It Doesn’t Take Much

With a little work and a little time, it’s really easy to preserve your own food.
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Caught Up In A Dream by Loving Caliber
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[@jukeman57]

Yes, put her on a pedestal often because she deserves it. Hard working young woman who is a talented chef, gardener and mom. Always with a smile and a word of encouragement. A blessing she is.

[@wendyhall8834]

My husband and I laughed out loud at Buggy with the flashlight, then buggy putting down then grabbing fists full of berries! She is so cute! Thanks for filming that! It will be great for buggy to watch when she is older! Great memories for you all to share!

[@wendyhall8834]

Meg, you rock!!!!

[@wendyhall8834]

You do deserve to be put on a pedestal!!! You work really hard!!!

[@patriciakoester1580]

Meg certainly is a blessing ♥️ Love the HOLLAR FAMILY 🙏♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🙏

[@donnamays24]

So so true! 💖

[@cosmicbackwoods]

think about how much love is in that old blue pot. she's been pouring love into it hour after hour thinking about her tribe and how much she loves them, its a beautiful thing

[@wendyhall8834]

Amen! And Amen!!!

[@tommiejones1072]

Well love pans are often handed down, my mother and grandmothers iron skillets are now used by the younger generation.

[@cosmicbackwoods]

@@tommiejones1072 I would love something like that. I had to buy my cast iron from the internet

[@HanleysHomestead]

It's not stained it's well seasoned! One of the reasons I watch you guys is because you seem like real normal folks.

[@homesteaderwant2b]

The boys will never leave home with a mom that cooks like you do

[@norske5679]

Meg, my mother-in-law (God rest her soul) used to say ‘old pot cooks good food’. 🤣😂🤣😂. Love your channel. Keep well with that heat. Love from The Netherlands🌷🍀❤️😘

[@juliewholohan2850]

It makes my heart sing to see a young mum being a mum…..you are a lucky man Ben….you found a gem…..go Bec you are an amazing provider👏👏👏👏👏

[@karenfisher7753]

And so say all of us 🎉

[@brittni827]

I have a Dutch oven that my grandma bought me for Christmas... in white. That puppy is BROWN now hahaha. I pulled it out while hunting to make stew and my dad was so proud and impressed by how well used my Dutch oven is.

[@brittni827]

The stew was delicious by the way 😜

[@ardenpeters4386]

my dutch oven survived our house burning down. still use it all the time....

[@Bex-rg8pj]

Yes we do love seeing Meg in the kitchen!

[@patriciaherman6499]

Not only that I have cook in high end, diners and owned my own restaurant, some people may be shocked at their well used pots and pans, the food cooks really well. Always love watching Meg cooking. There's nothing like homemade jams especially on homemade bread, rolls and biscuits. Buggy in the cabinet with light and her fistful of berries hilarious. Blessings to all. 😊🇺🇲

[@sharonnorris5984]

I agree with Meg the older the pot the better the food tastes. The pot is seasoned with love and all the food that has been made in it

[@connidaywalt8619]

I love the cooking videos. And your lovely wife has a very seasoned pot. She makes such good food. And the bread is to die for. Thanks for being a real family. God bless

[@charlenehamm]

This year I juiced half my blackberries so the jam only had about half the seeds. I called it jelly jam. Everyone has loved it so far.

[@jgivens1227]

Thanks for the quick canning, showing you can can only a few jars at a time. Thanks for the cooking segment, love watching Meg cook. You all please take care and be safe

[@bluebirdhomestead]

Noises coming out of the kitchen is always a good sign that food is on the way! 😊😊

[@tobycatVA]

Pretty sure that book that says "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord" was referring to somebody in a kitchen cooking for the people they love.

[@bluebirdhomestead]

@@tobycatVA hahah it very well could be because, you know God must like food since He made so many delicious options for us. 😜

[@TwistedArtLady]

I am a woman who cooks daily for my family and I also like watching you cook Meg!!

[@shannoncook9915]

I love how you are so proud of your wife & all she does for the family! Makes me smile...🙏

[@debrezo58]

Thank you Meg for reminding me how to do jam/jelly. I used to help my mother-in-law 40 years ago to do all kinds of canning and got away from it while working and other things to distract...but actually she said it was really cheaper then to buy the various canned food we'd need for our family...but I am grateful for having had the experience since now at 64 I am doing it again. 💖 Much love!

