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Along with Fall and the cooler temperatures comes canning season, at least for me. During the months of September and October I'm busy with my home canning making homemade applesauce, apple pie filling, apple butter, pumpkin butter, pear sauce, and several other goodies to stock my winter … [Read more...]

Along with Fall and the cooler temperatures comes canning season, at least for me. During the months of September and October I'm busy with my home canning making homemade applesauce, apple pie filling, apple butter, pumpkin butter, pear sauce, and several other goodies to stock my winter … [Read more...]

I've been doing home canning for the past 30 years and love it. I don't do it because I have to, I do it because I enjoy it and its a great way to preserve food from our backyard garden. When winter rolls around I love getting into my pantry and serving food to my family that I personally preserved. … [Read more...]

Last month I was at the local farmer's market and found a great special on fresh pineapples. We love pineapple, so I picked up 4 of them for just $1.50 each. Obviously we can't eat 4 of them right away, so I decided to whip up two batches of homemade pineapple jam. You will need 4 cups of fresh … [Read more...]

My first experience with home canning started at the age of 12 when I would help my grandmother in the kitchen. Throughout my teenage years I was always designated the "helper" until I finally got married and my father-in-law taught me how to can foods all on my own. * This post contains … [Read more...]

Bread and Butter Pickles are our favorite type of pickles to enjoy. They're so versatile! You can slap them onto your favorite sandwich, toss them into a salad, or just pull them right out of the jar and enjoy them as a tasty snack. You can make them the traditional way or spice them up with some … [Read more...]

Zucchini is one of those things that grows extremely-well in my backyard garden every year. We like to put in 4-5 plants every year and will end up with around 50 medium-to-large zucchinis every growing season. You can do a lot with them after you harvest them. Use shredded fresh zucchini in your … [Read more...]