by Texas Homesteader ~
Making jelly is one of the easiest (and most delicious) home preservation steps you can take.
But sometimes it just happens. For some reason your jelly just didn’t gel as you’d expected. What did you do wrong? And can the jelly be fixed?
by Texas Homesteader ~
Deep purple Concord grapes make a very flavorful homemade grape jelly. I’m sharing the lazy-cook’s way to make simple grape jelly without adding pectin. I’m even including the easiest way to preserve it longer-term by simple water-bath canning. Delicious, homemade and makes a great gift idea too.
by Texas Homesteader ~
I’ve been very pleased at how easy and inexpensive it is to make our own jerky at home. We use a mixture of ground meat, seasonings and ‘cure’. You can use either ground meat or strips of steak to make jerky. But we decided to make wild-game jerky using venison and elk.
by Texas Homesteader ~
I always have a couple of jars of dehydrated cubed potatoes in my pantry. From a preparedness standpoint I love to have dehydrated food available.
Jars of dehydrated food aren’t dependent upon electricity to keep them preserved like when storing food in a freezer. 
by Texas Homesteader ~
Applesauce is a staple in my Homestead kitchen. But even though I use it often I don’t buy it, oh no! It’s super easy and nearly effortless to make your own applesauce.
And the lowly slow cooker makes it so easy too. Check it out!
by Texas Homesteader ~
It’s easy, inexpensive & healthy to make homemade nutritious bone broth yourself. To preserve broth you can freeze it – or pressure can it to make it shelf stable.
Don’t be intimidated by a pressure canner, y’all. Canning broth is easy.
by Texas Homesteader ~
I like to use sugar-free homemade applesauce frozen into popsicle molds to make a healthy cold sweet-treat. It sure is delightful on a hot Texas summer’s day!
by Texas Homesteader ~
When you dehydrate fresh pumpkin you can fit a whole pumpkin in a tiny ½-pint canning jar! And unlike storing pumpkin puree in the freezer, dehydrated pumpkin can set right on your pantry shelf in a sealed jar, it uses no additional energy to store.
Come see how easy it is, y’all!