[@kansasmisfit7404]

Your daughter is growing up so fast. The homestead is moving right along.

[@homesteadrevivals]

If you leave the extra jars in the canner, they will prevent accidental "tipping" of the jars with jam.

[@coryart]

I recommend a "Food Mill" to remove the seeds from the pulp. A "Food Mill" is most commonly used to remove seeds and skins from tomatoes when making sauce, but you can get them with finer strainer attachments. I use mine to remove 95% of the blackberry seeds from the pulp.

[@chuckbrooks7489]

I did that for raspberry jelly, totalled out 16 pints of the best jelly I've ever had.

[@christinej2358]

Stained pots are just a sign of a magnificent cook! Be proud of that favorite cooking pot it serves you well everyday, all day long as you feed your people. Your blackberry jam looks delicious!

[@craftygranny8035]

Meg you're such a great cook, baker and food preservationist!! I bet you could find a local beekeeper to barter with for fresh local honey.

[@claudiasalter1017]

Oh, my gosh! I love the pot comments. I totally agree. MY enameled cast iron are fairly new, my first ones, and they are not cheap! Yours are well seasoned, and that just means that you feed your people well. LOVE IT!

[@ardenpeters4386]

I PICK UP MY BEES TONIGHT!!! Brand-new horizontal hive cause I can't lift boxes anymore. moved them with us unused. first time horizontal. Real winter here so another project to build insulated house around hives for winter. interesting. I moved for new adventure! from near San Diego, to Northern Idaho!it has been an awesome adventure.

[@cashk100]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who has pots that look like that 🤗

[@almachapman5409]

It well seasons pot. Meg is an awesome cook and baker.

[@margaretbedwell3211]

The jam looked delicious Meg. I like the idea of this new gel you're using. The other kind in just way too much sugar, you lose the taste of the fruit. Those were beautiful loaves of bread. Your family is so lucky because you love to cook ...so many young people today don't want to even try. God Bless your family and homestead.

[@dawnjackson6741]

I remember my grandma making jelly. She use to sterilize the jars pour the jelly in the jars, pour wax on top and then seal it . I don’t remember it she did a water bath after that. But I remembered parts of the process after watching you. Thanks for triggering my memory.

[@aliceworley8275]

No, she didn't water bath after using wax to seal the jam.

[@jennifercullison]

And it was probably paraffin and not wax...I do jellies that in baby food jars for Christmas gift baskets and add homemade brioche in the basket along with tons of homemade cookies..

[@dawnjackson6741]

@@jennifercullison isn’t Parra fin a form of wax? Oh course it wasn’t bees wax.

[@jennifercullison]

Paraffin is made only from petroleum, shale or coal....its odorless and colorless..

[@byersfamily138]

We’ve been blessed with almost 18 minutes! Yay!

[@brandyburke8704]

Your pot is "well seasoned"! I love it :)

[@milkandcookyz]

Ben's pony tail is looking quite grand.

[@ruthievance9034]

I wished KZbin and y’all were around 30 years ago I have learned so much from watching y’all. I grew up on a farm just over the road from where y’all live. My favorite thing to do was harvest potato’s. Thanks for sharing your lives with us.

[@sroberts605]

I agree, it's an amazing way to share info and inspiration. I'm a whole pond away in Britain and it's lovely to see the similarities and differences too.

[@sandyoklahomatransient8557]

I have to laugh at people when they say you need a clean pot for making stuff. That is a clean pot!!!! It's a pot that's solid, well used, and loved! Cast iron, ceramic pots are down right expensive. They're considered gold in a homesteaders kitchen. My pots are well used, and are just now getting broken in. Your blackberry jam looks mighty delicious...I'm pretty sure once the camera shot off everyone was just taste testing😊 the jam, and hot bread.

[@SunraeSkatimunggr]

Buggy went buggy for berries :)

[@shamancarmichael5305]

It's very relaxing doing the watering and even watching others do it. You can just feel the plants go 'ahhhh' in relief on a hot day! Hope your little tree recovers!

[@jackieshears3385]

I love your family I could watch y’all all day long every time I watch I seem to learn a little something keep up the good work

[@riniewebb6855]

Beautiful family, thanks for sharing.

[@gatherandshare]

If you think it's hot there, imagine how we're feeling in north Texas!

