Category Archives: canning & preserving

Lacto Fermented Produce

Posted on June 3, 2024 by okieranchwife

So we are having a bad rainstorm today with marble size hail. Since I can’t be in the garden I decided to do this post I have been thinking about for a while.  I have been experimenting with fermenting for … Continue reading →

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Prepare Your Pantries

Posted on March 28, 2024 by okieranchwife

Yes, indeed. I said pantries. Plural.  You need a couple different pantries. Daily and long term. This is a photo of my daily go to pantry that is right off my kitchen.  You can see that I need to do … Continue reading →

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Sodium Chloride – NaCl and Beef Summer Sausage

Posted on February 9, 2024 by okieranchwife

The following is my opinion. I’m not a health practitioner. I don’t play a doctor on TV and I haven’t stayed at a Holiday Inn Express in years.. Folks, it’s salt. There are more than 30 references to salt in … Continue reading →

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Homemade Orange Peel Vinegar

Posted on October 25, 2023 by okieranchwife

Yesterday while I was in town on errands,  I was blessed with two boxes of culled produce from the locally owned grocery store.  The boxes included two 3 pound bags of mandarin oranges, two bags of green grapes, a bag … Continue reading →

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Keto Ugly Chicken Bacon and Cheese Casserole

Posted on April 5, 2023 by okieranchwife

 I have been pressure canning meat protein like a crazed woman. This is my 921 All American canner with ugly chicken processing. I have done chicken, bone in legs and thighs and deboned breasts, ground beef, ground pork sausage, and … Continue reading →

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Dehydrated Tomato Powder

Posted on September 6, 2021 by okieranchwife

During the heat of the summer I try to limit the amount of stove top and oven cooking I do. I lean heavily on my Crock Pot. I love my gas stove in the Winter, hello cozy kitchen, but in … Continue reading →

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Red Chinese Noodle Beans

Posted on October 12, 2014 by okieranchwife

I have been very fortunate during this growing season. My Red Chinese Noodle Beans have produced a bumper crop. These beans are usually more than a foot in length but still tender. I bought my package of these heirloom green … Continue reading →

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Tomatillo Relish

Posted on August 18, 2014 by okieranchwife

Anytime I post a canning or preserving recipe you can be assured that it comes from one of my canning books or from a tested recipe that follows proper canning procedures. There is nothing fun about food poisoning. This one … Continue reading →

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Sweet Zucchini Relish

Posted on August 17, 2014 by okieranchwife

DISCLAIMER: This is a 2 day recipe. I love Outhere magazine published by Tractor Supply Company. This is another zucchini recipe from a Summer issue published about 3 or 4 years ago. It was submitted by Debbie Moyer of Auburn, … Continue reading →

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Canning Okra

Posted on September 2, 2013 by okieranchwife

This summer has been unusual for Oklahoma. Temps cooler than normal and lots of rain. I am not complaining because my hay is growing and has not been cut yet. More rain, more hay, more bales, more income from the … Continue reading →

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