Canning Carrots – raw pack or hot pack method
Canning carrots is an easy and versatile way to preserve the harvest at the end of the season and stock your pantry. Canned carrots are …
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How to Preserve Figs – can, freeze, dehydrate, pickle, and ferment
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, …
Easy Grape Jam Recipe – using grape mash or whole grapes
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 …
Home Canned Sausage, Potato and Kale Soup Recipe
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 …
Preserving Meyer Lemons (and other citrus) in a Zero Waste Way
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 …
Canning Venison with the Hot Pack or Raw Pack Method
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 …
How to Store Home Canned 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 …
Preserving the Harvest…Zucchini
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. …
Preserving apples in a no waste kitchen – can, dehydrate, freeze, and ferment
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 …
Tips for Water Bath Canning
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, …