IMPORTANT - Becky: Your garden got mentioned by Gardening In Canada the soil scientist specifically the topography - You may wish to watch the video called At Home Soil Testing ... as she is quite educational and it will help you understand your garden better. I have been a follower since 2020 - keep up the great work. ❤ 🇦🇺
I’m going to stop the video quick to reply for 2 points. 1. If you don’t like the grape jelly (I didn’t get that far yet) you can turn it into cocktail meatballs with some chili sauce and small bite sized meatballs. And 2. Watching you getting down in your basement floor I was thinking when you decide to remodel your kitchen bring some of it downstairs instead of letting it go to trash. Like your kitchen island and a counter with a sink. And cabinets. It would keep you from working on the floor and give you a wash up station for when you need to rinse things off. And it’s a great way to repurpose.
... AND you wouldn't have to carry all the canned goods downstairs every time... thus also preventing possible fall accidents😂. And yes, your downstairs pantry would make an excellent backdrop for your videos and Lives! Loved your video today and every day you post them!🎉
I love this channel and have been watching for about two years now, and the one thing that always makes me chuckle is that you use more onions in one dish than I use in a whole year (no joke, I don't like them at all). My mom asked me the other day, "why are you watching videos about onions if you don't eat them!?". Because, mom, Becky calms me down when the world is loud, and she likes onions. So here we are.
I like the flavor that onions add but I'm one of those weird people that finds some food textures a little off-putting for me. I also find Becky so relaxing. I keep my 4 adhd grandchildren while their parents work and sometimes I need something to settle me (and a child or two) down. Lol. Becky's is my favorite channel. 😊
Becky, my husband works pest control for large commercial food companies, some of them being breweries and bakeries, he told me it always best to make sure that the very center of the bag needs to be at the temperature of the freezer for atleat 36 to 48 hours for the best kill rate. I'm sure you probably have done a lot of research, but that's just what they tell them in training and clients if they deal with an infestation. Love your stuff. I find it comforting when I feel anxious. I'm thankful I found your channel a few years ago.
I recommend several tarps (with handles in the grommets on the corners) on the floor for the vegetables. A quick pull on the sides and tilt into a trashcan, cleans fast.
Hi Becky, I love your family ❤great tip. I'll give it to you. Saw on More Than Farmers channel. When they hulling the beans. They put them in a pillow case and bang them on the floor. All the beans came out of thier shells. It was pretty fast. Saved alot of time. Hope that helps ❤
Becky I am so proud of you! At your young age ,you are so remarkable! You set out to learn something new and you conquer it beautifully! Your family is very fortunate to have you!
Your pot pie looks so delicious. I hope your family enjoyed them. You videos makes me feel like I am standing with you in your kitchen, outside, or wherever you take us. You are the queen of hospitality.
About the onions ! My MIL would buy cheap panty panty hose and cut the legs off . Put an onion into the toe and tie a knot. Put the next onion and tie a knot. Continue till full, then hang from the rafter or similar place. The idea is to keep the bruising to a minimum. Cut an onion off as needed. This worked really well for us.
When you grow your own Concord grapes you will be astounded by the flavor. It is so superior to bottled juice, it almost seems like a different species. In the past I made jelly from wild Concord grapes and they were magical. I did not plant or maintain the vines ever. They grew into a tree and the tree was known as the grape tree. My children always thought grapes grew on trees. A little memory I like to share. Enjoy your little one the memories are fabulous and can be triggered by such random things. Thanks for jogging my mind.
Becky, I was just watching another homestead gardener who was trying something out that one of his subscribers had told him that made it much easier to shell the beans from the pods. You take an old pillow case and fill it up about 1/4 - 1/3 with your beans and firmly but not too hard whack it on a hard surface like your basement floor. Do it once or twice, check the beans and mix them up a little with your hands and do it again. After several times of whacking on the floor, all or the vast majority of your beans will fall to the bottom of the pillow case leaving the empty pods that can be discarded. There may be a few beans still in the pods here and there but as you go you will get the feel of it. It will cut down on the amount of time to separate your beans tremendously!. Occasionally you may split a bean but all in all it was a great method, and I though you might like to give it a try because you have quite a bean harvest there. Anyway, good luck and thank you for your videos!
Oh gosh, Becky. I’m always amazed watching you work and today this episode reminded me of all we take on as women. I can see the love and care you put into each task, the attention you give to making your videos great, and the way you share about your family and friend relationship- it’s all very inspiring! I’m rooting for you, and so glad for you when you let things go, and choose “not now” on some tasks. Sending friendship from Colorado!!
Hi Becky, I so enjoy all your videos. I have health problems and not able to do very much, so I think watching you helps encourage me that one day I’ll be able to do more. Especially if I can break large projects into little ones. I’m seeing ways to adapt activities to my strength and abilities. Keep up the good work as you’re helping so many in life. Thank you!
Hello, my dear. I'm from Saudi Arabia, and this is the second video I have watched on your channel. Let me tell you, wow, I am so impressed by you, your gardening, and your storage. Oh my god, that is so exciting. I love it so much. You have inspired me so much to start this journey. I can't wait to watch all your videos and enjoy them. all love for you and your family❤❤❤
Becky, Origami makes large shelves that come just about fully assembled right out of the box - you could put your produce on those to dry instead of your floor. You could also pack up your winco totes with handles to carry your jars downstairs-easier to carry that way. I love your channel - I've binge watched just about all of your videos!
My father mowed the lawn of an elderly woman and she had a huge area of her own Concord Grapes growing. She would give him a huge basket to bring home and it was like Heaven! Yummy ! But, there were so many that my Mom made jelly too. When I smell good grape Jelly now, it brings me right back to that women's Concord Grapes growing and my Mom's fantastic jelly. I can't wait to see how you grow yours and how many you will need to can! I am sure they will be delicious.
