Canning Pork is a very easy process even though it may seem intimidating. All meats are safely canned only in a pressure canner. Pork is handled like any red meat and has the same canning directions as beef. This will work with any cut of pork. This day I actually used boneless pork chops just because I found a sale and it was as cheap as any other cut. Bad meat does not … [Read more...] about How To Can Pork
Food Preservation
7 Ways To Use Up Raw Milk
When I tell people our family of four sometimes consumes 6 gallons of raw milk a week, I usually get laughed at. And then follows the actual question of "How CAN you go through so much milk?!". Let's think about the average family of four and how much milk or milk products they consume for a minute. Plain milk, butter, hard cheeses, cream cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt, sour … [Read more...] about 7 Ways To Use Up Raw Milk
How To Ferment Your First Batch Of Sauerkraut
I remember the first time I tried a lacto-fermented pickle: A quart mason jar with cucumbers, peppercorns, a garlic clove or two, and some assorted spices was handed to me. I have always loved pickles, so I eagerly selected and bit into one. The flavor was unlike anything I had ever experienced – garlicky, tangy, complex. The texture was juicy, and crisp. I ate another, and … [Read more...] about How To Ferment Your First Batch Of Sauerkraut
How To Can Ground Beef
Every year we buy a quarter of a cow from a farmer friend of ours, which comes up to about 100 lbs of meat. It usually keeps our family of 6 stocked for around 10 months. Initially we store all of that beef in a large deep freezer, but as the seasons progress I need that freezer space to begin storing strawberries, blueberries, peaches, tomatoes, corn, and other crops I like to … [Read more...] about How To Can Ground Beef
23 Things You Must Know To Can Meat Safely
Meat is one of those things that people tend to be the most scared to try canning. Food poisoning can be a very serious matter. I don't blame anyone who approaches preserving meats with trepidation. I was the same way when I first started canning! My biggest fear was that I would do something wrong and make my family sick because of a tiny mistake. It really was a step of faith … [Read more...] about 23 Things You Must Know To Can Meat Safely