Carrots are not only highly nutritious, but they’re also extremely versatile and are great for adding to any dishes that need a little more bulking out. If you grow your own and your soil temperature doesn’t drop below 25 degrees Fahrenheit (-4 degrees Celsius), you can just leave them in the ground until you need …
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Poblano peppers are very popular and easy to grow. They almost reach the size of bell pepper, but they do have a touch of heat. They’re not as spicy as jalapenos and have some of the fruitiness that bell peppers have. If you’ve just discovered these peppers and are growing them, you might find that …
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Having a bumper harvest of lovely, large pumpkins means that you can enjoy them all year-round if you store your pumpkins correctly. Alternatively, you might have purchased a large pumpkin from a roadside stall and don’t want to use it all at once. In this case, you need to know how to store cut pumpkin …
Who doesn’t love to munch on a handful of peanuts or use them in delicious home-baked cookies? That is unless you have a peanut allergy, of course. Peanuts are highly nutritious, but they also have a high oil content. This means that they have to be stored correctly, so that they don’t go rancid. It’s …
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Did you know that chestnuts are high in vitamin C? They are also low in fat and highly nutritious, as well as high in fiber. But, the chestnut growing season doesn’t last too long, so if you want to enjoy these tasty treats all year round, you’ll have to learn how to store them correctly. …
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With any type of shellfish that you purchase and that you’re not going to consume straight away, it’s really important that you store it correctly. This will ensure that the shellfish is safe to consume once the time comes. With oysters, it’s particularly important that you store them safely. Fresh oysters need to be stored …
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Whether you make them yourself or purchase them at your favorite bakery, cinnamon rolls are loved by almost everyone. But, if you’ve made or purchased a few extra, how do you store them to keep them nice and moist and fresh? It is best to store cinnamon rolls in an airtight container to prevent them …
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Sliced ham is a popular staple that most people buy to have on sandwiches or for serving as cold cuts when they have friends over. But, you have to ensure that the ham you’re serving is still good to eat and hasn’t started to deteriorate. So, how long does sliced ham last in the fridge? …
Having a selection of canned food in your pantry means that you can prepare a meal quickly when you don’t have time to cook from scratch. It’s also a good way to get a bit of variety in your diet when seasonal produce is out of season, or you can’t get to the store. But, …
The process of canning food used to be an extremely popular method of preserving produce. Nowadays, this process happens far more infrequently, so you may be wondering how hard is it to can your own food at home. Canning is an easy process that anyone can do if the recommended canning process is followed properly. …
When opening a can of fruit, some of us might be wondering if the fruit has already been cooked. Do I need to prepare the fruit in any special way? Can it be consumed directly after opening? All canned fruit is cooked as part of the canning process. In fact, its a requirement by the …
If you have successfully grown a great crop of onions at home, the last thing you want is to lose some of your harvest due to improper storage. You might be wondering whether you can store your onions in an airtight container. Whole onions should definitely never be stored in an airtight container. You might …
If you want to preserve fruit in honey, there are a number of options. Honey can be a useful preservative. For longer-term preservation, the safest and most effective way to preserve fruit in honey is to use honey as a canning syrup and to process fruit covered with this canning syrup in the usual way, …
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If you have made or want to make some homemade jam, you might be wondering whether you can preserve jam without a canner. If you don’t have a water bath canner, don’t be tempted not to process your jam. This is not safe. You can preserve jam by freezing it. But if you don’t have …
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Lemon or lime can be used as a traditional preservative to improve the quality and shelf-life of a number of perishable goods. You can use lime or lemon juice as a preservative to prevent fruits like apples, bananas, avocados from turning brown. You can also soak fruits before dehydrating them, in lemon juice and water …
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Those with a love of fruits know that there is a range of ways to enjoy them fresh or preserve them for later. But does alcohol preserve fruit? Alcohol preserves fruit. And not only that. Using alcohol to preserve fruit actually gives two excellent yields – alcohol-infused fruits that taste great on their own or …
One of the traditional ways to preserve meat is to use salt. Salting, otherwise known as curing, is an age-old technique for meat preservation. But in today’s health-conscious world, we know that too much salt is bad for us. So how do we preserve meat without salt? Can you really preserve meat without salt? Yes, …
As you delve into the world of food preservation, you will often read the term ‘process.’ But what does it mean to ‘process’ in canning? The word ‘process’ in canning refers to the steps that we take to safely preserve food for later use. The goal in this canning stage is to heat jars to …
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Preserving eggs for a longer time might sound like a difficult task if you’ve never done it before. But in reality, there are many easy techniques that can help you to do just that. There are a lot of other methods that have historically been used to preserve fresh eggs. But they are not recommended …
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Potatoes are a staple crop for many home growers. But many struggle when it comes to an understanding of how to store their potatoes over the winter months. Keeping potatoes in a traditional root cellar can be a great option. But the conditions required can be challenging to maintain. Home-canned potatoes are another preservation solution. …
Canning is an essential part of sustainable home growing. It can allow you to have access to fresh and wholesome food from your garden year-round. But when it comes to home canning, safety is of paramount importance. You need to be sure you know how to tell if canned food is bad. Several tell-tail signs …
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