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The Practical Preserver

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Save money and eat well with advice from The Practical Preserver. Learn techiques and tips about all aspects of home food preservation.

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  • Pickling Season

    Posted on Monday November 2nd, 2009 at 08:47

    In a PicklePickling season is here and the house will soon be filled with the heady mix of vinegar, sugar, and spices. Pickling is the term used for preserving a food with acid and salt. Sometimes pickles are produced by letting them ferment in a sal...

  • Ranch Chores

    Posted on Monday October 19th, 2009 at 09:19 in cattle, Autumn, turkeys, pumpkins

    It's been a very hectic couple of weeks, but now it's time to come up for air. The cattle have all trucked off north to warmer grazing, and it was a very busy few days getting all the cows and calves sorted out and loaded up. We had two newborn calve...

  • Autumn on the Ranch

    Posted on Monday October 5th, 2009 at 08:53 in Autumn, goats, ranch chores

    Autumn is my favorite time of year, and it's just about as busy as spring and summer on the ranch. We've had out first two snowstorms and there's a crest of white on the mountaintops, reminding me that I'd better hurry up and get the outside chores d...

  • Navajo Tacos

    Posted on Friday September 25th, 2009 at 08:23 in tacos, fried bread, navajo tacos, fry bread

    It was well over thirty years ago that I attended my first Pow Wow in California. It was a joyous event with dancing and chanting and booths selling good food. That's where I was introduced to Navajo Tacos. The fillings were familiar - the standard f...

  • Speaking of Chilies

    Posted on Wednesday September 23rd, 2009 at 08:58 in chilies, peppers

    Today's blog on chili peppers will probably have you craving some Tex-Mex food for supper. I accept full responsibility. In fact, on Friday I'll give you my favorite recipe for frybread for Navajo Tacos. The chili pepper probably originated in the Ne...

  • Home Again

    Posted on Sunday September 20th, 2009 at 10:48 in blogging, tucson, julie and julia

    The last line from The Wizard of Oz keeps circulating in my tired brain - "There's no place like home." I've spent the last two and a half weeks helping a friend and it involved traveling to Tucson, where the monsoons have been disappointing and the ...

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