Food and Pantry – Canning & Preservation

If you’ve canned before, you know the drill. Sterilizing jars, making syrup, processing times, and time-consuming steps you can’t avoid. Or are...

If you're building a self-sufficient homestead or stockpiling food for the long haul, you've probably focused on grains, beans, and canned goods....

Back in 2003, a historical society in Lancaster County stumbled upon something strange during an estate sale. Down in a farmhouse basement, they...

When you begin preserving your own food, it’s natural to wonder which tools truly belong in your home. Two names come up again and again: freeze...

For most of us, Autumn is harvest season.  One reason is that the fruits and vegetables in our gardens have ripened.  Another reason is the onset of...

Wearing pantyhose is something that has more or less gone by the wayside with the traditional 9 to 5 – but you shouldn’t toss your favorite pair of...

The good news with a refrigerator or freezer is they’re basically bug-proof. Even if a fruit fly or ant finds its way in the cold temperatures soon...

Most people think a deep freezer is the key to long-term food storage, but what happens when the power goes out? There’s a reason pioneers and...

The Amish have been safely canning for generations — without pressure gauges, modern recipes, or fear. So what do they know that we don’t? For most...

Most of us rely on refrigeration to keep our food safe, but when it comes to meat, the stakes are much higher. Without proper storage, meat can...

Many homesteaders are nervous about using fermentation as a method of preserving their harvest simply because they are unfamiliar with it, so I...

As a homesteader, ensuring the long-term shelf stability of your food supplies is a top priority. One essential protein source that deserves your...

Have you ever harvested potatoes on your homestead? It’s a feeling of pride, knowing that the fruits of your labor are about to become part of your...

If you ever need to rely on your own supplies for the long haul, home canning is a must-have skill. You can’t grow vegetables year-round—every area...

People have been canning for generations. Whether it be in true cans or glass jars, once we figured out how to preserve food, we were doing very,...

Perhaps you've had an extremely bountiful milking season and you have nothing to do with the excess milk as you clean out your freezer (probably in...

Canning is a great way to preserve food and make it shelf-stable. If you are like most people, you think canned foods are primarily jams, jellies,...

Whenever I see someone throw away a chicken carcass after making a nice roast, I cringe a little bit. Just because you’ve picked all the meat off,...