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How to Make Dill Pickles
Follow this how-to guide to make your own dill pickles from scratch. These pickled cucumbers are canned with the water bath method and are shelf stable.
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Easy Refrigerator Zucchini Relish
This old fashioned sweet and spicy zucchini relish is a great way to use up that big old zucchini you found hiding in the garden.Simply make the recipe, put it in jars and pop in the fridge.
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How to Can Diced Tomatoes for the Freezer
This easy instructional will show you how to preserve your summer bounty of tomatoes into a useful product you can use later. You’ll be thanking your past-self for the work done when you pop open a jar in February and feel the summer sunshine cascading out!
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How to Make Kimchi
Despite the number of steps involved, making kimchi at home isn’t very hard! Lacto-fermented foods like this kimchi are very healthy, full of probiotics and fibre while being low in calories!
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How to Pickle Cucumbers for the Refrigerator
If you’re only looking to make one jar of pickles rather than enough for a large homesteading family, this is the recipe for you! These zingy, zesty pickles are easy to make, don’t take any special equipment, and can be eaten within 24 hours!
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How to Make Fermented Dill Pickles
Rather than pickling in a vinegar solution, these cucumbers get lacto-fermented to develop their sour flavour. Kept in the fridge or a cool cellar, these pickles will last for months; that’s if you don’t eat them all right away!