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JavaBen wrote: I'm using a recipe to make Homemade Corned Beef using a dry-brine, as opposed to a liquid-brine (see ...

i have just been given 2 huge bags of cucumbers what can i do i would like to makey chutney to give as pressies..any ideas where i can get a recipe

I used the recipe in the Ball Blue Book ... exactly as written. It's very sweet and the berry has separated from the rest so they are floating on top ... it...

We have quite a few pumpkins growing in our patch. We usually make pumpkin pies in the fall with our pumpkins, and our eldest son has requested pumpkin soup...

Hello -- I am a total newbie to this group and I hope I am not repeating an oft-answered question. My dear mom, who taught me to can, gave me my first boiling...

torlesse wrote: Hi, I was wondering if anyone has any marinade recipes that will help keep cooked meat, chicken or fish preserved in the fridge for a...

Upto now, I've used mainly Bernardin canning jars as that is the main brand available here. I have a few Kerr and Ball jars that I picked up at yard sales and...

Bernardin Book arrived today. Thanks! Has the Ball Blue Book gotten there yet? -- -Barb, www.jamlady.eboard.com An update on 7/4/04.

I planted around 50 cucumber vines this spring. Also a few rows of dill. Now that I have some small pickles coming in, I want to make some refrigerator...

1st question, at a local just store I picked up a general foods canning guide that didn't look too old. it said for jelly to seal with paraffin, isn't that a...

In article , "TechnoShroom" wrote: Hi, I just made my first two batches...

It's been a great day in the kitchen here. Finished 11 jars of the prettiest Garlic Dills and 7 pints of a pretty Peach Jam. Got about 20 pounds of tomatoes...

New fridge came in today, had two small dents, Lowes didn't have another that wasn't dented. Got back from work about 1400 and went to the store. Negotiated a...

What do you use it for?

It was a nice, cloudy morning just threatening rain. I don't like picking fruit when it is blistering hot out. I went to the U pick today and brought home 6...

Nobody but us chickens wrote: are golden harvest jars just for freezing or both canning & freezing? i picked up some wide mouth pints at the local junk...

Is there anything to do with cucumbers beside pickles. I have enough pickles and many more cucumbers. What to do, What to do? Any and all please advise. Thanks...

In today's mail: Thank you for your email inquiry of July 7 regarding the Back to Basics Steam Canner We apreciate your concern for safe canning procedures,...

The Ruzicka Family wrote: "Melba's Jammin'" wrote in message ... ...

I have many reasons for home preserving and am curious as to why others do so. Some of mine a - I'm a chronic musser - I truly enjoy home preserving...

I have seen that the latest guidelines say that you should heat the turkey strips to 160F before dehydrating for safety. Ok, I'm fine with that, but how can I...

I got a spam from homecanning.com (I never signed up for any kind of newsletter) but it seems Ball has a new product called Pickle Fresh that does away with...

To search & research. Boy it's late. So my dear, dear friends, my sweet dilemma: Neighbor lady hands me pail of nice ripe figs, kinda greenish yellow. 7...

We have a small farm (or large garden, depending on how you scale things) from which we sell tomatoes, peppers, and a few other things. Last year, most of the...

If today wasn't hectic enough what with painting the art studio ceiling and walls and scheduling the floor guys to put the new laminate in there the !@#$%^...