It’s apple picking season and this Spiced Applesauce is a great way to preserve some of that bounty. We suggest using Fuji, McIntosh, Jonagold, Rome, Cameo, Jonathon, Red Delicious, Honeycrisp, Pink Lady for this Spiced Applesauce recipe. Look for flavorful, aromatic and firm apples and always use a mixture of varieties when canning. We’re...
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Updated – January 4, 2021 “Winter Fruit Mostarda Recipe reprinted with permission from Preserving by the Pint © 2014 by Marisa McClellan, Running Press, a member of the Perseus Book Group.” Traditionally, mostarda is whole or sliced fruit that’s been preserved in a mustard oil-infused syrup. The end result looks like innocent preserved fruit,...
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(Updated – September 15, 2020) Autumn has arrived and we find ourselves eating an abundance of fresh, crisp apples freshly picked from our local orchard. If you brought home a few too many bushels of apples from your orchard, you might need to put a few up for later. We’ve got some ideas on...
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(Updated March, 2023) Strawberries were so plentiful and delicious this year that I found myself arriving home with flats of those glorious berries several times. We enjoyed strawberry shortcake for bedtime snacks, for breakfast, sometimes as an actual dessert and of course, a good amount of strawberry jam was put away for another season! TIP 1) Using...
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(Updated May 5, 2020) If you haven’t ventured into freezer jam yet, you should start with this strawberry freezer jam recipe. With no-cook freezer jam, you get to preserve the bounty of summer without even turning on the stove. Not only, is it probably the quickest and easiest way to make a batch of...
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(Updated June, 2023) It is not surprising that strawberries are a popular choice for preserves. Making strawberry jam is often the main way most preserve strawberries, but there are so many other great ways to use these sweet berries. We’ve included a few of our favorite strawberry jam recipes. If you want to venture...
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Several years ago we added a small patch of Blackberries – the thorn-less variety – to our little patch of the world. As it turns out, the kids don’t eat them out of the patch quite like they do the raspberries, so I actually get more opportunity to preserve some! Whenever I have the...
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Updated May 2023 After trying Black Cherry Shrub , we were so floored by the ease of making it, and pleased with the flavor results, that we’ve tried a few more variations. We’re sharing how to make your own homemade shrub without the need for cooking. That Black Cherry version that we made spent...
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