The Natural Canning Resource Book – Can Safely, Adapt Recipes

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In “The Natural Canning Resource Book: A guide to home canning with locally-grown, sustainably-produced and fair trade goods“, Lisa Rayner answered nearly every canning question I've had since I started canning. Such as:

Canning Safety Questions

Is it safe to eat canned foods if some of the food is sticking out above the canning liquid? Probably, if it meets certain criteria.

Can I create my own canning recipes? Yes, as long as you follow specific guidelines. High acid foods are generally safe for the home canner to experiment with, low acid foods can be dangerous and even deadly without correct safety testing.

Is it safe to use older canning recipes? Lisa explains what to look for in a recipe to avoid food poisoning.

My (grandma, mother, aunt, cousin) always canned (x, y, z) food this way and never got sick. Why can't I use their recipes? Unfortunately, for a number of reasons, many new pathogenic bacteria and viruses have developed in recent years that canners didn't need to contend with in the past. We need to be aware of this and adjust recipes accordingly. This book explains how.

What about oven canning or steam canning? Are they safe? These methods are no longer recommended for safe canning, and this book gives clear examples of how each of them can lead to improperly preserved food.

Low Sugar Canning Recipes and Sugar Substitutes in Canning

Can you substitute other sweeteners for white sugar? Yes, but you may need to check the pH of the recipe. Be careful of using maple syrup. (Lisa explains why.)

Canning Terminology

What do I need to get started canning? The book includes definitions for just about any term used in canning, as well as charts and diagrams, such as the one below specifying parts of a pressure canner.

If you're into living green and walking a bit off the beaten path, this is a great resource. There are two pages dedicated to biocompatible cleaning and polishing recipes that are safe to use with greywater systems. Want to try making sugar from homegrown sugar beats? Lisa gives basic instructions on how to do it. Got lots of sunshine? Check out the section on solar canning.

What's in The Natural Canning Resource Book?

The Natural Canning Resource Book is divided into three parts: The Science and Economics of Canning, The Process of Canning, and Food and Canning. These sections are subdivided as follows:

The Science and Economics of Canning

• Why can?
• The history of canning and the USDA
• The microbiology of canning

The Process of Canning

• The canning kitchen
• Canning jars and lids
• Canning basics
• High altitude canning
• Solar canning
• Community canning
• Developing new recipe and selling your goods

Food and Canning

• The modern forager
• Sugar and canning
• Fruit
• Preserves
• Acidified foods
• Lactofermented foods

There is also a Canning Safety Checklist and a long list of resources in the Appendix. You can look inside this book at Amazon.com and preview quite a number of pages to get a better idea of the content. If you purchase any of the books discussed in this post through my site, I receive a small affiliate payment at no extra cost to you. (Thank you!)

What this Book is Not

This book is not a recipe book, although a few recipes are included. The author recommends using the book in conjunction with the USDA Complete Guide to Canning and Preserving and other publications.

Some of my favorite food preserving recipe books are:

• The Ball Blue Book
• Stocking Up
• The Encyclopedia of Country Living
• Putting it Up with Honey

This book does not go into detail about non-canning food preservation options. For more on those methods, check out:

• Mary Bell's Dehydrator Cookbook – Dehydrating
• Wild Fermentation – Fermenting
• Preserving Food Without Freezing or Canning – Fermentation and traditional food preservation techniques such as salting, oil pack, alcohol pack, etc

Is there anything I didn't like about The Natural Canning Resource Book?

Yes. In the first section, the author goes on a bit about man-made global warming. While I firmly believe we need to be responsible stewards of the planet, I also believe the sun has much more to do with the temperature than we do. One has only to study history to see that the climate has varied significantly over time.

The author also discusses peak oil and fossil fuels. Again, while I agree that ending our dependence on foreign oil would be a very good thing, I do not believe that the term “fossil fuel” is completely accurate. We find so-called “fossil fuels” (hydrocarbons) on other heavenly bodies, such as Titan. Finally, the author expresses an interest in ramping down the level of technology used in society via the Transition Movement, which seems like yet another version of the Luddite movement. I'm for combining the best of old and new to use less energy when possible, but also produce more energy to bring up the standard of living around the world.

Who Should Read this Book?

This books is a great resource for everyone from beginners to experienced canners. As I said, it answered many questions that I had not seen answered in any other other source. Small batch canning, large batch canning, substitutions, community canning, selling your canned goods – it's all covered. If you truly want to understand exactly how canning preserves your food, this is the book for you.

I hope you've found this review useful. I know my copy will be sitting at the ready on my “go to” resource book shelf.

