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Learn how easy it is to make delicious quince jelly. I am also teaching you how to make quince jam and quince candy! When quince are ripe in the fall, this quince jelly recipe is a great way to make the most out of this fruit with its delicate floral fragrance. Some years ago, I…
Here are my 5 best tips so that you can easily turn your left-over bones into a healthy, collagen-rich, gut-healing bone broth! Everyone loves bone broth! Have you been wondering how you can make your own? Would you like to learn how you can capture all the delicious goodness from the bones? Let me show…
Weck jars are a popular canning system in Europe. Learn how they are similar and different from the mason jar system. If you’re a homesteader or home canner, you might be wondering how weck jars compare to mason jars. Maybe you’re just looking for an alternative to mason jars. Or you have been affected by…
Botulism is a real concern for anyone who cans at home. Learn how to avoid it and how to tell if you might have it in your preserves. If you have been canning at home, you might be worried about botulism. I know I have! It is a serious issue but in this post, I…
If you have a stove and a pot, you can easily render beef tallow. I’ll show you this simple method to make it white and odorless. Learning how to render tallow is such a quintessential skill in any homemaking and homesteading kitchen. It goes back to those days when most people had – or bought…
In this post, I am sharing my favorite butter bell that we use to keep our butter spreadable and fresh for everyday use. Have you ever been frustrated by butter being so hard that you’re destroying a piece of bread or toast rather than spreading the butter on it? Enter the butter bell! With this…
With rosehips and elderberries, this tasty and easy-to-make oxymel is the perfect immune-boosting elixir for the fall and winter season. If you are trying to make the most out of your summer garden, you might wonder what to do with all these rosehips. I mean, you could put them in the compost or in the…
I have been successfully canning jams without the water bath method. Here’s my process, my background, and some science behind it. Yes, you read that right! In over 30 years, I have never water bath canned my jams – and I probably never will. I understand that that statement could make some of you very…
Follow this easy, step-by-step process to make delicious cold-smoked salmon at home. It is better than store-bought! My husband has perfected the method and recipe for cold-smoked salmon. We are very lucky that he not only catches the salmon off the Northern California coast by himself but also smokes it at home. It is so…
Find out how easy it is to make German quark – a very versatile, fresh cheese similar to ricotta or cottage cheese. We love making cultured dairy and quark is one of them. Maybe you have visited Germany and seen it there or have heard of it. If you haven’t, let me introduce this delicious…
