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    I Think She Smokes Dandelion

    Old thread ... I make dandelion wine and dandelion salve ..Susan is absolutely a wealth of information if you are into herbalism for which I am..I make many of my own medicines from herbs that I grow..
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    Canning Apple Pie Filling

    I'm going to mix my dehydrated apple slices in with the pie filling to see if maybe that will make a difference in the firmness in my own apple pie.
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    Canning Apple Pie Filling

    Maybe not blanching the apples before hand?
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    What are you canning now?

    Canned 8-jars of apple pie filling and 7-jars of apple butter:celebrate
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    Broken Into and Robbed Again TV Found in Pawnshop

    I'm so happy you got your stuff back.. Now get to work on that security system:D
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    Broken Into and Robbed Again TV Found in Pawnshop

    I'm so sorry to hear this..HUGS! Please upgrade your security system asap..maybe you have a trusted neighbor to check on your home daily?I can't imagine how you must be feeling after loosing your security and trust with your home let alone your treasured grandfather's watch. Maybe keeping the...
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    What are you canning now?

    Yesterday, I canned 7-pints of mild salsa for my 2-sons that don't care for really spicy hot food. I'm up to 82 jars of canned food that I put up the most I've ever canned in a year.
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    What are you canning now?

    I've canned 8-pints of extra hot salsa a few days ago. Today I used my steam juicer to juice my homegrown concord grapes and canned 6-quarts of concentrated juice..:ya
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    Drought

    No..I live in NYS a hour from Albany.
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    Need help on bread

    I love homemade bread and prefer it to store bought..but, my boys don't like it for sandwiches:rant I use a Amish bread recipe that is delish:loveI also make hamburger, hotdog, sub/italian rolls and Kaiser rolls from scratch. Thanks Beekissed for the tip:clap.. I will let it rise a couple...
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    Home Made Butter and Dish

    Please share your canning butter instructions.
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    Drought

    May I ask where you live in Mass?
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    1st try at dehydrated tomatoes

    Thank you Beekissed. I was thinking of dehydrating it but I will have more then enough after dehydrating all the diced tomatoes..Thank you so much for telling me you can can it and for the recipe..
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    1st try at dehydrated tomatoes

    Thank you so much! I will be writing this down to put in my Homesteading Book. My dad's girlfriend gave me #10 cans of diced tomatoes and I dehydrated them..she also gave me #10 cans of tomato sauce unseasoned have any ideas what to do with it to preserve it? I was thinking of adding...
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    Chop Meat

    Whenever I crave taco's I pull a jar of my home canned taco meat I also make homemade taco seasoning I don't buy the over priced crap from the store) off my shelf along with a jar of home canned hot salsa..I do buy the tortillas and taco shells..but have once (last summer) made homemade flour...
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    House Keys Emergency

    We don't lock our doors when we leave nor do we even have a key..
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    Fresh bread...

    I love making homemade bread for my family..it just shows so much love for my family that feeds your soul and its just plain gratifying all ways around.. I however can't knead the dough do to torn rotator cuffs so I use my bread machine or kitchenaid. I no longer buy bread flour I use a...
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    1st try at dehydrated tomatoes

    Thank you for showing us. For the first time I'm going to do the same..I'm going to grind them into tomato powder and you use as thickener plus add a tomato flavor to my soups and stews.. I need to check and see if I could use them for sun dried tomato's and put them in olive oil.
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    Hydrangeas Mislabeled?

    Shoot sorry for the double post.
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