LOVE to have a glass fronted cabinet where I could see all my canned produce. I’m sorry the photos are so dark, that is even with bumping up the light a bit. Wouldn’t you just feel that old-fashioned [...]

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food: canning plum jam

A friend has a plum tree which bore a heckuva lot more fruit than her family alone could eat, so I got a share of the bounty. I traded her a dozen eggs, and one of my jars of mandarin sauce. Aren’t they beautiful red plums? (I’m not sure of the variety.) The above photo [...]

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