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Asparagus is a low-acid food and must be pressure canned to kill harmful bacteria. You cannot use a waterbath canner…
Pickled Beets
“The beet is the most intense of vegetables. The radish, admittedly, is more feverish, but the fire of the radish…
Pineapple in Light Syrup
Can your own sweet pineapple. All you need is fresh pineapple, sugar, and water. This is an easy waterbath canning…
Pickled Cherries
When cherry season is in full swing it is time to take advantage of the bounty and CAN. These little…
Luxardo Cocktail Cherries
I love cherries in my Manhattans. Like most people, I started buying cheap, red maraschino cherries at the grocery store. I…
Pickled Carrots and Daikon Radish
A quick pickling project that is perfect to keep in the fridge for snacking. If you cannot find daikon radish,…
Pickled Ginger
Say no to storebought ginger with bright red dyes and corn syrup and make your own at home. This is…
Rhubarb In Syrup
It’s spring and also rhubarb season. You have made strawberry rhubarb pies, tarts, cakes, and jams. Now what? You can…
Pickled Peppers
Pickled peppers are ideal for chacuterie boards, sandwiches, pizzas, and more. Anytime you want a briny zip. I like to can…
Sloppy Joe Starter
I grew up eating Manwich, the product in the can that is mixed with sautéed ground beef and sandwiched between buns. It was one of…