Im watching the vlog where you and your Mom cooked collards for the first time. If you dont already know, the reason to soak collards in vinegar is to loosen up the waxiness on the leaves and any dirt that could be on them. We learned together. Im 77 years old and from Alabama. Haven eaten my portion of collards and never knew that. Old Dogs can learn new tricks. Lol
Hey Becky…next time you’re at Kroger or Walmart, in the produce section, grab some of the boxes that raspberries and such come in. The stores usually recycle or incinerate them and they’re happy to let you take them. They make GREAT boxes for hauling items upstairs/downstairs AND they stack by interlocking!
I love these videos Becky. You're so passionate about what you do everyday and you draw us in every time, I never like cooking that much, but because of you and the passion you for it you cause me to love it more everyday. Blessings to you❤❤👍
I did my raised bed clean up. I was “gifted” a whole heap of dying flowers from work and added them to the bed to break down over winter. So excited to have the extra nutrients going back into the soil. I never miss a video! Thanks for all you do Becky!
I bought the electric canner last year after seeing you use it. Game changer, fantasticly easy. Best thing I've ever gotten. Thanks for your videos, I love to watch what you do! So inspiring ❤
Just happened to watch another video about taking dried beans out of the shell. They put them into a cotton bag or old pillow case and slapped them onto the floor. I think, if I remember right, they put about half full into bag. Don't bang them really hard but, tap a little on the gentle side. They didn't have to do very many by hand. Would definitely be a time saver. Love your videos and your way of life. Reminds me of my childhood so much. By the way, we are in our 70's now and miss so much of the life. A lot of people laughed at me for still canning and preserving but, are now asking how to do it!
I have a cutting of my grandmother’s and grew grandmothers Concord grape vine. It’s over a 100 years old. We made grape jelly every year and I still do
I love that you are milling grains! I have been on the FMF journey for almost 2 years and continue learning all the time. Game changer for texture for us includes soaking the whole grains and then dehydrating them prior to milling. Limited research on pro/con regarding health benefits of soaking too. Personally, we do it because I think the end product is better. Also, we add a couple bay leaves to our five gallon bucket grain storage to help ward off bugs! Love watching and learning with you! Happy milling!
I recently saw on someone's website that they used bread trays to store potatoes and onions. I thought that was brilliant you can stack as high as you want and all would be in a single layer with airflow. Just an idea for you. (You would have to keep potatoes and onions separate of course) Love your videos. You are an inspiration!
As far as freezing grain products, I was taught that you need to freeze it for at least a week because some of the critters can hibernate for several days, but not for over 7 days. I generally, leave it in the freezer for a week -- or portion it out in vacuum sealed bags and leave them all in the freezer until I need to use them.
I don't have a chest freezer to kill bugs in grain products, but I do store them in gallon or half-gallon mason jars and I vacuum-seal the lids. Nothing is going to survive that! 💚
Hey Becky. I just found this on Google. Hope this helps ur concern about storage proximity of potato and onions. “Since ethylene gas is the culprit of premature spoilage, you want onions and potatoes far enough apart so normal ventilation will keep them fresh. Mostly that means not keeping them in the same bag, basket, box or drawer. A few feet apart in an airy pantry should be fine”.
@@danielleterry2331 I'm in southeast MO and my carrots are coming up beautifully, we have a very sandy soil so don't usually have to dig them unless a big freeze moves in around January to February.
I'm impressed! I was just supposed to clean out my regular freezer in my fridge today. I have a bunch of baked goods that need to go in there, so I need to pull out two whole chickens and some veg that's been lurking in there for too long! That should give me the room I need to Tetris it all in there! 😂 I'm not sure about those chickens - can't remember how long they've been in there. They were deep frozen and vacuum sealed when they went in, so I know they'd be good for a little longer than normal. Just not sure what to do with them. So I did nothing! 😂
Hey Becky, to make life easier, always either have a compost bucket, or a large bowl, to put your scraps in. Then you can either take them out for your chickens, or to the compost bin if the chicken can't have.
That is a really good practice to get into for your dry goods... if you buy bulk pasta especially whole wheat versions you can do the same. I also wanted to mention to you that I live in the Canadian PNW zone 8b and I had very good luck growing sweet potatoes this year, I got absolutely giant ones! The variety I grew was called Radiance.
Oh this brings back memories for me. When my kids were very young I use to make grape and apple jelly all the time. One of the ways I used it was to make a cupcake frosting. It’s super easy! If I remember correctly you put 3 egg whites over boiling water in a double boiler. Add (I think) 1/2 cup jelly and beat for seven minutes. You can frost the cupcakes by just dipping them in the frosting and giving them a quarter twist as you pull them out. It makes a super impressive kid friendly treat really quick. Of course sprinkles are a fun option!
Becky I just love watching your TH-cam channel. Does your mom have a TH-cam channel? I Leo love how you and your mom work together. You inspire me and I tell people about your channel to watch how you grow your garden and preserve food
Homemade grape jelly brings back so many memories . My great aunt use to can everything . She had lived through the great depression . When they would get low on sugar she would use her grape jelly to sweeten her coffee . She also often used juice to make her jellies ( catching it on sale and using her coupons . Personally I think she might have been one of the first Coupon Ladies LOL )
I want to say to Becky you are a super star !!I just started watching your TH-cam channel actually ran into it by accident .How inspiring you are and the kind of human that not only is able to make a living doing this but teaching and inspiring others doing something you love.I am raising my three grandkids and we are learning bit by bit and starting our own garden this year and hopefully can be more sustainable and not rely on the grocery store as much and we get to have fun outdoors ☺️.Win Win..Thankyou 🙏🏼
When I go to the grocery store, I grab a half box to use as a desk for my shopping list and eggs etc. so I’ve collected them in my basement to transport foods or for painting/crafting. Awesome video.
Another way to kill bugs, put your grains in a 5 gallon bucket with airtight lid (I prefer gamma) with a 2500cc oxygen absorber. The lack of oxygen will also kill any bugs. This is a great option also for people who can’t freeze the 25lb bags of grains. Got this tip from someone who has been storing her grains for over 30 yrs with no bug issues.