[@stephaniewilson3955]

Smart to water in the evening. It has all night to soak in before the sun comes up and starts roasting everything again.

[@ilene9349]

I love when Meg shows us how to cook different things, like her old time videos 💕🤗

[@deloresochoa6235]

A beautiful and happy wife equals a happy family...awesome food...and a very happy husband! Thank you for sharing.

[@SuesSecretGarden3]

Yes we do love to see Meg cook always look delicious. Do you guys collect rainwater. Thanks for sharing 👍🏽

[@virginiakoerner9317]

Meg you work as hard as frontier women did. You don’t have to gather wood and start the fire in the stove like they did. And you get to cook in air conditioned comfort. You are very industrious . I get tired just watching you work. I’m old and disabled because of my back. I’m surprised your family isn’t chubby! The bread looks to die for! You are a workhorse woman!

[@TerrieAllred2023]

I love all of your videos, but Meg cooking, or just telling us what's for dinner, is the sweetest part. After all, it's why some of us do what we do....grow food. Thanks for sharing!

[@wendyhall8834]

Can be a t-shirt, grow food, cook food, eat food, repeat!

[@lorihamrick9349]

Always learn something watching Meg in the kitchen.

[@donnamays24]

Meg-it is obvious that you were raised by amazing women…the world has so few people like you left in it…a lady who does everything and does it with love and perfection. You are a jack of all trades and a master at them all! Blessings to you lovely lady! I love you guys! 💖🙏

[@nancyseery2213]

Meg, it's OK to keep it real! When I'm canning it looks like a food bomb went off in my kitchen and I don't even cook for kids any more. Normally when I am canning anything it tell my husband he is on his own for food and he has to get by with sandwich or salad.

[@wendyhall8834]

Amen to that sister! I am the same way when I can, make a mess, tell husband he has to fend for himself for food till I'm done!

[@leahharbison4932]

Love you guys. Excellent Father and Mother

[@gailbrault9251]

My mom was a big canner and freezing vegatables for the winter. My favorite memory was going out to pick strawberries....it was always the hottest days and when we got home we all went to scatter....oh no she would say I need help culling these berries. You love them in the winter. So all the sisters and mom culled and packed berries into containers.

[@kimcritchfield5796]

I have a reminder on my phone to water fruit trees. I move it out if we get rain. Also, when I water, it’s a hose, set at the tree, and a 10 minute timer per tree. They need deeper soaking. Not like the garden. I know y’all get more rain, but you need to trees to look down for water, not just the surface. 😜. (So it take me 3 hours in the orchard to water. I’m doing other stuff in between moving the hose. Irrigation coming for me too!

[@tobycatVA]

Hollars, Lumnah, Fit Farmer, Cog Hill, Rhodes, Roots and Refuge, Sow the Land, and twenty or so more homesteaders I watch are my one-way friends. Still, the Hollars, Cog Hill, & Lumnahs have surpassed that edutainment value to be like relatives that I worry and rejoice over. It's strange to realize, but it's also nice and shiny and I am so glad they are around making my world a better place.

[@phillipcarden7027]

When you get around to getting bee's look into Dr. Leo's horizontal hives, he sells them and has plans on his website. They tend to be less back breaking than the Langstrof hives which are stacked. The stacked hives usually have 40 + lbs of honey, in each box, not including the weight of box and wax.

[@arlenejohnson3825]

Meg is a terrific cook. Love to watch her!

[@dianadriverasbury9130]

Garden is looking good. Love seeing Meg cook, such variety she always comes up with.

[@kimsmith5471]

Thank You , Meg ! You have taught this 60 year old what to do with all my raspberries. You made it look so easy 🥰

[@dorisgreenberg2811]

That’s what I would have said, the color after the sugar is added is beautiful!

[@billierichter1379]

Have you ever considered getting a steam canner? I recently bought one, and I LOVE it! It's so much quicker than the regular water bath canner. I agree about Pomona's. I've been using it for many years, and will never use anything else. It's the best!

[@1kaloa]

I love my steam juicer! A great addition to my canning equipment!

[@sheilakreykes3491]

Cod and salmon from Azure Standard is the best! We love it! Our kids will not eat fish from the grocery store, it smells bad.

