rhubarb
What You Can, and Can’t, Can
Just about anything you would grow in your garden may be preserved by canning. Only a few foods cannot be safely canned at all, some may be canned in one form but not another, and still others don’t hold up well under the prolonged heat of processing.
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Springtime Rhubarb Pie
The first fresh pie filling available in my part of Wisconsin is rhubarb. It’s ready to pull at 8 to 10 inches tall.
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Jamming with Rhubarb
Rhubarb is one of the earliest fresh green edibles to emerge from the soil each spring, so it’s always a much-anticipated treat. It’s delicious in pie, in jam, or simply stewed with a little honey.
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How to Grow Rhubarb: Diseases, Harvesting and Recipes
Add to Favorites By Teresa Flora – In much of North America, spring is welcomed with the tart and tangy taste of fresh rhubarb. Rhubarb is one of the easiest and …
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The Joy of Growing Horseradish (It’s Great With Almost Anything!)
Add to Favorites By Sue Robishaw – Cold-climate gardeners can boast few crops that prefer their freezing winter abode, but the sturdy horseradish not only prefers it that way, it requires …
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Adventures in Orange Oil Ant Killer
Add to Favorites By Lisa Jansen Discovering my orange oil ant killer was a triumphant epiphany after a lengthy battle with ants. I’m an old farm girl. As a child, …
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A Rhubarb Juice Recipe for Canning
Add to Favorites (Works well for small children suffering from constipation.) By Maggie Laverman Here is the canning version of a rhubarb juice recipe that is useful for young children suffering from constipation. …
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Delicious Eggplant Recipes and More
Add to Favorites By Jean Smith, Michigan — Locally sourced, homegrown, all-natural, organic … these are a just a few of the keywords that we as foodies and locavores look …
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How Long Does Homemade Jam Last?
For homemade jam, using sugar and processed by canning in a hot water bath, you can expect to get about two years of shelf life when stored in a cool, dry place.
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Make Room in Your Garden With Climbers And Crawlers
Add to Favorites By Glenn G. Dahlem, Ph.D. Farmers with 1,500 acres available and urban backyard gardeners alike often have the same complaint: “If I only had just a little more …
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Staghorn Sumac: The Wild Lemonade Berry
Add to Favorites By Sam Thayer – Sumac is a common, well-known and easily recognized feature of the rural North American landscape. Staghorn sumac trees with thick twigs and an almost …
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