You may also find useful:

• Canning Questions Answered
• How to Can Food at Home – Quick Guide to Safe Home Canning
• Common Sense Homesteading Recipes and Kitchen Tips

Originally posted in 2011, updated in 2017.

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Fisher Zero Gravity Space Pen Review

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Your EDC kit is an incredibly personal survival tool. Many of us keep knives and multtools in our pockets or even paracord in our boot laces…. But do you keep one of these NASA-inspired Fisher Space Pens in your kit? Check out our review below to discover if this tactical tool (that can write in space or under water) is right for you:

Fisher Space Pen: The Ultimate Every Day Carry Pen

Some preppers focus on knives, guns, and other weapons one may need in an emergency. However, how often do you need to use these if your trip to work doesn’t involve a commute through Mosul?

Paul Fisher designed a series of pens around a pressurized ink cartridge that would work in extreme conditions and withstand extensive use. The Zero Gravity space pen from Fisher is a descendent of the original Anti-Gravity 7 (AG7) Space Pen that was created for the Apollo Space Program. While this model isn’t as famous as the Bullet or the AG7, it is notable in its own right.

Today

Like most space pens, the Zero Gravity is sold as a pen you can use almost anywhere. It is thicker than other models and is fairly heavy, making it the Heavyweight Champion of their product line. What’s ironic is that it uses the same ink cartridge as the Bullet (PR4) so most of it’s extra mass is metal. Nobody would mistake this for a delicate, dainty pen. Since I am a fan of Space Pens and live in a hot climate, I decided to pick one up and see how well I liked it.

Product

The first thing you notice is how solid this pen is. It is heavy and thick yet refined at the same time. You can get this model in either matte black or silver, which is fewer than most other Space Pen models. It has a retractable tip instead of a cap, which is a feature I like since caps have a tendency to get lost. The Zero Gravity also has a clip on it, meaning you can keep it securely fastened in a pocket. It isn’t too big either, measuring 5.5” long.

Observations

I have owned Space Pens for years because they can withstand the intense Arizona heat that destroys other pens. In fact, I own several different models and use them in various kits that I have. If memory serves I have five MB4s, at least three Bullets, a pair of Trekkers, a Tough Touch, a Backpacker, and a Stowaway. You could say that I am a fan. Having said that, I am not afraid to knock a product for its shortcomings, and the Fisher Space Pen isn’t perfect.

…but it is very good in many ways.

The quality of the pen, like other Fisher products, is top-notch. The materials and quality are what you would expect from them, which is military-grade. You don’t make your name in outer space by producing a shoddy product. The Fisher Space Pen is well-made and solid, which should not come as any surprise.

The Big Surprise…

What caught me by surprise though was how big it is. This pen is thicker than most, meaning it feels odd in your hands. I have Medium to Large size hands, but this pen still felt a bit too unwieldy when I used it. There is no doubt I am holding a solid, sturdy pen but the Fisher Space Pen seems like a bit of overkill in this regard. Plus, it is too wide for most pen loops in notebooks or other holders. Its clip makes it handy if you have it in your flight suit or other uniforms, but this pen’s size gets in the way I think.

Now if you are a first responder, pilot, field engineer, or another user who has lots of pockets and equipment, the Fisher Space Pen may be a good choice. I can see where it’s size could help if you are wearing gloves, it won’t get lost in your hands. But for me, it doesn’t feel as natural as the MB4 (Military Space Pen) and won’t fit in my Rite In The Rain notebook, which is a definite minus. The end result is that this pen spends most of it’s time in my office laying around used while my MB4s get regular use.

Pros, Cons and Projected Costs

Quality materials and construction, reliable, sturdy clip. However, it’s a bit too thick to fit into most pen loops and feels unwieldy compared to other pens. MSRP for this pen is $35 on the Fisher Space Pen site, but you may be able to find it for less if you look around a bit. The replacement ink cartridges cost $6.50 on the manufacturer’s site.

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For this tool, I’ll be giving it an overall rating of 7/10.

The Fisher Space Pen is a great pen in a large package. I don’t use it because it just doesn’t fit where I need to stow it. Granted, I am just a regular civilian and not a first responder or member of the military. But most of us are just regular civilians who will probably find the pen cool…but limiting. I may use it more in the future but right now, it serves only as a backup. I like it, I just don’t use it as much as I had intended.

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How to Make Pickle Seasoning

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If you’re crazy about pickles, you’ll be even more delighted with pickle seasoning! After I heard a few years ago about making pickle seasoning, I had to give it a try, and I thought it was about time that I share it.