That electric pressure canner is awesome, especially if you are canning meat. I can start a load when I get home from work and then reset and run a second load before I go to bed. My Mom was amazed how easy it is compared to her stove top canner. You can walk away and do things. You are not chained to the kitchen like the stove top canners. Very worth while investment and believe me I will tell anyone who will listen. We got my SIL using canned meat this year and she really likes it.
I began gardening at age 61. We bought a house 19 years ago and there's a 96' grapevine. A hailstorm the end of June and destroyed 80-90% of a BEAUTIFUL crop 😢. I was able to can 6 quart of grape juice. There was a bit left over and we used it for our church communion ❤! My dad who is 83 is our pastor and led communion. I will cherish this memory. Thank you for sharing.
You might want to put those onions that you put in the basket up off of the floor because concrete sweats sometimes and that will allow moisture to get to your onions.
This was the same thing I was thinking. In order for your onions to last longer and keep from molding, they need to be of the cement. You could also put down plastic between the onion baskets and the cement as a moisture barrier. However, having air flow between the cement and the onions is more ideal.
@@marolynr6841I can’t really comment on what the cost breakdown would be of making jelly but I know that Becky seems to can food to have control of the quality of the ingredients in the final product.
I can not find grape jelly here in Germany. We grow wine grapes. Once in a while I can find grape juice…… I’m trying this recipe this weekend!! ---////---- Best ever meatball sauce 1 cup catsup 1 cup grape jelly 1/8 cup dried onions 3 tbl - big squirt of mustard Put catsup and jelly into sauce pan, cook on low heat until jelly is melted and incorporated into catsup. Add dried onions and mustard to taste. Pour over frozen meat balls (16-20) heat up on low in your slow cooker for 3/4 hours until meatballs are cooked.
Hi Becky. Could I suggest that you freeze your grains for 48 hours instead of 24? Especially with such large quantities, they may not freeze right through and kill any critters.
You should sieve the fresh milled flour. You will get fine flour which is easy to work with and the remaining you can supplement it with curd as it is a good source of fibre or can give it to chickens
This isn’t related to this video but a few weeks ago I was making up my freezer cookie dough and thought to myself that I’ve never seen you make cookies with craisins. It’s one of my favorites! There is a recipe for an oatmeal cookie on the back of the Ocean Spray bag or on their website it has craisins, white chocolate, oatmeal and I add pecans to mine, and pistachios would be amazing too. They are so yummy and with all that goodness in them you almost forget that it’s a dessert not a healthy granola. You should definitely give them a try this year. They are a favorite among the cookies I bake up for gift giving and you can make the dough ahead and freeze them for quick baking.
It would also be a good idea to keep a large rubber/plastic garbage bin down there. Sweep up scraps and cart bin to compost rather than running back and forth with each dustpan full.
I discovered by accident that corn brooms work so well on concrete floors! Somebody came by selling brooms and I couldn't say no, even though I had (I thought) no earthly use for a corn broom. I remembered seeing them when I was a kid, but we never had one and I'd never had one in my home either. I decided to use it in my garage and I was amazed at the job it did! And I used it on walkways and driveway, too! It does a much better job on those rough, hard surfaces than the soft fiber brooms with the split ends that work well on vinyl linoleum, LVT, hardwood and tile.
Just a FYI to those that don’t have the freezer space to put your grains in before you store them. Bay leaves. I learned about 25 years ago when I had an infestation in my pantry with weevils that they don’t like bay leaves. I’ve never had anything hatch in my grains since I started using them. I buy a pound of them and it’s a HUGE bag mix then through your buckets and containers and it works like a charm.
I once tried grape jelly from juice and ended up with grape syrup. That being said, using a steam juicer it is very easy to turn grapes into juice. My neighbor's garden often produces a bumper crop of grapes, and I love the juice they make.
I grew up in Southern Oregon on my Grandparents land. Grandma had Concord grapes and I hated them. I just think about the seeds being so bitter. Thank you for all your content. I’ve really enjoyed your videos and implemented many of your ideas. You need some of the collapsible crates they sell at Costco. They are great for transferring products and storing your onions in. They have great air flow. When you’re done they fold up and put them away.
Hiya, I hope you and your family are well. Just a quick suggestion. I do not know whether anyone else has suggested this, But, You can always make candy with the leftover oxymel scraps, Your family could have the ease of just popping one each time you guys feel a little tickle. Sending Love Prayers and Blessings to you guys. Do take care and stay safe.
I watched you for years, but stopped when I moved and didn't have a kitchen, now I'm happy to have found you again, I've still not got a kitchen but love your homeliness and the oxymel sound really interesting, I don't need a cooker for those! Thanks for being you... out of interest did you ever put up black out blinds in the basement, I remember the room was quite bright with big windows when you first moved in?
Hi Becky - My parents decided to grow Concord grapes. It took a couple of years but we did get enough grapes for my mom to make grape jelly. It was delicious. You bring back many memories for me.
Becky, it may be worth thinking about putting heavy-duty hangers on those support poles. Then, hang onions in mesh or net bags by size ranges from different hooks on all sides.
34:54 If you put a canning funnel between the sieve and the jar it will be more stable, and less likely to run down the outside of the jar. I swear, a canning funnel is one of the great unsung heroes of the kitchen. =)
Hi Becky. Love your food preservation videos. You mentioned you don’t have many canning jar boxes. A good remedy is to grab medium sized flat boxes from Aldi. They work phenomenal for storing canning jars. Be blessed. 🧡💛
I grew up in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and my folks always had a garden. Have you ever planted beets in your garden? My Mom used to make beet jelly, that tasted just like grape jelly. She also made pickled beets, and a beet relish that was fabulous with roast beef. Her strawberry freezer jam was a great topper for ice cream. She also made picked (dilled) carrots that were fabulous.
I love your videos, and I attempted to make Peach Jam and Preserves this year, even picked the peaches, peeled, stoned, cut, soaked prior to get any pesticides off, and was so runny, but tasted great on ice cream so my friends told me their kids loved it. I am not an ice cream person, so I would say I need more practice. Kinda set me back so I may try the Grape Jelly route and then tackle a pressure canning project. I need to watch your chicken stock video as that is what I want to tackle. Thank you so much and your parents were so cute while harvesting. Love to you all.
