Canning
Photo from Taste of Home Fresh peaches are my favorite fruit. So, after I’ve eaten my fill of the harvest, I like to find some way of preserving that fresh, fruity flavor for the rest of the year. I think adding homemade items to my food storage is a treat, and I don’t want canning [...]
I am picking up 2 cases of peaches and a case of apples tomorrow from my local produce co-op with plans for canning and drying this weekend. If I run out of steam before the fruit is canned, I may freeze some for smoothies too! So, it was necessary to reclaim some freezer space. I [...]
I’m planning a canning day for berry syrup and some pickling. If you have any favorite recipes to share, please do. I’m looking for a syrup that’s a little bit chunky and somewhere in between syrup and pie filling. I’ll post photos and recipes soon!
Clear Jel is what cornstarch wants to be when it grows up. I like using Clear Jel in my recipes and have had a few e-mails wondering what it is, so I thought I would answer publicly. Clear Jel is actually derived from cornstarch and is used commercially by bakeries and restaurants to thicken. [...]
Our local fruit stand had cases of beautiful bing cherries, so we couldn’t resist spending a couple of days canning. With purple fingertips, we stemmed and pitted 40 pounds of cherries and turned them into pretty jars of Cherry Pie Filling, Cherry Jam, Cherry-Boysenberry Jam, Cherry-Raspberry Jam, Cherry Vanilla Bean Syrup, and plain bottled cherries [...]
