So what do you do when you have a batch of fairly tasteless apples, and you’d rather move on to the much better batch you bought at the farmer’s market?    Make applesauce! This is using the recipe from Canning for a New Generation.   Sadly, it did fall prey to my occasional issue where I only […]

Due to an ill timed tornado watch on Thursday evening, despite it being a holiday, I got up at my regular work time on the 4th so I could be at Maxwell’s Farm when they open at 8:00.    The above was the fruits (pun intended, hardy har) of my labors.   13 pounds later.     I was

I’ve had quite the preserving week.   The first thing, started during the week because I saw bags of key limes for $1.79 a pop and had to do something with them, is the above key lime pickle.    It’s basically a preserved lemon, but with Indian spices.   It’s percolating away, and should be ready when I

These are the Ginger Pear Preserves from The Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving.    The little bit I was able to sample was delicious.    The problem?    This is half the yield I was told I was going to get.    So I’m short for my Christmas presents.    (I’ll be supplementing something older for one lucky person.)

We drew names for Christmas this year (big family blow out – my out of state siblings and families are coming in, as well as my aunt and cousin from New Mexico).    I did still want to make something for everyone, so I settled on jam.     And since the Heavenly Fig Jam I made earlier

Yeah, I’m a little behind on the blogging, what with the combination of my mother’s breast cancer surgery (she’s fine, thank God) last week, and an unexpected funeral, and the associated, er, festivities over last weekend. On Surgery Day (10/15), after I got my mother home and on the couch with tea, I came home

My first canning of the summer season isn’t really seasonal, but had a definite purpose.     In my quest for new and interesting sandwich ideas for dinner over the winter, I hit upon fig preserves as an idea for a sandwich spread. Do you know how expensive fig preserves are?    And how much the BF ended

I managed to get back on the canning horse this weekend. These are Spiced Cranberries from Canning for a New Generation. They smelled absolutely divine cooking. But, the best part of this project was being able to use my new canner all the way through. I made eight jars, and actually prepped an additional one