15:08 damn Becky…I was just watching a remodeling show where they had a Butlers Pantry and a *Dumb Waiter* !! That’s what you need in the pantry or under the stairs. A Dumb Waiter!!
Just a quick tip. You should put the empty jars in the canner and warm it up because there is a preheat feature that happens before the Canning starts and that's a lot of extra heat on your jam or jelly, then pull out the hot jars, fill them and put them back in. the canner is now internally heated and then it will start the Canning process. It's important not to skip that warming up of the canner step on an electric canner.
The oxmel, I would suggest, especially with the blueberry one putting a layer of cheesecloth over the strainer before you pour into the strainer. That way you can gather it and squeeze once it's strained mostly. Getting ALL the goodness out. Those blueberries like you said soaked up a lot of liquid. Just a suggestion. HUGS!
Perhaps consider planting the grape arbor this fall then. It takes time to get a good yearly yield. I grew up with that mature concord grape arbor and my Mom canning grape concentrate and grape jam. You will enjoy the process. I always did, even the harvest, which I had a hand in since I was a child. My Mom canned the concentrate without sugar and only added sugar per glass. This was a great idea and worked for me at least. Only having my first cavity at 22 years old left to my own adult devices(probably too many Hostess Ho-Ho's). We were NOT allowed that type of junk food and the family had a no salt, low sodium diet(but salt and pepper were on the table). At 64 years old, my blood pressure is 110/70. Excited to hear what you decide and what variety, etc.😊❤
I just freeze dried some onions and they turned out great. I powdered half the batch and kept the other half as chopped. I love how white both the garlic and onions stay with freeze drying.
We have grapes, and I just run them through my regular juicer: The one that I use for carrot juice. It's much easier than the canning juicer. So good...
Watched a video the other day, sorry i did not get the name but thought of you. The family shelled their beans using an old pillow case. Because it was their first time trying this they put small amounts of beans into pillow case and softly hit it against the floor and it worked. Pods and beans were separated. You might want to look into it. They said what would usually take them weeks was done in 1 afternoon.
Love that you're using natural remedies of turmeric & ginger, as well as elderberry. I've learned it's difficult to ingest enough curcumin through turmeric root to get maximum results possible, especially for chronic inflammation. Suggest for your eczema you try a turmeric curcumin capsule that also includes the black pepper extract. (The one I use also has ginger in it.) It has been phenomenal in eradicating my psoriasis! I understand the turmeric/ginger/pepper extract you made is beneficial for fighting off colds, etc, but for chronic inflammatory conditions such as eczema or psoriasis, the concentrated capsule form is unsurpassed. I'd be willing to bet it would resolve your eczema. Take care & God Bless!!! ❤
I just bought a steam juicer and I love it!! I bought four different kinds of grapes to juice which worked great! I will be making jelly with that juice for Christmas. I would suggest getting the steam juicer as it was incredibly easy
I have to pick up more jars , I doubled my garden this year and so glad I did. Wish I had a basement but here in lower texas I would have a pool I didn’t want 😂
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IMPORTANT - Becky: Your garden got mentioned by Gardening In Canada the soil scientist specifically the topography - You may wish to watch the video called At Home Soil Testing ... as she is quite educational and it will help you understand your garden better. I have been a follower since 2020 - keep up the great work. ❤ 🇦🇺
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😮 that’s awesome!
I’m going to stop the video quick to reply for 2 points. 1. If you don’t like the grape jelly (I didn’t get that far yet) you can turn it into cocktail meatballs with some chili sauce and small bite sized meatballs. And 2. Watching you getting down in your basement floor I was thinking when you decide to remodel your kitchen bring some of it downstairs instead of letting it go to trash. Like your kitchen island and a counter with a sink. And cabinets. It would keep you from working on the floor and give you a wash up station for when you need to rinse things off. And it’s a great way to repurpose.
I also thought it would be a great place to shoot videos. Put a complete kitchen down stairs. No mess and you can have it lit for TH-cam videos.
... AND you wouldn't have to carry all the canned goods downstairs every time... thus also preventing possible fall accidents😂. And yes, your downstairs pantry would make an excellent backdrop for your videos and Lives! Loved your video today and every day you post them!🎉
I had also thought the same thing to repurpose some of the cabinets. I don’t think they could get the island in the basement.
Excited to try the grape jelly! Grape juice is finally available here!
I have canned grape jelly a few times and it never sets. Came to say I save it first grape jelly meatballs also.
I love this channel and have been watching for about two years now, and the one thing that always makes me chuckle is that you use more onions in one dish than I use in a whole year (no joke, I don't like them at all). My mom asked me the other day, "why are you watching videos about onions if you don't eat them!?". Because, mom, Becky calms me down when the world is loud, and she likes onions. So here we are.
She is the calming part to my day! 🥰
I’m the same! I don’t like onions and I can’t eat garlic but here I am watching Becky. 😂
I like the flavor that onions add but I'm one of those weird people that finds some food textures a little off-putting for me. I also find Becky so relaxing. I keep my 4 adhd grandchildren while their parents work and sometimes I need something to settle me (and a child or two) down. Lol. Becky's is my favorite channel. 😊
Becky, my husband works pest control for large commercial food companies, some of them being breweries and bakeries, he told me it always best to make sure that the very center of the bag needs to be at the temperature of the freezer for atleat 36 to 48 hours for the best kill rate. I'm sure you probably have done a lot of research, but that's just what they tell them in training and clients if they deal with an infestation. Love your stuff. I find it comforting when I feel anxious. I'm thankful I found your channel a few years ago.
Yes I always freeze my big bags of flour for at least a week.
Same I had heard 3-4 days minimum. 😊
We’re not going for perfection we’re just going for progress are wise words . Thank you for sharing them❤
I recommend several tarps (with handles in the grommets on the corners) on the floor for the vegetables. A quick pull on the sides and tilt into a trashcan, cleans fast.