[@leeslone3640]

A little bit of sugar is not going to hurt anyone my mom lived to be 102 we was grown up from a garden everything canned the meat didn't come out of the store and when mom cook she used lard we had no problems cholesterol or anything else mom baked we had good life because it was good food you guys are awesome I wish there'd be a lot more young people out there would do what you guys are doing today but we know that won't happen that she can teach your children how to do this and you are thank you for sharing your life on KZbin

[@beckiepatrick6900]

Love watching Meg cook/bake. All the things :) ❤️

[@rajinevin7273]

BUGGY!!!!!!!!! She is so, so, so, so CUTE! I love that she is always outside with you and doing things in the grass and dirt and mud!

[@mommabecky83]

It is seriously makes me feel better about my cookware ♥️ glad y’all show the REAL life stuff

[@rhondafloyd1728]

I enjoy watching you to doing things together y’all are so awesome

[@sharonbrown2352]

Love watching Meg cook!

[@zacharyneufeld3854]

I think bug is absolutely adorable. I think it is fantastic Meg that you held in there with all those men and finally got you're girl ! You guys are a blessing and you don't even realize to what extent you are THANK YOU both ! Meg ,I bet when you spoke you're truth you were scared. I believe you Meg steered the family in the right direction, blessed by the lord along the way. Now you can see what the lord has blessed you ALL with . Family is EVERYTHING. THANKS AGAIN !

[@kayrabey1344]

I’m not a seed eater and I probably won’t ever at my age. I don’t eat pomegranate seeds either. I do like the seedless jams!

[@kennethgibbons366]

Great to see Meg cooking... Meg you need a bigger kitchen! Meg you always make it look so easy and often you are doing several things at once. The orchard is looking good.

[@carolcalf2032]

Meg is the glue that sticks your wonderful family together. Love her positivity. Like most of us cooking is more by feel than weights! Really enjoyed this vlog Ben

[@gabrielvankempen7863]

Loved seeing Buggy eating berries by the handful!

[@70acres]

I am over the moon with Bug. I loved the fists full of berries! You need to have more kids. Your family IS what America used to be like. We need more of that. More kids with God, love, chores, responsibilities, respect. More kids being barefoot in the garden. More families raising their own food and steering clear of all drama and hate in the world. Your family gives me hope that we all might get back to being America and loving the Lord. God bless all y'all from way up here in Ashe County, NC.

[@betlorpatterson9710]

Meg needs to do a cookbook!!!

[@t-n-thomestead]

Thank you so much for being real in the kitchen I appreciate those stained dishes ...mine are too.. and u said hone bees yayyy I've been waiting I can't seem to figure it out till I see u do it first

[@stanleygallman7800]

There's probably so much that goes into editing a cooking episode! But considering the amazing things that Meg does in the kitchen a bit of canning and or cooking might be something that brings those subscriber numbers up and I believe I did hear Ben say how much we really appreciate seeing Meg's kitchen creative cooking and or canning videos. Love you guys and appreciate all that you share with your viewers.

[@KristineLeach]

One of the things I love about your videos is that you keep it real. Your comments about the pencil and the pot totally resonates with me as I am real as well. I look forward to your videos. Thanks for sharing!

[@laurielyon1892]

I'm working on canning up and making as much stuff as I can that are in my freezers to make room for garden harvest. I've got chicken bones in the roaster for broth that I will can up tomorrow morning. I've got some rolls that I had in the freezer on the dehydrator that I will turn into bread crumbs, other bread is in the oven now for croutons for salad. I noticed that I still had 5 court bags of blackberries that I had gotten last year. I'm planning on making some more blackberry jam as well. I have to say that I loved seeing your dish drainer full of dishes...and playing the game, jenga? trying to pull dishes out. There are times my dishes are piled high when I have a day of working in my kitchen. It's hot here in Illinois where I live as well, upper 90's for almost 3 weeks now and no rain.

[@davidsampler4191]

I still have the set of Revereware that my parents bought new in the '60s and I've added to it considerably. It's funny how at least three of my favorite homesteading KZbinrs have Revereware.

[@dianesnow9806]

You are doing such a great job with your family and farm. That jam looks absolutely delicious. Blessings on being self sufficient. It’s coming a day when it’s going to really matter. 💕🙏🏻💕

[@_-Sweets-_]

Meg, I absolutely love your cookware, when you see a "well loved" one, it means that you're an awesome momma!! I also want to say, and I think I might be speaking for a lot of us...WE LOVE watching you and Ben in the kitchen, I know it may be overwhelming when you're feeding your family and to feel like you're under the scope all the time, but we all love it, we know how hard your family works and we are SOOOO grateful you're willing to share with us!!

