Hi Achternaam,

Guess what I found this week? Baby rabbits. I can't say they're cute quite yet, but they will be! (In case you didn't know, I have bunnies, specifically 1 boy and 2 girls. They're basically for fun, because I like keeping animals and they produce good manure for the garden. But I bred them this year.) 

In other news, just a quick reminder that if you haven't yet, please join my Simply Canning Quick Start Guide. It guides the complete beginner through the most important information on Simply Canning, taking you to the correct pages and recipes you need to get started.

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Today's articles....

Growing Sweet Potato Slips - Guest post with lots of pictures! Learn how to grow sweet potato slips at home.

Learn about Growing Sweet Potato Slips here.

Canning Dried Beans - I often am asked, "Why would you can dried beans? They're already shelf-stable." Well, there are many reasons why you'd want to can beans. For starters, convenience. It's just so much easier to open a jar of beans instead of soaking a whole batch. There are other reasons too, like preparedness.

Learn about Canning Dried Beans here.

Dandelion Jelly - This has been a super popular article recently! Learn how to make dandelion jelly. (It tastes like honey according to my son.)

Learn about Dandelion Jelly here.

Outdoor Canning Option - If you don't have a stove or kitchen setup that allows for canning indoors (or you just don't want to heat up the kitchen in the summertime), you might look into something like this...

Learn about the Camp Chef Outdoor Stove here.

   Sharon

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