by Renee Pottle | Jan 30, 2019 | Candied, Canning and Preserving, Instagram
Surprise your Valentine with homemade candied orange peel dipped in dark chocolate. As a thrifty Yankee I find it difficult to throw away perfectly good food. Leftover spinach salad gets added to frittatas, dried up cheese ends flavor soup, and even citrus... 
by Renee Pottle | Aug 28, 2018 | Candied, Canning and Preserving, Instagram
Turn fresh summer peaches into candied bits for later fruitcakes and other baked goods. Candying fruit is basically a process that replaces the water in fruit with sugar. Sugar keeps the fruit from spoiling, a preserving method that has been around since ancient... 
by Renee Pottle | Dec 8, 2015 | Candied, Canning and Preserving, Uncategorized
It’s easy to make homemade candied orange peel. Use it in fruitcake or dip it in chocolate for a decadent treat. If you, like me, have a great affinity for oranges, there are probably plenty of orange peels hanging out on your counter. It seems like such a waste... 
by Renee Pottle | Jun 13, 2015 | Candied, Canning and Preserving
Candied cherries have real flavor when made this quick and easy way. Every year I make candied cherries for fruitcake season. The process is usually long (see this older post). The cherries are candied, and they don’t have that fake neon color that you see in...