Softening Hard Coffeemate Creamer?
Use a med. fine grater. In Colonial days sugar came in the form of large hard cones. Housewives often broke off a hunk then grated it finer for use. Kids got smaller broken pieces as a rare special treat. Works with anything that has caked/hardenedL brown sugar...
How Economical Is It To Pressure Can Food?
Jackie Clay, of Backwoods Home Magazine fame, has two great cookbooks out for WB & pressure canning that are to die for! She cans pretty much anything: cheese, milk, venison, fish, soups, bacon, soup stock, veggies, large bulk canned foods broken down into...
Winter Ice in Cooler for Food Storage
Why not simply keep the cooler in your garage on the floor? Keeps it at a steady cold temp without having to add ice. We leave things like flavored liquid coffee creamers, etc. outside all winter in garage coolers. They are treats, so why keep them where you...
Potatoes Stored in Garage Froze?
Potatoes frozen one time can be used. After frozen more than once and rethawed they turn mushy grey and taste terrible. Best to cut them up while still semi frozen, blanch if not going to use them right away, dry them quick and freeze loosely on cookie trays...
Preventing Freezer Burn?
Air is deadly to freezer foods, exposing surfaces to eventual burn. A relative takes the air out of her foods before freezing by inserting the opened plastic freezer bags in a sinkful of water. Keeping the top slightly open, squeeze out as much air as possible...
Organizing Chest Freezer?
I want my $$$ worth, so found just too much valuable space being wasted by using asst. boxes and fancy containers in my freezer. Plastic bags eventually became brittle from the cold and ripped at the wrong time. Nobody knew where the spilled contents went, so...
