Preserving eggs is an old fashioned skill and it's making a comeback as more people take up raising chickens in their backyards. Believe it or not, there are literally dozens of ways to preserve eggs| Practical Self Reliance
Home winemaking is both fun and tasty, but the bottles can add up quickly. A single 5-gallon bath produces around 20 bottles of wine, and when I started making homemade wine I wanted to ferment| Practical Self Reliance
Apples have been a staple wintertime crop for hundreds of years, and that goes well beyond applesauce. Canning and freezing are relatively new discoveries, and our ancestors developed a number of unique ways to preserve| Practical Self Reliance
Blackberry wine is the perfect way to make use of a huge crop of summer blackberries. This one-gallon blackberry wine recipe can easily be increased to make a full 5-gallon batch if you have plenty| Practical Self Reliance
Fruit vinegar is incredibly easy to make using either homegrown or storebought juice. While you can take a shortcut and infuse storebought vinegar with fruit for flavor, there's something incredibly satisfying about making your own| Practical Self Reliance
Honey and strawberries make a pretty divine pairing over yogurt or ice cream. If you give them a bit of time together to, shall we say, get to know each other, they'll ferment into a| Practical Self Reliance
Dehydrator recipes can be hard to find in this age of modern convenience foods. The thing is, dehydrated food is the original convenience food, and there are few quicker, easier and more versatile food preservation| Practical Self Reliance
Home canned peach pie filling on the pantry shelf is like having a homemade dessert ready at a moment’s notice. It works wonderfully to top a cheesecake or coffee cake, and it’s perfect for whipping| Practical Self Reliance
Home Canned Cherry pie filling is easy to make at home, and a few jars of it in the pantry means homemade cherry turnovers (one of my favorite desserts) are always fresh at hand. Up| Practical Self Reliance
Canning apple pie filling at home means you're just minutes away from having a pie in the oven. The apples are already peeled, chopped, seasoned and thickened. That allows you to just pour the pre-made| Practical Self Reliance
Canning blackberries allows you to take a short-season fruit and preserves it for year-round use, no freezer required. Blackberries hold up remarkably well to canning and emerge for the jars firm and flavorful, perfect for| Practical Self Reliance
Blackberries are one of the truly simple pleasures of summer, and it only takes a few handfuls to make a flavorful homemade blackberry jam. Blackberries are naturally high in pectin, so it's easy to make| Practical Self Reliance
When blackberries are in season, go foraging and then make this simple one gallon blackberry mead recipe. It's easy to make and delicious!| Grow Forage Cook Ferment
Seedless blackberry jelly is easy to make at home, and all you need is blackberries and sugar (no added pectin required). Blackberries are my husband's absolute favorite fruits, and he absolutely loves my homemade blackberry| Practical Self Reliance
When the winter lemon crop comes in, it can be hard to find a way to put up all those lemons before they spoil. Fortunately, preserving lemons is easy and there are literally dozens of| Practical Self Reliance