by Renee Pottle | Aug 13, 2015 | Canning and Preserving, Dehydrating
Don’t lose your dried fruit to insects or mold. Make lasting dried fruit using these 5 easy steps. There’s a little more to drying fruit than simply drying it. But…. not a lot more! If you have ever had a batch of dried fruit mold or get infected by... 
by Renee Pottle | Jun 18, 2015 | Canned or Preserved Fruits and Vegetables, Canning and Preserving, Instagram
It’s fresh cherry season. A season that is just too short for my liking. Each year I try to figure out new ways to preserve the harvest so I can enjoy sweet cherries all year long. Here are 10 of my favorite preservation methods: 1. Freeze – last... 
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... by Renee Pottle | Nov 11, 2014 | Canning and Preserving
How to make your own candied citron and candied quince. It’s almost fruitcake season. Whoa………stay with me! The word “fruitcake” often sends people running, but homemade fruitcake is sweet, tangy, and delicious. Of course, that is... 
by Renee Pottle | Jul 25, 2013 | Canning and Preserving
Spoon sweets are a Greek dessert made from all kinds of fruits, nuts and even cherry tomatoes or tiny eggplants. They are traditionally served on a plate along with a glass of ice water or retsina. Sadly, I have never been to Greece and experienced this tradition...