Your Guide to Homemade Pickle Seasoning

I love, love, love pickles. Sweet, spicy, dill, pickle flavored potato chips, fried pickles…all so good. I love pickles so much that, when I was a child and an area pickle factory burned to the ground (it was night time and no one was there), I was teased for days about it with friends and family saying “sorry for your loss!”

As a homesteader or veggie gardener, cukes are a garden staple, and you probably have lots of homemade pickles on your shelf. But, if you don’t or don’t want to use the “good stuff” for this recipe, store-bought pickles will work just fine. (In fact, I used store-bought, a 17oz jar of hamburger sliced dills and a 17oz jar of hamburger sliced bread and butter pickles.) The best pickles to use are the hamburger slices, as they will dehydrate a bit faster. If you only have spears, just slice them up into thinner spears.

1. Drain the juice from the pickles

Do not throw the juice away! Put it back into a smaller jar and save it to use in meat brine or flavoring dishes. You can even slice up a few fresh cukes, throw them in the jar, and refrigerate them for a few weeks, shaking or turning the jar daily for another batch of really quick pickles.

2. Lay them out

Lay the pickles out on a piece of parchment paper, then place a paper towel on top and blot them dry(ish). They should be dry enough to not drip into the bottom of the dehydrator but not bone dry.

If some of the seasonings from the pickle brine sticks to the pickle, no problem. It will just give you some extra flavor later.

3. Place them on the dehydrator trays

Lay the pickles onto the dehydrator trays, making sure the edges do not touch the tray or each other. If you are drying 2 flavors at one time, make sure it is one flavor per tray and be extra careful about remembering which flavor is on which tray. While this isn’t a major issue if only working with 2 trays of different flavors, it will definitely matter if you are using multiple trays with multiple flavors. Dry according to the instructions that came with your particular dehydrator. Eventually, you will be able to figure out what temperatures and drying times work best for you, but this is a good starting point. (I found that, most likely due to the salt content, the dills dried much faster than the sweet bread and butter pickles.)

4. All dried up!

Remove the pickles as soon as they are dried. These should be dry to the point of no moisture. They may or may not being pliable any longer, but should have no moisture and should not be burned. If you’re not sure about moisture, it is better to over dry (but not burn), otherwise your powder could mold. If you did end up with any burned, throw them away, as they will not have good flavor.

5. Grind your dried pickles

Using a spice grinder (a.k.a. a re-purposed coffee grinder used for spice grinding only), place dried pickles of the same flavor in the grinder and grind to a powder. Repeat until all pickles are powdered. Store pickle powder in an airtight, clean and dry container. Be sure to label which flavor is which and store container in a cool, dry, dark place.

Your homemade pickle seasoning!

Use pickle powder as a seasoning for meats, veggies, seasoned topping for homemade crackers or rolls, or keep some of the dehydrated pickles whole and use for garnish…use your imagination! (Note that dills, powdered or whole, may be salty, so you may prefer to use a sweeter or spicier pickle whole.)

Check out this video on how to make spicy dill pickles!

And, on a final note, the dehydrated pickle chips, if kept whole, will easily re-hydrate. You use a little water for the bread and butter (you might want to add a tiny bit of sweetener to the water if you’re concerned about the flavor being watered down), or a bit of vinegar and water for the dills. Dehydrating your pickles is an excellent space saver for hiking or prepper storage.

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4 Crazy Off-Grid Uses For Pine Sap (Our Favorite: No. 2)

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Pine sap is a sticky substance secreted by pine trees in response to injury. It’s full of antimicrobial compounds to protect the tree’s wound from bacteria and fungi, and it’s naturally adhesive so that it stays put on a tree wound. It’s also a natural sealant, to prevent the tree from losing moisture through the wound.

All these qualities that make it a survival tool for the pine tree also make it very useful to human off-grid survival.

Pin sap (or resin) has been used by humans for centuries, for everything from medicine to construction. As far back as around the birth of Christ, there was a thriving pine resin trade, where sharecroppers would claim rights to pine trees to harvest their resin as a cash crop. Long before that, it was used by humans for survival and medicine.

Let’s examine ways it can be harvested and used.

Harvest

Pine sap is easy to harvest, and in many cases you’ll be able to find a fresh wound already dripping pitch. This is especially true near public parks, where the branches are frequently trimmed. To protect the tree, if possible only harvest pitch that has dripped away from the wound. The pitch directly on the wound surface is helping the tree fight infection, and harvesting this portion may damage the tree.

