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Lock in the fresh taste of summer with blueberry jam. I prefer u-pick, no-spray berries if you can find them.…
Apricot Jam
I found a basket of fresh apricots at my local farmstand. They were irregular-sized, some slightly bruised, and very fragrant.…
Dill Pickles
You’ve seen the pickling cucumbers at the farmer’s markets deep in the summer. They are so cute, but you pass…
Chocolate-Bing Cherry Jam
Cherry season is fleeting. The trick is to find as many uses as you can to preserve their ruby-red, sweet…
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…
Rhubarb In Syrup
It’s spring and also rhubarb season. You have made strawberry rhubarb pies, tarts, cakes, and jams. Now what? You 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…
Canned Peaches
One cannot can without having canned peaches in their rotation. I must admit, canning 40 lbs of peaches in the…