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BASIC TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL ROOT CELLARING
BASIC TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL ROOT CELLARING Root cellaring is not quite as simple as having a cool, dark place with good humidity and air circulation in which you store a bunch of fruits and vegetables. It isn’t complicated, but you will need to include the following practices in your root cellar maintenance. #01 Harvest vegetables,…
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HOW TO PRESERVE AVOCADO
HOW TO PRESERVE AVOCADO Freezing is the only way I know of to preserve avocado (if I’m wrong and there’s another way, please let me know!). Once frozen, avocado purée is ready to use in guacamole, breakfast smoothies, or salad dressings. If you luck into a sale on avocados, are headed on a trip before…
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How to Prepare Mixed Italian Antipasto Garden Pickle at Home; Giardinieri
How to Prepare Mixed Italian Antipasto Garden Pickle at Home; Giardinieri The beauty of this recipe is that it uses up a little of this and a little of that, perfect for people with small gardens who may not have bushels of any one vegetable at any given time. The vegetables included here are traditional…
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How to Prepare Champagne at Home Using Elderberry Flower.
How to Prepare Champagne at Home Using Elderberry Flower Even though this is not made from champagne grapes, like true champagne, it is vigorously fizzy. Elderflower champagne relies on the fermentation of natural yeasts present in the flowers and is ready to drink just a few weeks after making it. You can use fresh or…
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How to Prepare Violet Flower Drink at Home
How to Prepare Violet Flower Drink at Home Violet plants only produce their edible flowers (Viola species) for a few weeks in early spring. With its amethyst color and subtle flavor, this syrup preserves them for year-round enjoyment. You can use this method with linden blossoms, elderflowers, cherry blossoms, and other edible flowers, as well…
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How to Can Blackberries and Other Berries with No Other Ingredient.
How to Can Blackberries and Other Berries with No Other Ingredient. This beautifully simple technique contains only one ingredient: blackberries. The result keeps all the flavor of the fresh fruit, although with a softer texture. You can also use this method with juneberries, blueberries, raspberries, wineberries, currants, and gooseberries. #01 Bring a pot of water…
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How to Can Peaches and Other Fruits with or Without Sugar.
How to Can Peaches and Other Fruits with or Without Sugar. Peaches are used in these instructions because they are the quintessential canning fruit. Not only do home-canned peaches look beautiful in the jars, but you can use them in everything from fruit salad to quick bread. But the canning method here applies to other…
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Best Refrigerator Practice and Where to Store What in Your Refrigerator.
Best Refrigerator Practice and Where to Store What in Your Refrigerator Unlike your freezer, which is most energy efficient when packed full of food, your refrigerator functions best when it is just moderately full. You want air to circulate easily between food items. Do not leave your refrigerator door open for more than 30 seconds…
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How To Can Fresh Tomatoes at Home Using Boiling Water Bath.
How To Can Tomatoes at Home Using Boiling Water Bath Tomatoes are one of the first foods many people try to can, partly because canning them is relatively easy. However, gone are the days when you could smash some raw tomatoes into a canning jar, process them in a boiling water bath for a while,…
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Two Ways to Freeze Fresh Ginger.
Two Ways to Freeze Fresh Ginger. Have you ever thrown out fresh ginger because you didn’t get to it before it started to shrivel up or mold? Never again! Here are two easy ways to preserve fresh ginger. #01 The simplest way is to cut the ginger rhizome into 1-inch chunks. Use the double-freeze method…
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Tips for Successful and Healthy Lacto-Fermentation
Tips for Successful and Healthy Lacto-Fermentation The hotter the environment, the more salt you need in your initial brine. In warm environments, the food can spoil before the beneficial bacteria have a chance to establish a good ferment. This is why it is easier to ferment foods in cool weather, and one of the reasons…
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How to Preserve Food Safely Using Lacto-Fermentation
How to Preserve Food Safely Using Lacto-Fermentation Lacto-fermentation is the process that turns cucumbers into classic deli dill pickles. It is what turns cabbage into sauerkraut, and it is the secret behind traditional Korean kimchi. It is one of the oldest forms of food preservation. Humanity has had thousands of years of experience with it.…
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Why Do You Need to Blanch (Treat in Boiling Water or Steam) Some Foods Before Freezing?
Why Do You Need to Blanch (Treat in Boiling Water or Steam) Some Foods Before Freezing? Have you ever stuck some springs of raw basil into a Ziplock bag and shoved it into your freezer? When you took it out weeks or months later, it thawed into a blackened, slimy mess, right? If you’d blanched…
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How to Make and Freeze Basil Oil (or Other Herbal Oil)?
How to Make and Freeze Basil Oil (or Other Herbal Oil)? This is a combination of two food preservation methods: preserving in fat and freezing. Basil isn’t the only herb this method works great with: You can use it with cilantro (coriander leaves) and any other tender leafy herb that doesn’t dry well. Bring a…
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The Best Way to Freeze Meat, Poultry, and Seafood.
The Best Way to Freeze Meat, Poultry, and Seafood. When you freeze meats, including poultry and seafood, the goal is to prevent exposing the food’s surface to air and moisture. It is possible to do this by tightly wrapping the meat in plastic wrap and then again in aluminum foil. You can vacuum seal the…
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HOW LONG CAN I KEEP FOOD IN THE FREEZER? (Baked Food, Grains, Dairy, Meat, Fruits, Leftovers, Mushrooms, Seafood, Poultry and Vegetables).
HOW LONG CAN I KEEP FOOD IN THE FREEZER? (Baked Food, Grains, Dairy, Meat, Fruits, Leftovers, Mushrooms, Seafood, Poultry and Vegetables). Here are the maximum lengths to store different foods in your freezer. Your food will still be safe to eat if frozen longer, but its nutritional value will decline and its quality will nose-dive.…
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How to Dry Herbs for Better Medicinal Effects
How to Dry Herbs for Better Medicinal Effects. Whether you are preserving some of your garden’s aromatic abundance, or simply don’t want to waste the rest of that bunch of sage you bought and only used a few leaves off, drying is one of the best ways to preserve most (but not all) herbs. Home-dried…
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How to Preserve Lemons that can last for at least 6 months
How to Preserve Lemons that can last for at least 6 months Preserved lemons are an essential ingredient in Moroccan tagines and other North African dishes. They make a lovely gift, especially if paired with a recipe. What do you need? Sea salt Table sugar or honey Organically grown lemons, quartered lengthwise Cloves cinnamon stick…
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Easy Way to Prepare Dandelion Wine at Home
Easy Way to Prepare Dandelion Wine at Home Dandelion wine has a mythical status in that almost everyone has heard of it, but very few people have ever tasted it. It’s not difficult to make, but it does require time to pick enough flowers for the recipe, and patience waiting for the wine to mature.…
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Special Considerations to Take When Preparing Poultry for Smoking or Cooking..
Special Considerations to Take When Preparing Poultry for Smoking or Cooking. There are several precautions and special considerations to take when preparing poultry for smoking. The following list itemizes some of the things you need to consider before lighting up the smoker. #01 Never defrost poultry at room temperature. Use the refrigerator to defrost your…
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