How to Dry Elderberries and Store for Long-Term Storage
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How to Dry Elderberries and Store for Long-Term Storage

Dehydrating fresh elderberry fruit is quite easy. Here are easy tips on how to dry elderberries and the best method for storing them for long-term storage. Living a homesteading life has allowed me the opportunity to learn skills I never owned. Skills which would allow us to ensure that our immune system, gut, and overall…

Apple Cinnamon Fruit Leather | an Easy Homemade Recipe
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Apple Cinnamon Fruit Leather | an Easy Homemade Recipe

Apple cinnamon fruit leather is an easy to make healthy fall snack item. Children of all ages will enjoy consuming apple fruit roll ups, and the bonus? A homemade apple fruit leather recipe can be made with any type of apples year round. Each time fruit leather is made Justin shares the same story, and…

How to Cure and Store Garlic  for Long-term Storage
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How to Cure and Store Garlic for Long-term Storage

When it is garlic harvest time one must learn how to cure and store garlic. Hanging garlic to dry is one of the method for curing and storing this bulb. Substantial amounts of garlic should be planted throughout the garden. Not 30 cloves, but a minimum of a hundred of cloves. Trust me, you will…

Dehydrated Cinnamon Apple Rings
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Dehydrated Cinnamon Apple Rings

Dried apples are amazing, which means making dehydrated cinnamon apple rings is an ideal Fall treat. Dehydrated apples are a delicious way to enjoy the harvest, not to mention, extremely easy to make. Cinnamon apple rings make a delicious and healthy snack for children of all ages. With the arrival of Fall comes apples. And…

Dehydrated Tomato Peels used to Make Homemade Tomato Paste
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Dehydrated Tomato Peels used to Make Homemade Tomato Paste

A homemade tomato paste recipe is easy to achieve with the use of tomato powder. Reconstituting dehydrated tomato peels with water to make an easy, and quite delicious, homemade tomato paste is achievable. Plus, you’ll never have to worry about wasting a can of tomato paste any longer! Every home food preserver has two goals….

Preserving the Harvest - My New Book!
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Preserving the Harvest – My New Book

The Farm Girl’s Guide to Preserving the Harvest is a comprehensive guide to preserving foods at home. Transition through each phase of home food preservation with confidence and ease, while enjoying my family’s favorite recipes. Each chapter contains updated information that will allow you to make a sound decision on how foods will be preserved…

How to use a steam juicer for making juice, jelly and fruit leather
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How To Use A Steam Juicer for Jelly, Juice and Fruit Leather

As modern homesteaders our goal is to simplify tasks as much as possible, but yet maintaining a safe, thorough balance of our homestead and our lives.  This simplification process also passes through the world of canning – cook down items in the crockpot over night instead of standing over the stove stirring it during the…