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Hi Becky, I love your family ❤great tip. I'll give it to you. Saw on More Than Farmers channel. When they hulling the beans. They put them in a pillow case and bang them on the floor. All the beans came out of thier shells. It was pretty fast. Saved alot of time. Hope that helps ❤
I saw that one too and anything that saves time I'm game for.
Becky I am so proud of you! At your young age ,you are so remarkable! You set out to learn something new and you conquer it beautifully! Your family is very fortunate to have you!
Your pot pie looks so delicious. I hope your family enjoyed them. You videos makes me feel like I am standing with you in your kitchen, outside, or wherever you take us. You are the queen of hospitality.
About the onions ! My MIL would buy cheap panty panty hose and cut the legs off . Put an onion into the toe and tie a knot. Put the next onion and tie a knot. Continue till full, then hang from the rafter or similar place. The idea is to keep the bruising to a minimum. Cut an onion off as needed. This worked really well for us.
That's a great idea
I heard that from Amy Dacyzyn the Frugal Zealot!!
My grandma did that too. Use boating knots so you can reuse the hose.
That’s what I do lol
You are so gracious to acknowledge the tips that strangers send you ❤
When you grow your own Concord grapes you will be astounded by the flavor. It is so superior to bottled juice, it almost seems like a different species. In the past I made jelly from wild Concord grapes and they were magical. I did not plant or maintain the vines ever. They grew into a tree and the tree was known as the grape tree. My children always thought grapes grew on trees. A little memory I like to share. Enjoy your little one the memories are fabulous and can be triggered by such random things. Thanks for jogging my mind.
Becky, I was just watching another homestead gardener who was trying something out that one of his subscribers had told him that made it much easier to shell the beans from the pods. You take an old pillow case and fill it up about 1/4 - 1/3 with your beans and firmly but not too hard whack it on a hard surface like your basement floor. Do it once or twice, check the beans and mix them up a little with your hands and do it again. After several times of whacking on the floor, all or the vast majority of your beans will fall to the bottom of the pillow case leaving the empty pods that can be discarded. There may be a few beans still in the pods here and there but as you go you will get the feel of it. It will cut down on the amount of time to separate your beans tremendously!. Occasionally you may split a bean but all in all it was a great method, and I though you might like to give it a try because you have quite a bean harvest there. Anyway, good luck and thank you for your videos!
Yeah I seen that pillow trick on more than farmers channel
Oh gosh, Becky. I’m always amazed watching you work and today this episode reminded me of all we take on as women. I can see the love and care you put into each task, the attention you give to making your videos great, and the way you share about your family and friend relationship- it’s all very inspiring!
I’m rooting for you, and so glad for you when you let things go, and choose “not now” on some tasks. Sending friendship from Colorado!!
I live in Sweden and I love watching your videos as a a part of my night time routine
Hi Becky, I so enjoy all your videos. I have health problems and not able to do very much, so I think watching you helps encourage me that one day I’ll be able to do more. Especially if I can break large projects into little ones. I’m seeing ways to adapt activities to my strength and abilities. Keep up the good work as you’re helping so many in life. Thank you!
I am a widow and cook very little but love your program
Hello, my dear. I'm from Saudi Arabia, and this is the second video I have watched on your channel. Let me tell you, wow, I am so impressed by you, your gardening, and your storage. Oh my god, that is so exciting. I love it so much. You have inspired me so much to start this journey. I can't wait to watch all your videos and enjoy them. all love for you and your family❤❤❤
Becky, Origami makes large shelves that come just about fully assembled right out of the box - you could put your produce on those to dry instead of your floor. You could also pack up your winco totes with handles to carry your jars downstairs-easier to carry that way. I love your channel - I've binge watched just about all of your videos!
I absolutely love the way you talk when discussing your harvest!! You should be so proud of yourself 💋❤️💙
My father mowed the lawn of an elderly woman and she had a huge area of her own Concord Grapes growing. She would give him a huge basket to bring home and it was like Heaven! Yummy ! But, there were so many that my Mom made jelly too. When I smell good grape Jelly now, it brings me right back to that women's Concord Grapes growing and my Mom's fantastic jelly. I can't wait to see how you grow yours and how many you will need to can! I am sure they will be delicious.
Im watching the vlog where you and your Mom cooked collards for the first time. If you dont already know, the reason to soak collards in vinegar is to loosen up the waxiness on the leaves and any dirt that could be on them. We learned together. Im 77 years old and from Alabama. Haven eaten my portion of collards and never knew that. Old Dogs can learn new tricks. Lol
I’m from Alabama too and did not know leaves even had wax on them, thx
Hey Becky…next time you’re at Kroger or Walmart, in the produce section, grab some of the boxes that raspberries and such come in. The stores usually recycle or incinerate them and they’re happy to let you take them. They make GREAT boxes for hauling items upstairs/downstairs AND they stack by interlocking!
Love your energy! Not much of that for this 64 year young lady but you are inspiring me
Becky, I love how you explain the little things, like, "If you are wondering what these buckets are here for..."
It’s impressive how clearly your microphone captures every sound.
I love these videos Becky. You're so passionate about what you do everyday and you draw us in every time, I never like cooking that much, but because of you and the passion you for it you cause me to love it more everyday. Blessings to you❤❤👍
I did my raised bed clean up. I was “gifted” a whole heap of dying flowers from work and added them to the bed to break down over winter. So excited to have the extra nutrients going back into the soil.
I never miss a video! Thanks for all you do Becky!
I bought the electric canner last year after seeing you use it. Game changer, fantasticly easy. Best thing I've ever gotten. Thanks for your videos, I love to watch what you do! So inspiring ❤
I see one in my future because of Becky.
