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A Rough Guide to Making Country Wines

Country wines are generally wines made with fruit other than grapes. Considering these wines are usually the output of my ...

Garden Update: August 2023

It's becoming abundantly clear to me—as if I somehow hadn't already learned my lesson—that it's near impossible to do anything ...

How to Preserve Saskatoons (Serviceberries, Juneberries) in a Sugar-Kombucha Brine

Saskatoons are a blink-and-you'll-miss-them crop. We have a large saskatoon bush in our front yard. About a week ago, I ...

How to Make Rhubarb Ginger Gin

It's just about rhubarb season here! Some folks are already harvesting theirs but for some reason the plants on our ...

How to Preserve Blueberries in a Sugar and Kombucha Brine

A while back I tried fermenting blueberries with a salt solution. While it worked and the blueberries were fermented and ...

How to make a Sourdough Starter

I'd tried to get into baking over the last few years. We got a second-hand bread machine from my husband's ...

How to Make an Irish Drop Shot

An Irish drop shot is a fun, though not quite so tasty, drink for an Irish themed night or a ...

How to Grow Your Own Wheat and Make Flour

My husband and I take an experimental approach to our gardening. If we get the slightest idea of something that ...

How to Make Cheddar Guinness Dip

My husband and I like to have traditions around food. We like to try new things and then incorporate them ...