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50 Salsa Canning Recipes

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Safe Canning Resources: Trusted Guides for Home Food Preservation

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How to Safely Adjust Soups and Meals in a Jar Canning Recipes

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Safe Tweaks for Canning Fruit, Juice, and Preserves

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Seasonal Preserving Recipes

Preserving Recipes

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Zucchini Relish Canning Recipe

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Bourbon Cherries Canning Recipe

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How to Freeze Potato French Fries

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Canning Potatoes: How to Pressure Can Potatoes for Food Storage

Vegetable Gardening

Summer Squash are among the easiest and most productive plants to grow in the garden. They are fun to grow too since there are so many different shapes, colors, and varieties. Often times I find myself trying to squeeze in more varieties than I have room for in the garden.

Growing Summer Squash Vertically

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How to Propagate a Rosemary Plant from Stem Cuttings

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30+ Vegetables That Grow in Shade

Attracting and encouraging frogs and toads to live in your garden keeps the pest population down and reduces the need for pesticides or other natural insect deterrents. Just one frog or toad can eat up to 10,000 pests during the garden season. Here are some tips on how to attract and encourage toads and frogs to live in your garden.

How to Attract Frogs and Toads to Your Garden

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New England Recipes

This easy, crockpot tomato sauce made with fresh tomatoes is rich and flavorful. It takes little effort to fill the slow cooker up with all the ingredients and let it simmer all day.

Crockpot Tomato Sauce with Fresh Tomatoes

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French-Canadian Salmon Pie

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How to Make Refrigerator Pickles with Any Vegetable

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Homemade Flour Tortilla Recipe