Welcome back Becky glad to see you again
Love your videos thank you soooo much
Thank you for your fearlessness in doing new and different things. Blessings
Just happened to watch another video about taking dried beans out of the shell. They put them into a cotton bag or old pillow case and slapped them onto the floor. I think, if I remember right, they put about half full into bag. Don't bang them really hard but, tap a little on the gentle side. They didn't have to do very many by hand. Would definitely be a time saver. Love your videos and your way of life. Reminds me of my childhood so much. By the way, we are in our 70's now and miss so much of the life. A lot of people laughed at me for still canning and preserving but, are now asking how to do it!
I have a cutting of my grandmother’s and grew grandmothers Concord grape vine. It’s over a 100 years old. We made grape jelly every year and I still do
What a lovely memory and tribute!
I love that you are milling grains! I have been on the FMF journey for almost 2 years and continue learning all the time. Game changer for texture for us includes soaking the whole grains and then dehydrating them prior to milling. Limited research on pro/con regarding health benefits of soaking too. Personally, we do it because I think the end product is better.
Also, we add a couple bay leaves to our five gallon bucket grain storage to help ward off bugs!
Love watching and learning with you! Happy milling!
I'm glad that I kept the sur jell paper instructions for the last decade.
I've made jelly from bottled or frozen canned juice.
I recently saw on someone's website that they used bread trays to store potatoes and onions. I thought that was brilliant you can stack as high as you want and all would be in a single layer with airflow. Just an idea for you. (You would have to keep potatoes and onions separate of course) Love your videos. You are an inspiration!
My dad grew his own grapes and made the best grape jelly. You got me a little misty eyed but great memories 😊
Oh my! Way back in the ‘60’s my sweet momma made grape jelly for our school lunches! I can smell the sweet aroma now!
As far as freezing grain products, I was taught that you need to freeze it for at least a week because some of the critters can hibernate for several days, but not for over 7 days. I generally, leave it in the freezer for a week -- or portion it out in vacuum sealed bags and leave them all in the freezer until I need to use them.
Your work ethic is remarkable.
I don't have a chest freezer to kill bugs in grain products, but I do store them in gallon or half-gallon mason jars and I vacuum-seal the lids. Nothing is going to survive that! 💚
Hey Becky. I just found this on Google. Hope this helps ur concern about storage proximity of potato and onions.
“Since ethylene gas is the culprit of premature spoilage, you want onions and potatoes far enough apart so normal ventilation will keep them fresh. Mostly that means not keeping them in the same bag, basket, box or drawer. A few feet apart in an airy pantry should be fine”.
Oh so excited. I’m in the middle of doing a deeeeeeep clean of the deep freezers and pantry room. I need encouragement to keep going!
Just think how happy you will be once it’s done, texas here so I am getting beds ready just planted my carrots
@@danielleterry2331 I'm in southeast MO and my carrots are coming up beautifully, we have a very sandy soil so don't usually have to dig them unless a big freeze moves in around January to February.
Spend 10 mins at a time....set a timer. That's how I clean house. Amazing what you can accomplish in 10 mins !!
I'm impressed! I was just supposed to clean out my regular freezer in my fridge today. I have a bunch of baked goods that need to go in there, so I need to pull out two whole chickens and some veg that's been lurking in there for too long! That should give me the room I need to Tetris it all in there! 😂
I'm not sure about those chickens - can't remember how long they've been in there. They were deep frozen and vacuum sealed when they went in, so I know they'd be good for a little longer than normal. Just not sure what to do with them. So I did nothing! 😂
@uberurbana4894 I do that too!
Hey Becky, to make life easier, always either have a compost bucket, or a large bowl, to put your scraps in. Then you can either take them out for your chickens, or to the compost bin if the chicken can't have.
That is a really good practice to get into for your dry goods... if you buy bulk pasta especially whole wheat versions you can do the same. I also wanted to mention to you that I live in the Canadian PNW zone 8b and I had very good luck growing sweet potatoes this year, I got absolutely giant ones! The variety I grew was called Radiance.
Oh, I hope she sees this since she was asking for recommendations!
Yay, a friend to listen to while I'm painting my living room!
Oh this brings back memories for me. When my kids were very young I use to make grape and apple jelly all the time. One of the ways I used it was to make a cupcake frosting. It’s super easy! If I remember correctly you put 3 egg whites over boiling water in a double boiler. Add (I think) 1/2 cup jelly and beat for seven minutes. You can frost the cupcakes by just dipping them in the frosting and giving them a quarter twist as you pull them out. It makes a super impressive kid friendly treat really quick. Of course sprinkles are a fun option!
Becky I just love watching your TH-cam channel. Does your mom have a TH-cam channel? I Leo love how you and your mom work together. You inspire me and I tell people about your channel to watch how you grow your garden and preserve food
Homemade grape jelly brings back so many memories . My great aunt use to can everything . She had lived through the great depression . When they would get low on sugar she would use her grape jelly to sweeten her coffee . She also often used juice to make her jellies ( catching it on sale and using her coupons . Personally I think she might have been one of the first Coupon Ladies LOL )
I want to say to Becky you are a super star !!I just started watching your TH-cam channel actually ran into it by accident .How inspiring you are and the kind of human that not only is able to make a living doing this but teaching and inspiring others doing something you love.I am raising my three grandkids and we are learning bit by bit and starting our own garden this year and hopefully can be more sustainable and not rely on the grocery store as much and we get to have fun outdoors ☺️.Win Win..Thankyou 🙏🏼
When I go to the grocery store, I grab a half box to use as a desk for my shopping list and eggs etc. so I’ve collected them in my basement to transport foods or for painting/crafting. Awesome video.
Brilliant
Another way to kill bugs, put your grains in a 5 gallon bucket with airtight lid (I prefer gamma) with a 2500cc oxygen absorber. The lack of oxygen will also kill any bugs. This is a great option also for people who can’t freeze the 25lb bags of grains. Got this tip from someone who has been storing her grains for over 30 yrs with no bug issues.
That electric pressure canner is awesome, especially if you are canning meat. I can start a load when I get home from work and then reset and run a second load before I go to bed. My Mom was amazed how easy it is compared to her stove top canner. You can walk away and do things. You are not chained to the kitchen like the stove top canners. Very worth while investment and believe me I will tell anyone who will listen. We got my SIL using canned meat this year and she really likes it.
