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How to Preserve Figs – can, freeze, dehydrate, pickle, and ferment

August 11, 2020 By Angi Schneider 2 Comments

cut and whole figs on wooden cutting board

Fig season is short, although it does come twice a year, so be sure to preserve figs while you can. Figs can be canned, frozen, pickled, dehydrated and even fermented! Fig season is season is something to celebrate. Like mulberries, figs don’t ship well which makes it hard to find fresh figs for sale. In […]

Easy Grape Jam Recipe – using grape mash or whole grapes

July 31, 2020 By Angi Schneider 13 Comments

image of 5 small jars of homemade grape jam

During the summer Mustang grapes grow all over our area. Mustang grapes are similar to muscadine grapes. We use these tart grapes to make grape jelly and juice, of course, but we also use them to make grape jam. Grape jam is usually made with whole grapes that have been seeded but I prefer to […]

Home Canned Sausage, Potato and Kale Soup Recipe

June 11, 2020 By Angi Schneider 10 Comments

bowl of creamy potato and sausage soup

This sausage, potato and kale soup is an adaptation of Olive Garden’s “Zuppa Toscana” soup. I love making soups but when I can adapt them for canning it’s even better. Keeping hearty, home canned soups on hand as saved more weeknight meals than I’d like to admit. The Ultimate Guide to Preserving Vegetables has step […]

Probiotic Rich Fermented Dill Pickles – whole, spears, and slices

June 3, 2020 By Angi Schneider 7 Comments

canning jars with cucumbers in them for fermenting

Traditionally fermented pickles are easy to make and full of probiotic goodness for your gut. Every summer we make jar after jar of these naturally pickled cucumbers to preserve for the year. When I tell people we prefer fermented dill pickles instead of canned dill pickles, they usually get a confused look on their face. […]

Preserving Meyer Lemons (and other citrus) in a Zero Waste Way

November 13, 2018 By Angi Schneider 10 Comments

There’s a cycle that happens every year in our neck of the woods. Every November through January we have more citrus than we know what to do with. Everyone is “sharing” and hoping someone will take some oranges, grapefruit, and Meyer lemons off their hands before they go bad. Then every summer everyone is wishing […]

Canning Venison with the Hot Pack or Raw Pack Method

September 7, 2018 By Angi Schneider 10 Comments

Neither my husband nor I grew up in a hunting family, fishing yes, hunting no. However, when we moved to this area we met many people who hunt and over the years we have become a family who eats wild game. Each fall you’ll find me canning venison as it’s my favorite way to preserve […]

Dehydrating Apples to Make Dried Apple Rings and Apple Chips

August 25, 2018 By Angi Schneider 18 Comments

Love dried apples? Dehydrating apples at home will allow you to get the flavor and crispiness you love without spending a fortune. It's super simple. Dehydrated apples make a great snack or can be used in baking.

I don’t know much about apples, except that they taste really good and are really good for you. There’s also about 5o million varieties so surely there’s a variety for everyone. Apples are one of those fruits that I’ll buy year round (along with bananas) but when they’re in season and the price drops I’ll […]

How to Dehydrate Bananas to Make Chewy Banana Chips or Banana Jerky

July 19, 2018 By Angi Schneider 14 Comments

Dehydrating bananas make an easy and tasty snack. Learn how to make dehydrated banana chips and banana jerky that's chewy and better than store bought banana chips.

Bananas are a staple fruit in our home because they are so very inexpensive, even the organic bananas are much cheaper per pound than other fruits. And when I can find them marked down because they’re getting brown I buy all I can. We freeze some to use in smoothies and banana bread. But we […]

How to Store Home Canned Food

July 10, 2018 By Angi Schneider 6 Comments

Filling your pantry with home canned food is a great (and frugal) way to feed your family all year long. However, storing home canned food in glass mason jars takes a bit more consideration than storing store bought food.

We are in the depths of canning food during June and July; in fact, I don’t even bother putting our canning stuff  and mason jars away during these two months. They just stay in a corner in the kitchen waiting to be used every couple of days. Then comes the task of storing all that […]

Can You Freeze Cucumbers? yes, you can!

June 11, 2018 By Angi Schneider 66 Comments

Wondering if you can freeze cucumbers? Well, yes you can! Start freezing your cucumbers today to use all year long. They can be use for cucumber infused water and a whole lot more. Learn how to freeze cucumbers in a way that makes them easy to use for a variety of dishes.

I was talking with a gardening friend and lamenting our dismal cucumber harvest this year. We have enough for eating fresh but not enough for freezing. She asked, “Can you freeze cucumbers?” Yes, you can absolutely freeze cucumbers and it’s super easy and useful. By the way, she’s bring me some of her excess cucumbers […]

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