canning frugal living preparedness Self sufficiency Southern living Canning dried beans Beans, beans, Good for your heart. The more you eat, The more you... Well, you know the rest. Beans (what we call "soup bean… Monday, August 31, 2009 Add Comment Edit
canning freezing frugal living garden Self sufficiency Southern living summer Freezing and canning purple hull peas Purple hull peas are coming in! I grew up on purple hull peas. They're my favorite! Purple hull peas are a Southern pea and… Tuesday, August 11, 2009 Add Comment Edit
canning frugal living preparedness survival trees Elderberry - a natural flu fighter Elderberries are starting to ripen and I'm preparing to make elderberry syrup this year. Here's my post on how to properl… Monday, August 10, 2009 Add Comment Edit
canning contests frugal living Fun garden Self sufficiency Southern living summer Summer time is busy time - and fair results Garden update: Squash is producing full-tilt. I already have 8 gallons of sliced squash in the freezer and more coming in every … Monday, July 20, 2009 Add Comment Edit
canning frugal living recipes Self sufficiency summer Canning crushed or diced tomatoes Probably the most popular thing that people can is tomatoes. It's a great way to extend that unbeatable homegrown tomato fla… Tuesday, July 14, 2009 Add Comment Edit
canning contests food safety Fun summer Meet Me at the Fair! Competition-worthy jams, jellies, and what-not Today kicks off the county fair in my area. Yesterday I lugged a box full of jars filled with various creations to enter in the … Monday, July 13, 2009 Add Comment Edit
canning jelly recipes Self sufficiency Southern living summer Blackberry jam using liquid pectin We picked a big mess of blackberries and one of the things I did with them was make blackberry jam. Normally I use powdered pecti… Thursday, July 9, 2009 Add Comment Edit
ask TennZen canning jelly Ask TennZen: What do I do when my jelly doesn't set? It's time for another edition of "Ask TennZen," in which I do my best to answer your questions. As always, any advi… Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Add Comment Edit