There are many ways to preserve the bounty of the summer garden harvest. Freezing, canning, dehydrating, pickling and fermenting are a few of the most common. How do you decide which method of preservation to use? Pick a flavor. For example, carrots. Frozen carrots will taste slightly different than canned, but did you know you…
Do you remember when people talked about “putting things by”? Perhaps this is just our own vernacular, but to us it means to preserve food for the future. Garden goodness in Central Illinois doesn’t last forever. We eat fresh vegetables from the garden during the growing season, but what about winter? Do we resort to…
Walk into any decent Italian restaurant and take a deep breath. That warm spicy aroma tingling your nose is quite likely garlic. The incomparable deep flavor makes Italian dishes renowned, but also enhances any number of other recipes. You can bring this culinary delight into your own kitchen through bulbs of garlic purchased at a…
All businesses must name their products. We tend to come up with some unusual ones for our products. One of these has garnered a lot of attention and questions recently: Cat Burglar Balm. What is it? Well, there’s a story if you have a few minutes. Back in the 14th Century the Bubonic Plague also known…
