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Crazy Jar Lady
Feb 18, 20235 min read
How to: Fancy Dinner
What do ya'll fix for a fancy dinner? I was determined to fix something "nice" for Handsome for Valentine's Day. I was flummoxed as to...
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Crazy Jar Lady
Feb 1, 20232 min read
Water Filter Woes
The water here is very very hard and full of minerals. It comes from deep limestone wells below the plains in this part of the Midwest. ...
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Crazy Jar Lady
Jan 31, 20232 min read
**FAILED**
Today was my first day as an Egg Lady and I blew it. Twice over even.... I've been providing eggs for Bestie and Friendly for a few...
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Crazy Jar Lady
Jan 26, 20232 min read
Successful Yeast Breads
My Aunt used to teach classes on making yeast breads at the local cooking school. Once I asked for lessons, she taught me too. It then...
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Crazy Jar Lady
Jan 16, 20233 min read
Cheap Lids
Let's talk about lids again. I buy the cheap lids on Amazon. I like this one particular brand**. It works well for me and holds up on...
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Crazy Jar Lady
Jan 13, 20232 min read
Colorful Caps
Another Don't Look post..... We take such precautions to can our food carefully and correctly. We make sure our processing times are...
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Crazy Jar Lady
Jan 10, 20233 min read
Leaving Room
When canning, headspace can become a hot topic. Let's discuss.... Every canning book and instructor will tell you to leave so much...
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Crazy Jar Lady
Jan 9, 20233 min read
January
Month of organization and inventory.... and... weight loss? Nah.... I'm seeing alot of folks doing a pantry challenge this month; meaning...
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Crazy Jar Lady
Jan 6, 20232 min read
Pop A Top
When opening a jar of your home-canned food; there are some things to watch for that help tell you that the seal (and food) is good....
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Crazy Jar Lady
Jan 2, 20232 min read
Staged
Time to clean out the fridge.... Again.... When I'm working on canning up a large amount of product; I like to fill the jars, wipe the...
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Crazy Jar Lady
Dec 31, 20222 min read
Wash 'em and Stock 'em
My biggest challenge is getting everything cleaned up, labeled and stored away. I can make batch after batch of something and those jars...
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Crazy Jar Lady
Dec 30, 20222 min read
Packed
Cold Pack Hot Pack Dry Pack Wet Pack Cold/Cold/Cold Dry Canning Open Kettle Oven Canning There's terminology all over the place on how to...
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Crazy Jar Lady
Dec 29, 20222 min read
Recipe Keeper
You're probably wondering why I am so insistent on the 4x6 recipe cards.... I've got all my grandma's and my aunt's recipes and some of...
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Crazy Jar Lady
Dec 12, 20223 min read
Under Pressure
It's an odd thing, going from being scared of cooking and canning under pressure to being so comfortable with it, that there are 4...
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Crazy Jar Lady
Dec 12, 20222 min read
Crying Over A Broken Seal
The very first thing I ever pressure canned was Chili. I had 2 jars out of 7 quarts seal. (I think it's still on the shelf.) I was...
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Crazy Jar Lady
Dec 10, 20223 min read
How to Run a Pressure Canner
Don't show it your fear! It can sense it! I'm just kidding! There's alot of fear mongering, let's dispel it. I was scared the first...
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Crazy Jar Lady
Dec 10, 20221 min read
Meer - eh- poo-ah
Mirepoix - the trifecta of vegetables commonly used for base flavoring in recipes. Around here, that means celery, onion and carrots....
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Crazy Jar Lady
Dec 10, 20223 min read
Bestie, Queen of Broths
(Hopefully she won't be mad at me for the funny picture.) Bestie can make broth like nobody's business. She has the roaster set up and...
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Crazy Jar Lady
Dec 10, 20225 min read
Put a Lid on It!
All over YouTube and bookface, you will find folks talking about, cussing at and arguing with other people over canning lids. It's a hot...
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Crazy Jar Lady
Dec 10, 20223 min read
Herbie
So many of my recipes make loads of food. Even the regular bread recipe makes two large loaves or 3 small ones. This is far more than...
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