Bottled chicken is so tasty and versatile. It is so handy to have around and can be used for soups, sandwiches, casseroles, and more.

Making your own beef tallow is a great way to use extra fat trimmings from a brisket or other parts of the cow. The beef tallow makes for a delicious substitute for oil or butter, and it tastes amazing.

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This pressure cooker jam takes 15 minutes and you can use any fruit you want in your Instant Pot or Ninja Foodi. If you’re wondering how to make homemade jam with no pectin quickly I have the answer for you!

Ginger bug, a slurry of fermented ginger and sugar, forms the basis for homemade, traditionally fermented sodas including root beer, ginger beer, herbal tonics and fruit sodas. These soft drinks and light beers are naturally bubbly and effervescent and very rich in probiotics.

Eat pickled meat as a side dish or as a snack. It is good to try new things and to know that we can make things from scratch and remember the old ways – before everything was pre-packaged.

Jack o lantern pumpkin recipes

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Have restaurant style at all times!!!

The perfect recipe for preserving a BIG batch of apples, these spiced, canned apples make future pies, cobblers or crisps a breeze. Make the best of the bruised apples (that wouldn’t last long otherwise) by canning them today.

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What to do with watermelon rind or peel? Aromatic and sweet watermelon rind jam or candied watermelon rind.

You only need 2 ingredients for homemade vanilla extract: vanilla beans and vodka. Let the vanilla beans infuse the vodka for as little as 8 weeks, but for optimal flavor, wait at least 6-12 months before using. Homemade vanilla is more cost efficient than store-bought options.

It’s the “ultimate” food storage: BACON!!
What a treat to have in your food storage pantry, don’t you think? What a better way to dress up all those beans you’ve stored than to have bacon! I wanted to try canning bacon for months and I was pouring through the different blogs and articles on how to do it.

Homemade cheese is fun and delicious!

Make this wonderful homemade rhubarb pie filling for a sweet and tart treat from the pantry shelves even when rhubarb isn't in season!

Oh sure, overripe bananas get all the glory with their banana bread, desserts, and smoothie options…….. BUT don’t discard those overripe oranges.

Oranges are easy to can at home using a simple water bath canner.