Cherry season is one of our favorites, but it never seems to be around long enough! It seems that every year, we’re scurrying to get and create something special with these delightful little fruits! In this Preserving Cherries Round-Up, we’re sharing our favorite ways to hold onto those wonderful flavors all year long. We’re...
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Depending on which growing zone you’re in, rhubarb season may already be in full force, or it may just be beginning to show up in smallish bundles at the market. Often, the Red Variety of Rhubarb is most popular – that rosy hue just pops in those gorgeous foody posts- so it’s no surprise....
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Pears are such a great choice to make a flavorful preserve, especially in this Salted Caramel Pear Butter recipe. We’ve made pear butter, pear jams, pear ginger conserve, and Pear-Cranberry Conserve with Almonds and Crystallized Ginger. Pears make great jams, conserves, syrups, chutneys, and even sweet pear butters. This Salted Caramel Pear Butter recipe...
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Although this is a very common question, before we tell you how to sterilize canning jars, we will discuss some of the misconceptions on this issue. We will look at when and why sterilizing jars prior to canning could be necessary. What does Sterilization mean? To sterilize a canning jar, it would have to...
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A few years ago we had a hands-on jam canning class with Marisa McClellan of Food in Jars. This delightful Pear Vanilla Jam sweetened with honey was the result of that class. It’s perfect with yogurt, or spread on waffles – even by the spoonful! If you haven’t swapped out sugar for honey in...
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As a Master Gardener and Master Preserver, Linda Ziedrich’s cookbooks – Joy of Pickling and Joy of Jams, Jellies and other Sweet Preserves collectively boast an impressive 500+ recipes for preserving! Linda has shared her recipe for Raspberry Jam no pectin added from Joy of Jams, Jellies and other Sweet Preserves. No Pectin Added...
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Updated – December 2, 2020 This recipe for Cranberry Caramel Spread is a perfect preserve for the holidays. Drizzle it over ice cream, top a cheesecake with it, or add it to a cheese board. The preserve boasts a bright, beautiful color and is great preserve to gift this holiday season! The recipe is...
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September is National Honey Month and it seemed fitting for us to celebrate with this Ginger Honey Pear Butter recipe. Not only because we have a pretty sweet line of honey jars, but also because we’ve been enjoying honey sweetened preserves and all the benefits of swapping honey for sugar in our jams, fruit...
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