[@lawannamorgan8771]

I love watching Meg cook! She thoroughly enjoys throwing down in the kitchen and is very good at it! Y’all are so lucky to have her. Y’all both are hard workers… we love your channel…

[@dianecharles881]

Meg , you never disappoint in the kitchen, shows what a wife and mother does for her family to have good meals ! ❤️

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

Hi..... Meg and Ben nice to see you, thank you for showing your video homestead chickens farmer garden 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 👕🐔🐓🐣🐥🐄🐖🌱🌺🌹🌻🌼🌸🌷🏡🎥👍👍👍

[@ankhhomestead]

Doing the Homestead living right! Keep it up! 💯

[@auntielaura5]

Don’t understand why anyone would be put off by discolored cookware and bakeware. Not only does it cook just as well (often better), it’s a badge of honor. One of the many ways you show how much you love your family is by putting one fabulous meal after another on the table. 🥰

[@gaylewatkins4685]

I love watching the Hollar's getting things done. How is your milk cow handling the heat? Take care and God Bless. ❤️❤️

[@velmad5dilbert344]

I take off my hat to you lady. You ROCK, the best cooking mom i see on Homesteading.

[@riniewebb6855]

Sweet little buggy melts my heart ❤

[@Peachy08]

You have a treasure in Meg! Buggy had me cracking up!! She is so adorable!!

[@boniquebobo2946]

First and fore most, I love you guys and gals. However, Ben, the pot is not stained but seasoned with love, Meg you go girl, you keep loving your family with great food. May your lives be abundant and full of love.

[@villagesteader3552]

My husband is the same way with jam, he likes it sweeter than I was making it. It took me a year to find out why he wasn’t eating my homemade jam. He didn’t want to hurt my feelings! Jam is a good place to start a canning journey! ♥️👍🙏🇺🇸🤓

[@jeanniebauske2489]

Excellent show. Such peace in your home. Love it when you share your meals with us. God bless and may He grow your channel.

[@ahtemmathehun3506]

I grew up on California's central coast. It is quite beautiful and the seafood was divine. It's not what it used to be tho, sadly. I'm sure that Azure Standard cod was delicious! Excellent looking meal Meg! I also agree that a good Dutch oven is a used one.

[@heathernotzdaniels6350]

Meg: I just feed my people well. LOVE IT! :) That's the best!

[@vannesareay9435]

Wow. Those orchard trees are looking amazing. Also the jam was awesome. It's always been my favorite thing to make. I used it a lot for gifts too. You guys are doing amazing.

[@radmilamiljanic5977]

Yup, strawberry jam, cherry jam, apricot jam, peach jam....finishing with orange jam:))) I froze mine in small freezer bags, just enough for a day or two, very easy way to preserve them:))))

[@tjeanvlogs9894]

I've used low methoxy pectin for decades. Love the results! That's the same sugar ratio I've used. The pan scrapings on just out of the oven bread is the definition of delight. On setting up the irrigation for the trees, project the mature drip line. Calculate the circumference. Wrap that amount of soaker hose around the immature tree from the drip line in. Connect the nonporous hose. Cover in mulch. Include the rest of your plants in your guild. Deep water once to twice a week for trees over 6 months old, every other day for younger during the drought periods. Our dry time is mid July through mid September. We get between 40 to 70" annually based upon a decade and a half cycle (nino/Nina). We are in the same hardiness zone and have the same frost dates but our evening temps are still below 50 regularly and we are finally seeing 70 °. Salmon berries are ripening and the blackberries are thinking about flowers.

[@milkmaid4077]

THANK YOU FOR DEFENDING THAT POT!!!

[@elisabethe8055]

There is no better food than food you harvest yourself. There is no better taste, quality och feeling than eating your own grown food. No matter the size, sort or species. Love it. Thank you for sharing, yes, we love to se you kook in the kitchen!

[@elaineekberg113]

I just scrubbed my every day use pot with comets, this morning! First time in years!😊

[@suemerritt1679]

That Dutch oven is loved, not stained...🥰

[@laruedouglas1064]

You are a darn good cook and you family should be very happy. The jam and cod looked delicious. Raspberry jam with habaneros is good.