My UPS guy called yesterday morning and let me know that a friend of his was moving and had some canning jars they didn’t want to take with them and did I want any. Well, of course I do. So I loaded up some boxes for the loose jars, headed over to the moving house, […]
Archives for December 2009
Catch Up
Here’s a quick catch up post. It’s cold. It hasn’t snowed in the last week and there’s still lots of snow on the ground, but it is useless snow because it is so dry you can’t pack it into a snowman or anything. It’s the kind that “crunches” because it’s dry and cold. Don’t figure […]
Fabulous Homemade Canned Salsa
I was going to write something fantabulous about Christmas or winter or something, but to be honest, my brain’s about done, so I’m pulling out the Salsa post I’ve been wanting to write. It’s kind of Christmasy because some people I love are getting some of my salsa as gifts this year. There you go. […]
Canning Tomatoes
Today we have another flashback to summer post. Canning tomatoes. I was going to do salsa, but the first steps of salsa are the same as canning tomatoes, so we really need to cover canning tomatoes first. Canning tomatoes starts with getting some tomatoes. Really not cost effective to buy your tomatoes at a grocery […]
Making the Perfect Christmas Tree
We like to hunt our own Christmas tree. No, not from a lot or from the store–from the woods. Besides being a fun activity for everybody (even the dog), it’s cheap. Only $10 for a tree permit. And you know I’m cheap. Granted, if the snow isn’t too deep we can easily spend that much […]
Product Review: Best Prices Signature Canned Meats
In planning our food storage, one area that’s caused some trouble is meats. Now I know meats aren’t on the “wheat, beans, powdered milk, and honey” plan, but I like meat. So does my sweet husband. So do my kids. I really want some in my food storage. The standard way to store meats is […]
All Natural Culinary Herb Seeds in a Can Giveaway
Holy cow, things have been nuts around here lately! I have a pile of posts that should be getting posted and have had no time to post them! I think I might have a few minutes to do some posting today, so as promised, we’ll start with another fun giveaway from our friends at campingsurvival.com […]
Preparedness Stocking Swap
I’m going to try something a little crazy here, so bear with me and play along, okay? You all know Christmas is coming. If your house is anything like mine, you’ve got stockings to fill, and usually Santa is a little more sparse on the grown-ups stockings. Do you stuff your own? Use a sticky […]