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Recipes and all things preserving
How to render lard using pork fat is an extremely easy process. The simple steps for rendering pork fat consists of one ingredient and one piece of equipment. Rendering lard allows for a very diverse oil which can be used for cooking, baking, and seasoning cast iron. Learn what the term, canning lard, refers to…
This Asian pear shrub recipe makes a great fall drinking vinegar. The use of champagne vinegar creates a less tart beverage and great pear shrub cocktail. There’s something special and delicious when tart and sweet meet. What emerges from this union is the perfect shrub, or drinking vinegar. Drinking vinegars, or shrubs, have been around…
A traditional and easy homemade pumpkin bars recipe made using home canned pumpkins and applesauce. Enjoy pumpkin squares as a treat or delicious dessert item. There must be hundreds of recipes for making homemade pumpkin bars. However, the best recipes are passed between family and friends. These recipes have been passed on so often that…
A homemade Hawaiian sauerkraut recipe is truly ono! A Hawaiian pineapple sauerkraut recipe transforms an average kraut into an enjoyable pineapple dish. I grew up a local girl from the city of Aiea, HI. Leaving the islands to establish a life elsewhere was the hardest decision of my life, but one I made nevertheless. When…
Canning pomodori verdi, a green tomato sauce, uses end of the season fruit. This green tomato pasta sauce is a delicious replacement for a red sauce. Green Tomato Pasta Sauce I don’t remember my grandmother making a green tomato pasta sauce. What I do remember her telling me is that all pasta sauces should have…
Freezing greens from the garden is an excellent method for preserving the harvest. How to freeze leafy greens such as kale, spinach, swiss chard, and collards takes only minutes, consisting of 2 quick and easy steps. Growing up in a Thai household meant consuming a leafy green vegetable of some sort or another daily. Sometimes…
A delicious homemade apple pie popsicles is the perfect fall treat. This apple popsicle recipe consists of a handful of all-natural ingredients, making them a healthy snack item for children and adults of all ages. My fondest memory as a child revolves around popsicles. Well, not really popsicles, but ice-pop. Ice-pop made of Kool-Aid frozen…
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…
How to freeze fresh eggs is easy and can be done with two simple steps. Utilize frozen eggs for baking, frittatas, quiches, omelets, and scrambled eggs. Freezing chicken eggs, as well as, freezing duck eggs allows for an endless supply when your flock is taking a holiday from laying. I wasn’t born into homesteading or…
Set jams and jellies with a homemade apple pectin. This homemade natural apple fruit pectin eliminates the need for a commercial powder or liquid product. The idea of making homemade apple pectin is not something which crosses the minds of many. Why would it when a commercial product is readily available? Let’s recap 2020. During…