Q and A: growing corn for cornmeal and layering jars in canner
Growing corn for cornmeal
I am growing dent corn to make corn meal. I am not sure when to harvest and how to prepare the corn for grinding.
Daniel Jones
Cullowhee, North Carolina
Leave the ears on the...
Q and A: Dehydrating dairy products, Food worries, and Mashing blueberries
Dehydrating dairy products
I have read that you can dehydrate cottage cheese and sour cream, but they say it only keeps for 1 week out of the frig and 6 months in the frig. I...
Q and A: apple barbeque sauce, harvesting rhubarb, and potato blight
Apple Barbeque Sauce
I am getting ready to make Apple Barbeque sauce that is in the Backwoods Home Cooking cookbook. The recipe is by Richard Blunt. Do you know if this recipe can be processed,...
An upgrade on the homestead
We've been limping by on about 100 watts of solar panels and a small windcharger for the past few years. Yep, it worked, kind of. But we did have to use the generator more...
Q and A: canning with broth instead of water, fertile eggs, and corn tasseling...
Canning with broth instead of water
When canning low acid foods, can I use flavored broths instead of plain water for the liquid? For instance, I want to can some pinto beans. I would like...