Foraging and Using Chokecherry
I’ll admit the name “chokecherry” doesn’t exactly get your mouth watering. Anything with “choke” in the name sounds like trouble. The other common names bitter berry and bird cherry aren’t any more appetizing, but chokecherries are not only edible, but they’re also delicious. The...
List of Recipes (and Food) That Can Help With Your HBP
Did you know that high blood pressure is known as the “silent killer”? Pretty scary stuff! Many people suffer from high blood pressure (hypertension) and have no idea the that the condition is quietly damaging their bodies.
When high blood pressure is not properly controlled...
72-45-24-3 – DPN Recipe
As in…. 72 pints of salsa; 45 pints tomato soup; 24 quarts spaghetti sauce; and 3 pints ketchup. Wow. Taya and the children have really put in the hours processing tomatoes this year! We planted about 75 paste-type plants; and 20-25 “eating” plants –...
Black Raspberry Wine – DPN Recipe
If you stumble across a patch of wild black raspberries in the summertime, you’re in for a real treat. They look like a cross between a raspberry and a blackberry, but they have a taste that’s all their own. They often ripen over a...
What People Ate During The Great Depression
The Great Depression brought out both the resiliency and ingenuity of literally millions of people. With few options, people had to make do with what was on hand. Clothes were sewn with spare flour sacks and shoes repaired with cardboard.
Food, however, is where things got really...
How Do You Know if a Canning Recipe is Safe
How do you know if a canning recipe is safe? Or what do you do when someone isn’t following canning safety? Is there a way to tell if a jar of home-canned food someone has given you is safe?
These are legit questions and concerns....
