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Kitchen Gardening
Freezer Tips for Fresh Produce
Instead of canning, here are some easy methods for freezing some of your end-of-the season fruits and vegetables. A few minutes spent freezing now, means garden-fresh meals in the middle…
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Kitchen Gardening
3 Easy Ways to Preserve the Herbs
Cooler nighttime temperatures mean the end is near to another vegetable gardening season. Instead of letting those beautiful culinary herbs go to seed, take a few minutes to snip and…
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5 Easy Ideas for Preserving Peppers
Get them while they're hot! It's time for vegetable gardeners to get busy picking and preserving their peppers. Here are some simple ways for saving the harvest to enjoy this…
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Kitchen Gardening
Drying Tomatoes on the Vine
It turns out there’s an alternative to drying tomatoes in the oven or using a vegetable dehydrator in the kitchen. Just let the sun do the work.
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Kitchen Gardening
Small Batch Preserving
Small-batch preserving is perfect for gardeners with small gardens or those with vegetables that don’t ripen all at once. It's also an easy, time-saving alternative to marathon canning sessions. Here's…
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September in the Garden: Time to Harvest and Preserve
Labor Day weekend pretty much signals the end of the summer season and the beginning of fall. As the summer bounty slows considerably, autumn produce is ripening--so if you haven't…
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Aunt Ruth’s Heritage Chili Sauce
It's hard to go wrong with a time-tested family original recipe like this one. If you like your chili sauce with some heat, add fresh or dried hot cayenne pepper…
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Get a Can Do Attitude
Too many tomatoes? Can’t keep up with the cukes? Well, now’s the time to get busy canning, freezing, drying, pickling, and fermenting. Oh yes, you can!
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Kitchen Gardening
Gardening Tip: What to Do When Everything is Ripe at Once
For a vegetable gardener and berry grower, the busiest time is harvest time. Here are some tips for coping with abundance.
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Kitchen Gardening
Introduction to Canning
Canning your own garden-fresh foods offers many rewards. Read about the recommended methods for canning and filling jars, the equipment you'll need, and the best techniques for preserving the season's…