I used to think it was silly to preserve lemons because they were available year round at the store whenever I happened to need one. Then I tried my first Meyer lemon and preserving lemons became a necessity. We have an amazing lemon tree that gives us several hundred pounds of lemons each year. So, […]
Homemade Dried Lemons – an easy way to preserve lemons
I love preserving food in a variety of ways and citrus is no exception. We have a wonderful Meyer lemon tree that gives us hundreds of pounds of lemons most years. Once you’ve had a Meyer lemon, regular lemons just won’t do. So, every year I spend time freezing, fermenting, and dehydrating lemons. I make […]
Freezing Lemons and Using Frozen Lemons – whole, slices, juice, and zest
We have this amazing Meyer lemon tree that came with our house. Each year we try to freeze lemons to last the year. I like to use frozen lemons in a variety of ways to I like to freeze lemons in a variety of ways. I freeze whole lemons, lemons slices, and lemon juice. You […]
Canning Potatoes for Emergencies and Convenience {plus how to use canned potatoes}
I was an teenager before I saw canned potatoes. I was at a friend’s house and her mom was quickly making dinner and I saw her open a can of potatoes and dump them in a pot to heat up. Once they were heated up, she drained the water added salt, pepper, butter and a […]
An Easy Blackberry Jam Recipe for Canning or Freezing
Every year we forage blackberries (they’re actually dewberries but are in the same family) and try to pick enough to last the entire year. We freeze some of the blackberries and we make a super easy blackberry jam recipe to give as gifts and to enjoy ourselves. I like to keep track of all our […]
Canning Dried Beans to Save Time and Money
I love the convenience of having canned black beans and other dried beans on hand. However, I don’t like the price of buying canned black beans. So one of the first things I learned to can in my pressure canner was how to can dried beans. Every year I buy dried beans in bulk and […]
Preserving Mustang Grapes {make jelly, juice, and wine}
All along the rural roads in Texas there are wild mustang grapes and muscadine grapes that grow. Every summer we go grape hunting and pick enough grapes to make grape jelly and grape juice. Mustang grapes and muscadine grapes are not the same plant, although most of us use the terms interchangeably, but they and […]
Old fashioned bread and butter pickles – just like grandma used to make
Last year our garden produced lots of cucumbers. At least a lot for our family since only 3 of us like them. We had enough that I wanted to make pickles – bread and butter pickles like my granny’s. The problem was, I didn’t have her recipe. So I called one of my aunts and asked […]