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If you need to harvest pine sap in large quantity, intentionally creating “V”-shaped wounds in trees is the traditional method. Attach a small container at the tip of the “V” so that the pitch can run into it. It’ll be even more efficient if you cut a small bark tag at that point to help direct the sap into your collection container, much in the same way a maple tap directs maple sap into a bucket.

1. Sealant

Dissolved in alcohol, pine pitch is used as a natural wood varnish to help protect wood from the weather. It takes relatively strong alcohol to dissolve the pitch, so stick to grain alcohol or the highest proof you can find, ideally near pure 190 proof for varnish purposes if you can get it.

As pine sap is a natural tree wound protectant, it makes sense that it can be used to make a graft protectant by mixing it with a little beeswax and oil to improve the pliability and workability. Smear the mixture around graft cuts or pruning wounds to seal them and protect your trees.

Pine sap that has been heated to remove excess moisture is called pine tar, and it’s commonly used to make things water-tight. Boats and tents can be sealed with pine tar; just be sure you don’t heat the pine sap too hot as it can easily catch fire.

2. Medicine

Pine pitch is commonly used as a drawing agent to help draw foreign particles or poisons from a wound. Soft fresh drops can be harvested in the field and applied directly to spider bites or even splinters to help the body expel the poison or splinter. It’s known as a counter-irritant, helping signal the body to send more white blood cells to the site of an injury to fight infection. Pine pitch is also naturally antiseptic and antibacterial.

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To store pine pitch for later use in your herbal first-aid kit, place a few globs of pitch in oil and leave it in a warm place for a few weeks, shaking regularly to help dissolve the pitch. Filter the oil through a cloth to strain out any remaining pitch pieces, and use the pine pitch oil as it is applied directly to wounds or add bees wax and form it into a medicinal salve.

3. Adhesive

Pine pitch glue is incredibly durable and was used traditionally for many purposes, such as attaching arrowheads to arrows along with sinew twine. It’s simple to make with almost no tools. Melt the pine pitch slowly on a stove or over a low fire, and then add finely crushed charcoal from the fire. The ratio of charcoal to pine sap varies, but a ratio of 3 parts sap to 1 part coal is a good starting point. The charcoal is what makes the glue durable and long-lasting, but be careful because too much charcoal will make the glue brittle.

4. Fire-starter

Pine sap is flammable and can be used as a fire-starting aid. A few dried gobs kept at hand can help a tinder bundle catch light in wet conditions, or melted sap can be used on a cloth on the end of a stick as a makeshift torch. Keep in mind that melted resin gets very hot, is quite sticky and drips easily, so handle with care to avoid causing serious burns.

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Teen Wanted To Mow Lawns For Cash. Town Demanded $110 Business License.

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Teens trying to earn spending money by cutting grass now have to buy a $110 business license in Gardendale, Ala.

“I have never heard of a child cutting grass who had to have a business license,” resident Elton Campbell told ABC 33. Campbell’s granddaughter cuts grass around the neighborhood as a summer job.

Incredibly, teenage entrepreneurs have been threatened with prosecution by city officials and professional lawn-mowing services the news station reported.

“One of the men that cuts several yards made a remark to one of our neighbors, ‘that if he saw her cutting grass again that he was going to call Gardendale because she didn’t have a business license,’” Campbell said.

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The granddaughter, Alainna Parris, said the city law is counterintuitive.

“He’s coming after a kid when a kid is at least trying to do work,” Parris said. “There’s kids at home on iPads and electronics and not wanting to go outside.”

Campbell is concerned because many teens cannot afford the $110 business license.

“She charges one lady $20, and another lady $30, and another girl $40 besides what we pay her,” Campbell said of Alainna.

The mayor confirmed the laws existence.

“I would love to have something on our books that gave a more favorable response to that student out there cutting grass,” Gardendale Mayor Stan Hogeland told ABC 33. “And see if there’s maybe a temporary license during the summer months that targets teenagers.”

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Canada Moves Closer To Banning Raw Milk

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Drinking a glass of raw milk from a cow you own might become a criminal act in Ontario – and Canada — because of a court case in that province.

A prosecutor has asked a court for an injunction banning the sale of unpasteurized milk by farmer Michael Schmidt and a co-op, Food Safety News reported. At issue is a cow-sharing program whereby citizens can own cows and then have the raw milk distributed between members.

“The application seeks an injunction order to stop the illegal activities of the involved parties and to ensure the health protection of the community,” an email from the York Region government states.

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A group of raw milk supporters protested outside the courthouse in Newmarket, Ontario, when the court heard the application earlier this week.

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Health officials and prosecutors claim Schmidt and others violated a law called the Milk Act by selling and distributing raw milk. Canada already is the only major industrialized nation where raw milk sales are totally banned, Food Safety News reported. An injunction would clarify that the law applies also to cow-sharing.

