You and me both. Unfortunately you have to be rather well to do to have year round summer...or put up with thousands of others wanting the same. Ha. And yes we will eat pretty good this winter. Got a freezer full too. A neighbor brought us a big box of deer last week.
At a yard sale I bought a huge pressure cooker that is used for canning. The water gets hotter, and the lids seal better I am told. Every pound of pressure raises the boiling point 3 degrees F. I never did any canning, but used it to cook fairly large whole chickens.
When I was a kid I would watch my Mom and Grandma can using a pressure cooker. Mostly I was warned to stay back and of the dangers of it exploding. Therefore I am a little leery of using one, ha. I'm sure they have better safety features now. Still I looked for non-pressure canning techniques this time around and only did high acidic foods. Glad to see your still kickin!
Thats too bad about your fermentation project! I did some with vegetables and only fermented for 4-5 days before putting in the fridge. Everything else looked great tho! Glad you have some stock for winter :)
Plenty of tomato's at least...they are still coming! If I had refrigerated them they would have kept but I don't have that kind of refrigerator space. You know how it goes- you watch some videos where people swear their method works and they don't need refrigerated blah blah blah ...and then try it with less then stellar results. Ha. Wish me luck on the pickled eggs!
It's as off as I can manage at the moment. Hauling water's no fun but manageable. Still have my eye on building my own place but now is not the time. It is a lot of work and there is no end to it. Fortunately I have a great union and I get all the breaks and days off I need. Ha.
You'll be able to eat good this winter. I despise winter. I want Summer year round.
You and me both. Unfortunately you have to be rather well to do to have year round summer...or put up with thousands of others wanting the same. Ha. And yes we will eat pretty good this winter. Got a freezer full too. A neighbor brought us a big box of deer last week.
At a yard sale I bought a huge pressure cooker that is used for canning. The water gets hotter, and the lids seal better I am told. Every pound of pressure raises the boiling point 3 degrees F.
I never did any canning, but used it to cook fairly large whole chickens.
When I was a kid I would watch my Mom and Grandma can using a pressure cooker. Mostly I was warned to stay back and of the dangers of it exploding. Therefore I am a little leery of using one, ha. I'm sure they have better safety features now. Still I looked for non-pressure canning techniques this time around and only did high acidic foods. Glad to see your still kickin!
Hey Sue....hope all is well. Let us know how the homestead is coming along.
Thats too bad about your fermentation project! I did some with vegetables and only fermented for 4-5 days before putting in the fridge. Everything else looked great tho! Glad you have some stock for winter :)
Plenty of tomato's at least...they are still coming! If I had refrigerated them they would have kept but I don't have that kind of refrigerator space. You know how it goes- you watch some videos where people swear their method works and they don't need refrigerated blah blah blah ...and then try it with less then stellar results. Ha. Wish me luck on the pickled eggs!
Looks Like Alot Of Work ! I thought you were living off the Grid. Im so glad that you're not !
It's as off as I can manage at the moment. Hauling water's no fun but manageable. Still have my eye on building my own place but now is not the time. It is a lot of work and there is no end to it. Fortunately I have a great union and I get all the breaks and days off I need. Ha.