Category: Kitchen and Pantry

Home canning can seem expensive or tricky, but it's neither. My wife and I can a lot of meats and produce using very simple methods and cheap equipment. To start home canning, all you need is a...

Cabbage is our favorite vegetable for winter storage. I love a hot cabbage soup or cabbage and rice to warm the belly in February. Here's how other people, as well as us, make them last from...

I grow a lot of onions. some for us and some for the market. We end up putting about two hundred pounds in storage every fall. Store onions in a cool, dark, humid place after they have matured and...

Pumpkins are an old American Indian survival crop. They usually last in storage for five months. Here's how we store them all winter. Pumpkins store best in a cool, humid environment. They store...

So you have a good supply of potatoes, but how should you store them long-term? I'll tell you what I do, and a few other options. Basements, cellars, and crawlspaces are great places to store...

I love eating homemade pickles and we put up a lot. We use a few different pickling techniques. Homemade pickles may need canning or refrigeration to prevent spoilage. It's recommended and common...