Preserving 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 …

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 …

We are in the height of zucchini and summer squash season right now and while it is overwhelming at times, it’s also a huge blessing. …

It is almost apple season and my family is so excited. While I will buy apples out of season for eating fresh, I won’t buy …

Water bath canning is usually the first canning someone does, and for good reason. With water bath canning you don’t really need any special equipment, …

We got seven peaches off our peach tree this year. Oh my, they were so very good! But obviously, with only seven we just ate …

I know, who can think of soups, especially heavy soups like chili in this heat? I do. In fact, every summer I spend a couple …

We’ve been canning up a storm lately and most of has been done using a pressure canner. We ordered extra meat from our meat co-op …

Many years ago, I canned about 30 quarts of pear chutney. I had never tried pear chutney, in fact I had never even heard the word “chutney” …

We kicked off July 4th weekend by going blueberry picking . Yes, we have blueberry bushes but they are not producing. Last year fire ants …