by Renee Pottle | Sep 1, 2016 | Canning and Preserving, Instagram, Pickles
Skinny, purple filet beans are fun to grow and make an unusual pickle. Growing French Beans I have been growing these skinny purple beans for a few years now. Like most backyard green beans, they are easy to grow and quite prolific, so you get a lot of food for little... 
by Renee Pottle | Aug 11, 2016 | Canned or Preserved Fruits and Vegetables, Canning and Preserving, Instagram
Combine tasty stone fruits and a bit of unusual spice for a mixed fruit treat. I was one of those kids who loved canned fruit cocktail. It seemed pretty exotic to those of us who lived in cold, remote places back in the ’60s. It also helped that as a kid I didn’t have... 
by Renee Pottle | Jun 24, 2016 | Canning and Preserving, Jams
Keep your nut and chocolate spreads – Nothing beats sweet cherries combined with almonds! It’s funny how some years Mother Nature bestows us with an abundance of one crop or another, only to snatch it back the very next year and leave us with dregs. That has... 
by Renee Pottle | Mar 3, 2016 | Canning and Preserving, Jams
Mango season is starting. Turn fresh, juicy varieties into this unusual jam. Do you ever miss canning during the winter months? I sure do. I sometimes assuage the urge with a batch of Pickled Brussels sprouts or maybe a jar of Pickled Baby Carrots or even some... 
by Renee Pottle | Jan 5, 2016 | Basics, Canning and Preserving
Is it possible to safely can homemade soup? It’s National Soup Month and we soup lovers are indulging in our favorite winter meal. But while we are busy slurping up bowls of steamy broth we may be asking ourselves, “can I can this?” According to the...