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How to Make Pickled Green Beans, aka "Dilly Beans"

Making dilly green bean, aka pickled green beans, is one of the simplest canning projects you can do. The almost addictive results are great for everyday use, or as part of a holiday menu. They...

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Practical Uses of Alum

Other name: Potassium Alum Uses: Alum in rock form is used as an aftershave. To use it, rubbed on a freshly shaved face. Its astringent property helps to prevent and reduce bleeding in minor cuts and...

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Methods of Food Preservation

As soon as any food is harvested, the spoilage process begins; this deterioration may be very slow, as in the case of nuts, but sometimes, as in the case of milk and milk products, it may be so rapid that the...

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How To Preserve Food

Food preservation has been important throughout the history of mankind, and continues to be important in everyday life. Preservation of food helps to ensure that we can meet our daily food needs consistently....

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How to Preserve Food With Sorbic Acid

Foodstuffs can be produced, processed or prepared in the home on a small scale. This is only possible if the requirements of the modern consumer can be met - that the foods will keep safe for a sufficient...

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Dehydrating Foods - a Great Way to Preserve the Harvest

Since the beginning of time, people have dehydrated foods.  It was about the only way of preserving foods long ago.  If people wanted to save food to eat later, it had to be dehydrated.  Thankfully we have...

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Preserving Food, Basic Methods

There are a variety of ways to preserve your food without all the chemicals or cost of the pre-packaged varieties. Food can be frozen, canned, pickled or dried, and will keep anywhere from several weeks to a...

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Here is the first turnip I got out of my garden this summer. One week, nothing...the next, I had a bunch pushing their shoulders through the soil, and begging to be pulled.75

How to Store Root Vegetables in Boxes in a Cellar

Here is the first turnip I got out of my garden this summer. One week, nothing...the next, I had a bunch pushing their shoulders through the soil, and begging to be pulled. Keeping root vegetables in a cellar...

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A SENSIBLE DIET OF GOOD FOOD AND NOT AN ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BUFFET OF PRESERVATIVES IS REQUIRED FROM KITTENHOOD80

NATURAL FOOD DIET-- RECIPES FOR CATS

As a pet owner, you want to give your cat the best care possible. And caring for your cat means feeding him the best, most healthy, diet you can. Because you are interested enough in your cat's diet and health...

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Preserving Food: Dehydrating

Dehydrating food is an age old way to preserve fresh foods for later use. It has been around a lot longer than any other preservation method, is simple, and less labor intensive than freezing or canning.

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