by Spiraea Herbs | Sep 15, 2019 | Canning & Preserving, Homesteading
You definitely know that fall has arrived when you start to see trees full of apples. This year the road side apples are plentiful and my friend Corrie and I took full advantage of it! In less than half an hour we left with our bushel baskets almost completely full....
by Spiraea Herbs | Aug 26, 2016 | Canning & Preserving, Homesteading
I’ve always felt that my blog is a like a snapshot of my life and right now my life is mostly in my kitchen (as old fashioned and possibly boring as that sounds). I’m spending hours a day prepping food, canning and preserving and when I’m not in the...
by Spiraea Herbs | Aug 24, 2016 | Canning & Preserving, Homesteading
At the time five flats of peaches sounded so innocent and doable, but now that I’m headed into day three of canning I’m realizing just how many peaches are in 125 pounds! I bet you want to know too right? A lot. It’s a lot of blooming peaches…....
by Spiraea Herbs | Aug 26, 2015 | Canning & Preserving, Homesteading, Recipes
I’m happy to be getting this post out to you guys with lots of time to plan! Because we’re moving and we have to lay down sod at our old place before we go, everything in the garden must be harvested and soon. We’ve also been having unseasonably...