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Freezing, freeze drying, raw food storage
Green tomatoes are part of gardening, making it necessary to practice all methods for preserving this unripe garden delight. In addition to canning, learning how to freeze green tomatoes is another means to be able to enjoy the harvest. The Mighty Green Tomato Without fail, by the end of the summer season there is always…
Storing apples for the winter requires you to know which apples store best long-term. To enjoy the apple harvest one must know the best keeping apple varieties to plant or pick from the local orchard. One of the most memorable times of my life was fall in New England. The changing of the seasons was…
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…
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…
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…
Preserve the herb harvest by learning how to make herbal vinegars. Herb vinegars are easy to make, give the following herbal vinegar recipes a try this season. Flavored vinegar is delicious drizzled over meat and vegetables, as a marinade, and even as a vinaigrette for fresh and roasted vegetables. Homemade Herb Vinegars The opportunity to…
How to dry fresh herbs from the garden will vary based on the tools you have on hand. Hanging herbs to dry (or air drying), dehydrating herbs, freeze drying herbs, oven drying herbs, and even drying herbs in a paper bag will allow the garden’s harvest to be enjoyed for years to come. The most…
A tomato herbal conserve recipe is an excellent method for preserving tomatoes. Roasted cherry tomatoes partnered with smoked garlic, fresh rosemary and sage and olive oil make for a delicious food item. A tomato conserve with home smoked garlic and freshly harvested rosemary and sage? Yes, please, a thousand times! In other words, in case…
A hickory smoked eggs recipe allows for a different way of consuming fresh eggs. Smoked eggs can be consumed directly from the smoker or used as an ingredient for many dishes. With raising poultry comes an abundance of farm fresh eggs, making it necessary to learn different methods for preparing them. The decision to make…
Preserving smoked garlic is an easy to process, requiring three simple items – garlic, wood chips or pellets, and a smoker. Smoked garlic bulbs bring flavor to all recipes which call for garlic, turning a simple dish into one with extraordinaire flavor. The idea of smoking garlic is so simple people overlook it. Use the…