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Repurpose Old Preserves and Bottles
Clara Lidstrom
Easy Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
By Linda Smith
Waldorf Salad Recipe
By Traci Smith
Make a Decorative Mirror
By Traci Smith
Letters to the Editor from the Summer 2017 Issue
By The Capper's Farmer Staff
Rendering Lard: A Country How-To
By Krystal
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Easy Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
By Linda Smith
Waldorf Salad Recipe
This tasty fruit salad combines celery, grapes, apples, walnuts, and raisins in a sweet and creamy mayonnaise dressing, and is perfect for a potluck.
Make a Decorative Mirror
A mirror inside an unfinished frame gets a makeover with chalk paint.
Letters to the Editor from the Summer 2017 Issue
Readers share thoughts on Capper's Farmer Memory Lane department and the rewards of home canning.
Making Low Sugar Jam With Agar Agar Instead of Pectin
By Lori Havens
Repelling Snakes
Don’t panic. Follow these tips for safely removing snakes from your home.
History of the Old Outhouse
A look at the privy's history, such as outhouse designs, including the two-story outhouse, as well as outhouse construction.
Canned Hamburger Dill Pickles
A quick and easy dill pickle recipe.
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Making Low Sugar Jam With Agar Agar Instead of Pectin
By Lori Havens
Repelling Snakes
By Andrea Dawn Lopez
History of the Old Outhouse
By Dorothy Rieke
Canned Hamburger Dill Pickles
By Erin Sheehan
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Farm And Home
3 Time-Tested, Multipurpose Herbal Remedies
Stock your home apothecary with time-tested herbal remedies to treat common ailments. Choose multipurpose herbs, like echinacea and garlic, which are easy to grow and will cover your most basic needs.
The Barn Gets a Whole New Front
With a new front, new beams, and a complete steel roof, the barn was saved!
Save the Seeds!
Celebrate the practice of saving heirloom seeds, emphasizing the superior taste and genetic diversity of these varieties of corn, tomatoes, squash, beans, and more.
Recipe Hide and Seek
Use these tips to find and interpret old family recipes.
Yard And Garden
Shrubs for Difficult Garden Soil
Try your hand at growing privacy shrubs and ornamental shrubs, no matter if you have clay soil, alkaline soil, or acidic soil.
Planning Your Fall Garden
Start planning your fall garden by knowing the first fall frost date for your area and what crops grow well during the cooler months.
Oh, deer! What can the matter be!
Deer are beautiful animals. But they can be hard to keep out of your garden, even with more than one form of repellent.
Tips for Balcony and Roof Gardening
Is balcony or roof gardening practical?
Food And Entertaining
Homemade Marshmallows For Your Cocoa
Did you know that homemade marshmallows are really easy? They're also super-yummy, you can make them different flavors, and they melt like magic in your hot cocoa. Perfect for the holidays!
Perfect Foods for Social Gatherings
A great menu for a get-together should include a combination of tasty treats.
Individual Chocolate Coffee Soufflé Recipe
Make this fun little coffee soufflé recipe the next time you have a dinner party.
Amish Honey Bars Recipe
You can use molasses or honey to make this sweet honey bars recipe.
Recipes
Homemade Marshmallows For Your Cocoa
Amish Honey Bars Recipe
Individual Chocolate Coffee Soufflé Recipe
Banana Nut Bread Recipe
Gingerbread People Recipe
Non-Traditional Holiday Recipes
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