Boots and Roots Homestead

There are some new items coming to the homestead to make canning season more efficient!
I’m really excited about this one! It’s a beast! I almost couldn’t lift it up onto the counter. 💪🏻
All American 41 1/2 quart!

There’s a lot of work that goes into canning, but it’s worth every minute when your pantry is full of food to feed your family.
This week’s canning was spiced peach jam. 36 jars done!!

Some of my favorite recipes live in cookbooks and guides that have seen better days. The covers are worn, the pages are loose, and they've been splattered with years of homemade meals. Those stains tell a story. Some of them I remember exactly what I was making that recipe for. ❤️

Instead of replacing them, I give them a second life!

I slip the entire cookbook into a simple 3-ring binder. It keeps every page together so nothing gets lost and I don't have to worry about another favorite recipe falling out.

I add a stack of notebook paper in the back of the binder so I can jot down notes for changes I've made to recipes, canning notes and processing reminders, family favorites, or something new I want to try. This comes in very handy when I am converting a recipe to gluten free.

This is a simple, inexpensive way to preserve not only your recipes, but the memories that come with them.

Some cookbooks aren't just recipe books... they're your family heirlooms.

Do you have a cookbook that's held together with love and memories? I'd love to hear which one you'll never part with!

The last 6 jars are in the canner!
2 1/2 dozen ears of corn= 30 pints of corn! Now I’m on to the peaches!

First jar of water glassed eggs ready for storage until winter!

Well it only took 11+ hours, but we finished it!!

Taking advantage of this cooler weather to work on the new chicken run and the brush pile created from all these storms we’ve had lately!

Egg-cuse me...
Have you seen our prices?
They're hard to beat!
Friends don't let friends eat old grocery store eggs!!

If you have any empty egg cartons lying around, we'd sure appreciate them!
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641-445-5626 Weldon, IA