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Two glass Weck jars of preserved lemons recipe and preserved limes, sealed and ready to cure

Preserved Lemons Recipe: The Simple Salt-Cure Method

Homemade peppermint syrup in a glass dropper bottle and Weck carafe with a fresh mint sprig

Homemade Peppermint Syrup (Made with Fresh Garden Peppermint)

Close-up of sliced zucchini banana bread showing a moist, tender crumb with flecks of zucchini grown in a Idaho homestead garden

Zucchini Banana Bread

Yvonne checking a tested canning instructions next to her pressure canner before starting a batch

Signs of Botulism in Canned Food: The Real Story (Not the Kitchen Myths)

Finished jars of pressure canned red potatoes cooling on a towel lined baking sheet, sealed and ready for the pantry

How to Pressure Can Potatoes (Safe, Tested Method)

Six pints of pressure canned pork and beans cooling on the counter with the All American 921 canner in the background

Pressure Canning Pork and Beans — Oven-Braised, Shelf-Stable, and Worth Every Minute

Open jar of old-fashioned canned strawberry jam without pectin on a wood surface with a spoon and fresh strawberries beside it and sealed jars in the background

Old-Fashioned Canned Strawberry Jam Recipe Without Pectin

Dirty farm fresh eggs in a wire basket on a homestead kitchen counter in northern Idaho with an egg skelter in the background

How to Clean Farm Fresh Eggs (Not With Cold Water)

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Hi, I am Yvonne, the blogger of Our Country Life.

I am dedicated to sharing my passions:

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  • Raising animals
  • Country Living

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