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Packing Mason Jars
We just moved all our possessions across half the width of canada in a pickup. And yes this includes all our mason jars. There’s a trick to packing mason jars in a way where they don’t shatter or...
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Easy No Pectin Jam
Last year I made plum jam without pectin and it was the best jam I had ever made in my life. I’m trying to replicate the jam this year, although I’m unfortunately buying mass produced plums instead of...
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Fast & Easy Fruit Dicing!
Today I processed my weight in pears. It was a very long day of peeling, coring, slicing, boiling and water bath canning. We were done chopping up just about half the pears the old fashioned way – with...
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Sourdough Starter in a Mason Jar
Modern bread is made with highly efficient industrial yeasts. While this yeast is very predictable and faster than Usain Bolt on an airport conveyor walkway, it may actually be bad for you. That’s why...
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Butter in a Mason Jar
If you don’t mind a physically exhausting adventure in food preparation, you can make your own butter in a mason jar. It’ll really make you appreciate the effort farm wives used to put into beating the...
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How to Remove Sticker Glue from Anything
I buy all kinds of things that come packaged in mason jars. Honey, tomato sauce, applesauce, jam – anything that fits a regular or wide mouth lid gets saved. But most of the time, I don’t want the old...
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