August 19, 2010 - Advice on Age of Frozen Food
Asking for advice or experience on length of time frozen food (whole turkey) is still edible. I know about frost bite but what has been your experience. I’m guilty of finding two turkeys at bottom of chest freezer today. What a waste. Thanks for any help. Dee Mc.
August 19, 2010 - Concord Grape Pie or Pie Filling
I’ve heard of Concord grape pies but never tasted one. Just picked a surfeit of grapes and want to try making one but would prefer to use someone’s tried-and-true recipe. Have also heard of canning the grape pie filling but guess I won’t know if I want to try that till I taste a pie...
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August 19, 2010 - Canning Green Tomatoes
Does anyone know how to can green tomatoes for frying this winter as mentioned earlier this week? Do they get soggy or soft? Also, my mom is allergic to sodium. Would you be able to omit the salt? Any recipe would be helpful. Thanks!!
August 16, 2010 - Good, tasty, easy homemade wine recipe?
I just started trying my hand at making some homemade beer and wine. I have bought a kit, but does anyone have an old recipe for an easy but tasty wine that can be made with few ingredients, like the old timers and still taste good? I would love to hear from you. Too bad,...
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August 15, 2010 - Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup
I thought it was here that I saw a recipe for homemade Hershey’s chocolate syrup…but I can’t find it now. Did we have to take the reference to “Hershey’s” out of the recipe and it is simply chocolate syrup now? I saw that recipe and it may be the same one. Thanks!
August 14, 2010 - Vegetable soup to be canned
I am looking for vegetable soup to be canned that also might have the use of zucchini in it.
August 12, 2010 - Georgia’s Rolls with Meat Filling
I can’t seem to locate the recipe. I saw the picture this am and started searching and just can’t seem to locate it. Can anyone help me?
August 9, 2010 - Things to do with Pancake Mix
I have an abundance of pancake mix, and was wondering if any one had any recipes to use it in quick breads or cakes or cookies. Seems there should be a way to make other stuff with it since it is basically flour eggs milk and leavening already in it. Like what is the difference...
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August 9, 2010 - Rendering Lard
Last year,before the Farm Bell, Suzanne posted how to render lard – can you point me to that article? ‘Search’ is not coming up with it. Thanks!
August 8, 2010 - Recipe for Freezing Corn
HELP HELP HELP I have been searching everywhere! Years ago, I made some corn for the freezer and it went like this — blanch corn, cool, cut it off and now here is where I don’t exactly remember. But I know I added the corn to a large roaster added butter, cream or 1/2 &...
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August 6, 2010 - Kettle Corn
Does anyone have an easy recipe for Kettle Corn? I grew popcorn last year and my daughter has been begging me to make some for her.
August 6, 2010 - Oven roasted roma tomatoes
Can oven roasted tomatoes be safely processed with BWB if olive oil has been used in the roasting process? If so, how long should they be processed?
August 4, 2010 - Jalapeno Jelly?
Saw someone had made this. Sounds interesting. Could you post the recipe. Thanks. Huntermom
July 28, 2010 - Onion Marmalade
I’ve seen this suggested as a sandwich condiment and I’ve found simple recipes with just butter, onions, and a crock pot and complex recipes including zucchini and a long list of spices. Wondering if anyone has made a sort of sweet, sort of sour, onion-only version of this. If not, I’ll be forced to experiment....
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July 28, 2010 - Food Saver
I am wondering if anyone has used a food saver and if it is cheaper then using freezer bags to freeze your veggies and meat? Garden is ready for a lot of freezing and canning.
July 28, 2010 - Refrigerator Pickles
Last year I made refrigerator pickles using Ball pickle mix. Now I could go out and buy it again, but would like to make my own. These were so good and I have made refrigerator pickles with my own mix but there is just something in the Ball mix that I can’t get in my...
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July 28, 2010 - Ranch Salad Dressing Recipe
I thought I had seen a Homemade Ranch Dressing Recipe by Suzanne but can’t find it in recipes or on the blog. Am I dreaming? Does anyone have a good one? The commercial mixes are so salty and I have a huge herb garden that needs to be utilized? Can anyone recall the recipe or...
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July 25, 2010 - Cookie Bar
I went to a potluck yesterday and there was a cookie there that that looked like Suzanne’s fig newton that is posted on chickens in the road cooking section except that there was a chocolate fudge center. It was good! Any idea how I could copy cat that cookie bar?
July 22, 2010 - Just a question re: Clear Jel vs Sure Jel
I have a peach pie filling recipe for canning that I would like to try and it calls for Clear Jel. I thought that’s what I had, but turns out I had Sure Jel. My understanding is that Clear Jel is starch and Sure Jel is pectin. Since I’m using in a fruit pie filling,...
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July 20, 2010 - Quantity Pie Crusts! Any Professional Bakers On Board?
Do you know where I could get a recipe or formula I guess you would call it to make 100 Pie crusts ?A friend and I want to do that and then take 50 each and freeze some and make quiches,chicken pot pies, fruit pies etc. Can you help ? or point me in the...
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July 12, 2010 - Yellow Squash Casserole
Years ago (like maybe 35?) I had a yellow squash side dish at a chain restaurant called “Dixie House” that was out of this world. It tasted like it was only yellow cheese, squash and soda crackers, but putting that together in a pan and baking it at home did NOT produce the same (or...
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July 9, 2010 - Head Cheese
I found a source for hogs heads and would like to try making some head cheese. I have a pretty good idea of it, but wondered if anyone out here would have a tried and true recipe for it?
July 9, 2010 - Baby Shower Recipes
I was looking for suggestions for your favorite baby shower foods. I’m hosting the baby shower for my soon to be 1st grandbaby and I’d like to make it extra special. What are your favorite foods? Any suggestions on making this a special day?
July 8, 2010 - Asian Plum Sauce
There is a neighbor around the corner that is giving away the plums on a front yard tree … even if those are too far ripe (early variety is past prime already), local markets are flush with them here in CA. I’m looking for a plum sauce that will preserve with BWB. It’s a family...
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July 8, 2010 - Apple Peel Jelly
My husband’s aunt used to make apple jelly from the peelings. She told me how to do it but that was over 30 years ago. I didn’t write it down. Does anyone have a recipe or know how to do it?
July 7, 2010 - Spaghetti Sauce for Canning
Very easy, using fresh tomatoes. I know there is probably one at Farm Bell but I can’t seem to find it.
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