Ever wondered how to can Sauerkraut so you can enjoy it all winter long? Recently I wrote about our Cabbage harvest and using some of it to make Sauerkraut. Water bath canning Sauerkraut is pretty easy; a beginning canner can preserve cabbage with confidence. It's an easy way to preserve some cabbage and Graham loves it along with perogies and sausages. Read here to … [Read more...]
Growing Garlic Part 2 – How to Make Pickled Garlic Scapes
Here's the second installment on Growing Garlic. If you missed the first one, or want to read over it again, here it is. In the first post, I gave an overview about the process involved with growing Garlic. It's one of the easiest garden vegetables to grow. Here in the Cariboo, the Garlic Scapes come on hot and heavy in early August. Since we have almost 300 garlic plants in the garden, we … [Read more...]
Preserving Basil
The Basil that I seeded just a few weeks ago is already in need of trimming. Since I want the Basil plants to be full and bushy, I needed to pinch off some of the leaves and stem. We love fresh Basil, but there's no way we can eat all of the trimmings. Even though I love Basil, I am not really a fan of pesto. I find it to be too strong tasting, so I need to … [Read more...]
