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First year with a garden. I have broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, turnips, fennel, and winter hardy peas in both containers and in the ground. I am in zone 9. Last night, our temps got to the high 20's and it will repeat tonight, then above freezing for the foreseeable future. We had a...

I did that this year with apple pies. Unfortunately, the door of the freezer was left open overnight, and while things remained very cold, I discovered on Thanksgiving, that the juice and thickener had all settled to the bottom. The diners thought it was a special filling, so I left them to...

The only jars I have had pop are those with beans in them in some form or other. I found a lot of moisture on the rim of the jar when they popped. I also wonder if the beans were cooked almost all the way through before you processed them? Some of mine absorbed so much of the liquid that they...

Just cut it if you wish , then blanch in boiling salted water for a minute or two, plung into ice water to stop the cooking and retain the color, and then freeze. I sometimes free on a cookie sheet lined with parchment and then oss the frozen chunks loose into a freezer bag. That way I can use...

Well, white potatoes absorb a LOT of water and mine always end up sticking above the water level. They sometimes darken a bit, but otherwise are delicious. Mayhe sweet potatoes do the same thing.