Once you learn how to render lard, it will become a staple in your pantry. Rendering lard is a wonderful homesteading skill that produces a natural fat that you can use for flaky biscuits, seasoning cast iron skillets, homemade pie crusts, or many other things. Long ago, this was common knowledge. However, this skill has…
This garlic dill pickle recipe is sure to turn into one of your favorite canning recipes. Made with whole mustard seeds, fresh dill heads, and whole garlic cloves, providing great flavor, these are the most delicious pickles to make with your abundance of garden produce. Homemade dill pickles are a great way to get shelf…
Learning how to water bath can is the first step to truly making a difference in the home food preservation game. Foods from gardens and farmer’s markets taste so much better than store counterparts, so preserving these foods at home can allow you to enjoy these foods all year long. Water bath canning is basically…
Home food preservation has one important step that can sometimes be forgotten. Here’s how to remove air bubbles when canning. Whether water bath canning or pressure canning, tiny air bubbles form in both high-acid foods and low-acid foods. The canning process includes removing these air pockets by taking the end of our bubble popper and…