Concord grape juice will always be associated with communion growing up.
@@penneywilliams2590 so true!
Yes. Me too. Our church did not use actual wine.
I began gardening at age 61. We bought a house 19 years ago and there's a 96' grapevine. A hailstorm the end of June and destroyed 80-90% of a BEAUTIFUL crop 😢. I was able to can 6 quart of grape juice. There was a bit left over and we used it for our church communion ❤! My dad who is 83 is our pastor and led communion. I will cherish this memory. Thank you for sharing.
Your lucky. My church always jumped around to whatever got donated. Wine, port, sherry… some stronger than others. 😮
Unless you aren’t a member of a church that offers communion.
You might want to put those onions that you put in the basket up off of the floor because concrete sweats sometimes and that will allow moisture to get to your onions.
Hmm is it cost effective to make grape jelly?
Yes, make some screen racks that rest on cements blocks. When not in use they can be stored upright leaning against a wall.
This was the same thing I was thinking. In order for your onions to last longer and keep from molding, they need to be of the cement. You could also put down plastic between the onion baskets and the cement as a moisture barrier. However, having air flow between the cement and the onions is more ideal.
@@marolynr6841I can’t really comment on what the cost breakdown would be of making jelly but I know that Becky seems to can food to have control of the quality of the ingredients in the final product.
I love all your shows & recipes and how to do everything, ty Becky
I can not find grape jelly here in Germany. We grow wine grapes. Once in a while I can find grape juice…… I’m trying this recipe this weekend!!
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Best ever meatball sauce
1 cup catsup
1 cup grape jelly
1/8 cup dried onions
3 tbl - big squirt of mustard
Put catsup and jelly into sauce pan, cook on low heat until jelly is melted and incorporated into catsup. Add dried onions and mustard to taste.
Pour over frozen meat balls (16-20) heat up on low in your slow cooker for 3/4 hours until meatballs are cooked.
That sounds good too.
You can also use this recipe for the little sausages. In America, they're lovingly called Lil' Smokies.
Cleaning up can be so satisfying
Macrame bag hung would be a great way to store onions all year .
Recycled plastic netting bags would work too.
Hi Becky from rainy and cold Oklahoma. Hope you have a Blessed weekend.
Love seeing all your food in the basement!❤❤🙏🙏xxoo
Hi Becky. Could I suggest that you freeze your grains for 48 hours instead of 24? Especially with such large quantities, they may not freeze right through and kill any critters.
You should sieve the fresh milled flour. You will get fine flour which is easy to work with and the remaining you can supplement it with curd as it is a good source of fibre or can give it to chickens
Hi Becky, wow you got a lot done. The pot pie looked amazing.
This isn’t related to this video but a few weeks ago I was making up my freezer cookie dough and thought to myself that I’ve never seen you make cookies with craisins. It’s one of my favorites! There is a recipe for an oatmeal cookie on the back of the Ocean Spray bag or on their website it has craisins, white chocolate, oatmeal and I add pecans to mine, and pistachios would be amazing too. They are so yummy and with all that goodness in them you almost forget that it’s a dessert not a healthy granola. You should definitely give them a try this year. They are a favorite among the cookies I bake up for gift giving and you can make the dough ahead and freeze them for quick baking.
We do this too! It's so good. 😋
Sometimes with your jelly if it doesn’t set up dump back in your pot add a little more pectin and try again
It might be a good idea to keep a basement broom. That way you can keep your kitchen broom "clean".
It would also be a good idea to keep a large rubber/plastic garbage bin down there. Sweep up scraps and cart bin to compost rather than running back and forth with each dustpan full.
I discovered by accident that corn brooms work so well on concrete floors! Somebody came by selling brooms and I couldn't say no, even though I had (I thought) no earthly use for a corn broom. I remembered seeing them when I was a kid, but we never had one and I'd never had one in my home either. I decided to use it in my garage and I was amazed at the job it did! And I used it on walkways and driveway, too! It does a much better job on those rough, hard surfaces than the soft fiber brooms with the split ends that work well on vinyl linoleum, LVT, hardwood and tile.
Just a FYI to those that don’t have the freezer space to put your grains in before you store them. Bay leaves. I learned about 25 years ago when I had an infestation in my pantry with weevils that they don’t like bay leaves. I’ve never had anything hatch in my grains since I started using them. I buy a pound of them and it’s a HUGE bag mix then through your buckets and containers and it works like a charm.
I once tried grape jelly from juice and ended up with grape syrup.
That being said, using a steam juicer it is very easy to turn grapes into juice. My neighbor's garden often produces a bumper crop of grapes, and I love the juice they make.
The grape jam is also great to use for Thump-Print cookies for the holidays(look so lovely on a cookie tray at Christmas time).😊❤
I grew up in Southern Oregon on my Grandparents land. Grandma had Concord grapes and I hated them. I just think about the seeds being so bitter. Thank you for all your content. I’ve really enjoyed your videos and implemented many of your ideas. You need some of the collapsible crates they sell at Costco. They are great for transferring products and storing your onions in. They have great air flow. When you’re done they fold up and put them away.
Thank you so much for that heads up I been trying to figure out how to get all my onions up off my pantry floor which are on a bedsheet
My favorite kind of restock content! 🎉
Love that with all the food you prepare is what I call eating “clean”.
Hiya, I hope you and your family are well.
Just a quick suggestion. I do not know whether anyone else has suggested this, But, You can always make candy with the leftover oxymel scraps, Your family could have the ease of just popping one each time you guys feel a little tickle.
Sending Love Prayers and Blessings to you guys.
Do take care and stay safe.
I watched you for years, but stopped when I moved and didn't have a kitchen, now I'm happy to have found you again, I've still not got a kitchen but love your homeliness and the oxymel sound really interesting, I don't need a cooker for those! Thanks for being you... out of interest did you ever put up black out blinds in the basement, I remember the room was quite bright with big windows when you first moved in?