Raw milk supporters are afraid a court ruling in favor of the government would lead to a precedent that other Canadian provinces would follow.

“The issue is: how do we access the raw milk?” raw milk fan Sibernie James-Bosch told The Era. “We can’t have cows in our backyards in suburbia or Aurora, Bradford, Newmarket, we just can’t, but we want it for our health and there’s a lot of different reasons why people want it as well.”

James-Bosch, Schmidt and others tried to get around Canadian law through cooperatives.

“But the government is preventing the farmers from supplying it,” James-Bosch said. “So, we decided that we want to have cow shares [in a shareholder arrangement] and this is the crux of the matter that has been going back and forth in court all the time: Are the cow shares legal, are they not legal? But at the bottom of it all is: who decides what we eat and drink?”

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They’re The Hardiest, Most Self-Sufficient Poultry You Can Own …

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Whether you are a seasoned homesteader or are just starting out with a garden and some chickens, you should consider adding geese to the mix.

Geese are the hardiest, most self-sufficient of all poultry, and are extremely useful to have roaming around the pasture. They also are relatively easy to care for. Geese make great guard animals, and it is genuinely entertaining to just sit there in the afternoon and watch their antics; the expression “silly goose” is indeed grounded in fact.

So, if you are considering adding a few geese to the homestead, here are some facts to get you started.

A Big, Useful Bird

There are several breeds of domestic geese, with the larger varieties tipping the scales at 25-30 pounds. A more common weight range for typical market geese is 12-16 pounds, however. Although not common table fare these days, geese were prized years ago and eaten on special occasions. The Cratchits in A Christmas Carol had prepared a roasted goose for Christmas dinner, just before a reformed Ebenezer Scrooge surprised them all by buying a large turkey instead. Scrooge notwithstanding, geese have a rich, unique flavor, and a typical goose carcass will yield over 60 percent of usable meat, which is impressive for a bird so large.

Many geese are prolific layers, and some can produce up to 50-60 eggs per year. Goose eggs are roughly twice the size of chicken eggs, with a higher yolk-to-egg white ratio. They are prized in baking, and their enormous size makes them a popular novelty at many farmers’ markets. Fertile goose eggs for incubation are in-demand items, too.

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Goose down and fine feathers are also valuable. The down, especially, is used in the garment industry; your high-end pillows or expensive winter jackets are likely filled with the stuff. Finally, geese are great guard animals. They are fearless, and can hold their own against many common barnyard predators, or sound the alarm when they sense that anything is amiss.

Taking Care of Your Flock

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Baby geese, or goslings, can be reared in a brooder like most other poultry. However, they grow fast, and are ready to head out to the pasture much quicker than many other birds. Start your day-old goslings in the brooder at 85 to 90 degrees, and reduce the temperature five to 10 degrees each week, until you reach 70 degrees Fahrenheit. At that point, your goslings are ready to venture outside. Goslings and young geese can be fed chick-starter in standard feeders, after which a cracked grain supplement will suffice. They also need plenty of water. Fortifying the chick starter with brewer’s yeast can help ensure your goslings get enough niacin and develop sturdy legs to carry their heavy bodies later.

Adult geese are relatively easy to take care of, especially when compared to other poultry. On a homestead, leaving them to graze a fenced-in yard or pasture is an ideal option. Although they won’t gain weight as fast as they would in confined, intensive production, they still will grow just fine, will serve as a guard force, and generally will be more content. While some people provide geese supplemental grains, many people rely on grazing alone and are successful. A typical acre of grass or pasture can easily support a flock of two to three dozen birds.

Geese are extremely cold-hardy. In the Atlantic region or southern United States, no real shelter is needed. Even in colder climates, a simple three-sided barn enclosure or shed with bed-down hay will suffice. Geese do extremely well in mixed flocks, although they can be aggressive when protecting eggs or goslings. However, they generally do not like to be confined in chicken coops at night, and prefer to simply sleep outside.

You don’t need a lake or pond to keep geese, either. Although the birds love water, don’t sweat it if you don’t have any such features in your back yard. Buy a trough, or a kiddie pool, and put enough water in it so that they can bathe themselves, they will love it. Make sure you clean the pool or trough out every few days, however; geese can make a mess of a small pool really fast.

Parting Thoughts

Geese are efficient, useful, entertaining birds that can help round out your homestead. They are easy to care for, fun to watch, and can provide an excellent return on a relatively modest investment. So, do a little more research, and then get your flock started right away.

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