food preservation

Jul 21

Store Apples and Pears Through Winter Without a Root Cellar

The Cheap Vegetable Gardener

The post Store Apples and Pears Through Winter Without a Root Cellar appeared first on The Cheap Vegetable Gardener. Every fall I end up with more apples than my family can eat in a week. And every fall I used to watch half of them turn into sad brown mush by November. Felt wasteful. Felt...

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Jul 10

How to Blanch and Freeze Vegetables from Your Garden

The Cheap Vegetable Gardener

The post How to Blanch and Freeze Vegetables from Your Garden appeared first on The Cheap Vegetable Gardener. July hit and suddenly I had more green beans than I knew what to do with. Like, embarrassing amounts. Two plants I stuck in as an afterthought, and now there’s a colander full every...

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