Category: Homesteading
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Today we Learn: Canning
In my previous post on canning food, I mention that one of my favorite ways to preserve food I grow, cook, pick or gather is by canning. I learned the art of canning food from my great-grandmother and my mother. I’ve taught my kids how to can. Some might say it is old-fashioned and a…
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Today we learn: Preserving Food
In my post on cooking from scratch I talked about my great-grandparents and how they grew up with a mindset from the Great Depression. They grew most of what they ate and had a huge garden. They grew berries, beans, corn, tomatoes, peas, and so much more. What did they do with it all? They…
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Today we Learn: Cooking from Scratch
I was babysat by my great-grandparents quite often as a child. They taught me so many things. My great-grandparents grew up through the Great Depression. They never wasted a thing. Grandma washed margarine containers and tinfoil and grandpa ate a lot of leftovers and wore the same clothes until they wore out. They had a…
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