My sister has a freezer dryer. She gives me freeze dried onions every so often and I love them! So convenient for making soups, sauces and casseroles!
Hi Becky - My parents decided to grow Concord grapes. It took a couple of years but we did get enough grapes for my mom to make grape jelly. It was delicious. You bring back many memories for me.
Just a quick comment, when sorting onions, beans etc to save time running back and forth use your wheelbarrow in your downstairs room ❤
Becky, it may be worth thinking about putting heavy-duty hangers on those support poles. Then, hang onions in mesh or net bags by size ranges from different hooks on all sides.
34:54 If you put a canning funnel between the sieve and the jar it will be more stable, and less likely to run down the outside of the jar. I swear, a canning funnel is one of the great unsung heroes of the kitchen. =)
I think she said it was in the dishwasher.
Hi Becky. Love your food preservation videos. You mentioned you don’t have many canning jar boxes. A good remedy is to grab medium sized flat boxes from Aldi. They work phenomenal for storing canning jars. Be blessed. 🧡💛
I grew up in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and my folks always had a garden. Have you ever planted beets in your garden? My Mom used to make beet jelly, that tasted just like grape jelly. She also made pickled beets, and a beet relish that was fabulous with roast beef. Her strawberry freezer jam was a great topper for ice cream. She also made picked (dilled) carrots that were fabulous.
I THINK BECKY SAID SHE DIDNT LIKE BEETS
@@brendasoler4759 oh, dill pickled carrots sound delish! Do you have the recipe? I can google it if you don’t🙂
@KimH-ic6ne sorry, I do not, but you could find one on Google as you say.
@@margaret8056I must have missed that video. ;>)
You are great! I enjoy going through your house and garden. I’ve tried many of your recipes and lived them all. Thanks for sharing ❤️
I love your videos, and I attempted to make Peach Jam and Preserves this year, even picked the peaches, peeled, stoned, cut, soaked prior to get any pesticides off, and was so runny, but tasted great on ice cream so my friends told me their kids loved it. I am not an ice cream person, so I would say I need more practice. Kinda set me back so I may try the Grape Jelly route and then tackle a pressure canning project. I need to watch your chicken stock video as that is what I want to tackle. Thank you so much and your parents were so cute while harvesting. Love to you all.
15:08 damn Becky…I was just watching a remodeling show where they had a Butlers Pantry and a *Dumb Waiter* !! That’s what you need in the pantry or under the stairs. A Dumb Waiter!!
I had that same thought!
Love seeing your finished projects
Just a quick tip. You should put the empty jars in the canner and warm it up because there is a preheat feature that happens before the Canning starts and that's a lot of extra heat on your jam or jelly, then pull out the hot jars, fill them and put them back in. the canner is now internally heated and then it will start the Canning process. It's important not to skip that warming up of the canner step on an electric canner.
Also… I seal the lid on the Presto canner even when water bath canning. I just think it heats up more efficiently
The oxmel, I would suggest, especially with the blueberry one putting a layer of cheesecloth over the strainer before you pour into the strainer. That way you can gather it and squeeze once it's strained mostly. Getting ALL the goodness out. Those blueberries like you said soaked up a lot of liquid. Just a suggestion. HUGS!
Perhaps consider planting the grape arbor this fall then. It takes time to get a good yearly yield. I grew up with that mature concord grape arbor and my Mom canning grape concentrate and grape jam. You will enjoy the process. I always did, even the harvest, which I had a hand in since I was a child. My Mom canned the concentrate without sugar and only added sugar per glass. This was a great idea and worked for me at least. Only having my first cavity at 22 years old left to my own adult devices(probably too many Hostess Ho-Ho's). We were NOT allowed that type of junk food and the family had a no salt, low sodium diet(but salt and pepper were on the table). At 64 years old, my blood pressure is 110/70. Excited to hear what you decide and what variety, etc.😊❤
I just freeze dried some onions and they turned out great. I powdered half the batch and kept the other half as chopped. I love how white both the garlic and onions stay with freeze drying.
Becky, I heard that you should keep your onions and potatoes at least 5 feet apart to prevent the gases from the onions making your potatoes sprout.
Retired chef here. 5 feet is plenty of space. Just not next to each other.
We have grapes, and I just run them through my regular juicer: The one that I use for carrot juice. It's much easier than the canning juicer. So good...
Last year, I purchased concord grapes from amish and put them through my steam juicer and turned the pulp into grape jam.
Hi Becky!! I’m doing some gardening and kitchen projects today. You are always an inspiration! ❤
Watched a video the other day, sorry i did not get the name but thought of you. The family shelled their beans using an old pillow case. Because it was their first time trying this they put small amounts of beans into pillow case and softly hit it against the floor and it worked. Pods and beans were separated. You might want to look into it. They said what would usually take them weeks was done in 1 afternoon.
I made grape jelly the exact same way a few months ago, and it is THE BEST!!! You'll love it ❤
Love that you're using natural remedies of turmeric & ginger, as well as elderberry. I've learned it's difficult to ingest enough curcumin through turmeric root to get maximum results possible, especially for chronic inflammation. Suggest for your eczema you try a turmeric curcumin capsule that also includes the black pepper extract. (The one I use also has ginger in it.) It has been phenomenal in eradicating my psoriasis! I understand the turmeric/ginger/pepper extract you made is beneficial for fighting off colds, etc, but for chronic inflammatory conditions such as eczema or psoriasis, the concentrated capsule form is unsurpassed. I'd be willing to bet it would resolve your eczema. Take care & God Bless!!! ❤
A pop up garden bag or big plastic trash can would come in real handy for these basement projects.
So glad to hear from you love watching you
I just bought a steam juicer and I love it!! I bought four different kinds of grapes to juice which worked great! I will be making jelly with that juice for Christmas. I would suggest getting the steam juicer as it was incredibly easy
I have to pick up more jars , I doubled my garden this year and so glad I did. Wish I had a basement but here in lower texas I would have a pool I didn’t want 😂
No root cellars here either!