How to Safely Can Meat For Long-Term Food Storage

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Whether you have a surplus of beef from your own livestock, some wild venison meat from a recent hunt, or you found a great deal on some beef, pork or lamb from a local farm or even the grocery store, learning how to safely can meat at home is an easy way to preserve...

Low-Sugar Strawberry Jam with Pomona’s Pectin

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* This article contains affiliate links. For more information, please read my Affiliate Disclosure.   This low-sugar strawberry jam recipe is made with Pomona’s pectin and preserves the bright, fresh taste of summer strawberries all year long (without the...

Homemade Beef Jerky Recipe (Dehydrator + Oven Instructions)

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* This article contains affiliate links. For more information, please read my Affiliate Disclosure.   Homemade beef jerky is a delicious way to preserve meat for food storage and for easy transport to take on hikes, camping trips, road trips and to pack in a...

Easy Fermented Jalapeños Recipe

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* This article contains affiliate links. For more information, please read my Affiliate Disclosure.   When we first started growing jalapeños, we did so with the intention of using them to make homemade salsa. We figured we’d be lucky to get enough jalapeños to...

How to Can Homemade Tomato Sauce

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* This article contains affiliate links. For more information, please read my Affiliate Disclosure.   When it comes to home-canned food, tomato sauce reigns supreme in terms of versatility. I don’t know about you, but in our house we eat a lot of tomato-based...

How to Use A Pressure Canner Safely

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* This article contains affiliate links. For more information, please read my Affiliate Disclosure.     Canning and preserving food goes hand-in-hand with homesteading and self-sufficiency. And for the most part, it’s pretty safe and straight-forward....