tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post3135758598075459893..comments2023-11-05T05:27:55.905-06:00Comments on A Homesteading Neophyte: Ladies and Gentlemen. Start Your Burners!Phelanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08250080326099834661noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-64929521516885384992008-07-03T07:40:00.000-05:002008-07-03T07:40:00.000-05:00ok meadowlark, to each there own ;D I will have to...ok meadowlark, to each there own ;D I will have to try that recipe, thank you for leaving it.<BR/><BR/>Gill, a you are able to cook in a pressure canner, but not can in a pressure cooker. Cookers are smaller, but they cool down much to fast to seal your jars correctly and safely.Phelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250080326099834661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-77056067313680419942008-07-02T18:56:00.000-05:002008-07-02T18:56:00.000-05:00Is a pressure canner the same as a pressure cooker...Is a pressure canner the same as a pressure cooker?<BR/><BR/>I like the alfredo sauce recipe, I need to look for whipping cream on sale.<BR/><BR/>Great blog by the way...Gill - That British Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456247587052149765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-80093579854370843802008-07-02T10:29:00.000-05:002008-07-02T10:29:00.000-05:00OK, last thing.Kale is TOO the best tasting thing ...OK, last thing.<BR/>Kale is TOO the best tasting thing in the world.<BR/><BR/>Saute an entire purple onion in a bit of port wine.<BR/>Remove center rib of kale, then do a bigger version of a chiffonade.<BR/>Put into pan with onions and cook til however soft makes you happy.<BR/>Add a good hefty sea salt.<BR/>Sop up juices with bread.It's mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02030081794655766175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-46817703552809213852008-07-02T07:46:00.000-05:002008-07-02T07:46:00.000-05:00I am pretty sure no one has died from the actual c...I am pretty sure no one has died from the actual canning. Eating what one canned back in the day could be deadly. This ain't your grandmother's canning anymore. Make sure your electric can hold your canner. It can damage your burners and break a glass top range. The noise sounds a lot like a train does in the old movies. It is rather fast,but a steady tempo. Hope that helps.<BR/><BR/>anajz, pressure canning for the first time is a tad nerve racking, but once you've got it down. . . <BR/><BR/>Country girl, Kale isn't the best tasting stuff in the world, but it grows well through just about everythig, winter and summer.<BR/><BR/>Wendy, you're welcome. After the jar has cooled, shake the conents up. It will look like it conjelled. Also make sure the cheese has mixed in well.<BR/><BR/>Gina, you're welcome!Phelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250080326099834661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-13589914411459133522008-07-02T06:47:00.000-05:002008-07-02T06:47:00.000-05:00Oh, I am going to try the Kale and Alfredo sauce!T...Oh, I am going to try the Kale and Alfredo sauce!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788740577135090145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-67542904151509189232008-07-01T22:12:00.000-05:002008-07-01T22:12:00.000-05:00Thanks for the alfredo sauce recipe. I love alfre...Thanks for the alfredo sauce recipe. I love alfredo sauce, and often make cheese sauce for macaroni on the spur, but it's always so much easier just to open up a can - even if I spent two hours putting the stuff into a can at some point ;).Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04642417312794814066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-74022191733792930232008-07-01T18:31:00.000-05:002008-07-01T18:31:00.000-05:00I have never grown or tasted kale, maybe next year...I have never grown or tasted kale, maybe next year. Thanks for sharing your recipes, as I was reading I was thinking I'd like to have some of her recipes and then a scrolled down.<BR/>Thanks again, KimCountry Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391306626662391336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-76745634771617600492008-07-01T16:17:00.000-05:002008-07-01T16:17:00.000-05:00Well I was coming over to comment about how happy ...Well I was coming over to comment about how happy I was to find an Alfredo recipe, but...rotflmao at the comments! I thought <B><I>I</B></I> was the only one deathly afraid of the pressure canner. Mine has been sitting in the box since the day I bought it...oh..ummm...about 7 or 8 years ago? maybe? <BR/>Maybe I can get with meadowlark and we can share first timer war stories!<BR/>Thanks so much for sharing your recipes!anajzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795297435621647487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-43208895409201818942008-07-01T16:03:00.000-05:002008-07-01T16:03:00.000-05:00Um, wow. That looks like a LOT of work. Funny, I d...Um, wow. That looks like a LOT of work. Funny, I don't remember it that way. (Although I probably spent most of my time outside running around the garden rather than in the steamy kitchen).<BR/><BR/>And I have a dial. But an electric stove. Does this make it harder? And the sound... how often does the thing rock? Egads.It's mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02030081794655766175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-19159431855417501812008-07-01T15:59:00.000-05:002008-07-01T15:59:00.000-05:00Are you POSITIVE nobody has been killed? You know ...Are you POSITIVE nobody has been killed? You know that I grew up hearing from my grandma how people could DIE canning!! So I've been paranoid for, let's see, right about 40 years!<BR/><BR/>I am SUCH a risk taker. And I'm reading that post now. Thanks so much.It's mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02030081794655766175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-12793442240373041352008-07-01T14:20:00.000-05:002008-07-01T14:20:00.000-05:00Fresh is best, farm market is the boomarket...?......Fresh is best, farm market is the boomarket...?... ah well check out your local fame market and U-pick--it farm to get your fresh veggies. Check Craigslist for people will to crop share and if all else fail, your grocer has lots of veggies. <BR/><BR/>Have you read my first time? <BR/><A HREF="http://a-homesteading-neophyte.blogspot.com/2006/07/pressure-canning-green-beans.html" REL="nofollow">pressure canning</A><BR/><BR/><BR/>I was supper nervous about it as well. Turns out no one has been killed by canning. :D Good LuckPhelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250080326099834661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-19023964537151124322008-07-01T12:13:00.000-05:002008-07-01T12:13:00.000-05:00Hurray - these are just in time. I just received m...Hurray - these are just in time. I just received my new pressure canner yesterday and quite honestly, am pretty nervous. I'm going to give it a shot this weekend.<BR/><BR/>Question for you: I keep reading about how good and fresh the ingredients need to be, but my garden doesn't have anything yet, and probably won't have enough of anything this first year. Will I be terribly disappointed if I just can regular food?It's mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02030081794655766175noreply@blogger.com