In our home, taco salads are great meals any time of the year, and make for wonderful leftovers. Pressure canning ground beef, venison, and taco meat make meals during our busy time easier to pull together – no thawing & browning of meat needed! In addition, the taco meat, in particular, makes it so...
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Save time during meal prep or prepare for pressure canning taco meat with this homemade bulk taco seasoning! This recipe makes about 3 cups for your pantry, gifting, or for browning larger than usual batches of meat for pressure canning or freezing. We use 1 cup of this taco seasoning for each 8 pounds...
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This fruity Cranberry Mustard has a tart and spicy kick! It’s a versatile condiment with a bright and zesty flavor. Try spreading it on a turkey or ham sandwich! The Cranberry Mustard recipe, from Ball Fresh Preserving, is a great addition to a charcuterie board. Share it as a hostess gift with some sharp...
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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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These honey spiced orange slices will remind you of sipping a hot cup of spiced orange-flavored tea. They make an excellent addition to salad greens, tossed with a raspberry or balsamic vinaigrette and sprinkled with candied walnuts. We decided to make this recipe from Ball Fresh Preserving for a few reasons. It is a...
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Is oven canning safe? The short and safe answer is “no”. While there are several reasons not to, perhaps the biggest reason is that oven canning is not recommended by ANY of the glass jar or canning lid manufacturers to date. We do not aim to be the preserving police, but with posts on...
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Updated March, 2023 Food security and food independence are terms that are sometimes misunderstood, but both are used more frequently on the heels of regional disasters or during times of heightened awareness/concern about the stability of ones way of life. The concern (whether it is happening in real-time, or a perceived threat) can most...
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The Jelly Queens are accepting entries for the Biscuits and Jampionship Challenge 2022, which will lead to the crowning of the next Jelly Queen or King at the World Food Championships (WFC) in Dallas, Texas. The WFC is the largest competition in Food Sport, where grand champions of previous events convene for a chance...
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