by Renee Pottle | Aug 4, 2015 | Canning and Preserving, Jams
How to make peach butter in six easy steps. Note: This updated post was originally published on my older, Hestia’s Kitchen blog. Our Red Haven Peach tree is overladen with ripe peaches this week. There are so many peaches that I am having trouble picking them... 
by Renee Pottle | Jul 29, 2015 | canning, Canning and Preserving
It is possible to safely can on a glass top stove. But you must have the proper equipment to prevent either a broken stove top or an unsafe canning process. Note: Most of this post is excerpted and updated from Seed to Pantry’s March newsletter. Glass Top Stoves... 
by Renee Pottle | Jul 22, 2015 | canning, Canning and Preserving
Do you collect old or unique canning jars? It’s a hobby, like quilting, that combines beauty and practicality. It took me a long time to start collecting unique canning jars. Now that I have started of course, I kick myself to think of the vintage jars that have... 
by Renee Pottle | May 5, 2015 | canning, Canning and Preserving
14 Food Safety Tips Prevent Botulism in Home Canned Foods You may have heard about the recent botulism cases in Ohio. At this writing, 21 people have been infected with botulism resulting in one death. I don’t pretend to have any direct knowledge of this tragic... 
by Renee Pottle | Apr 17, 2015 | Canned or Preserved Fruits and Vegetables, Canning and Preserving
Spring is in full force here in the Mid-Columbia. (If you are in the Northeast, I promise spring will come soon. It has too, right?) That means the ground is alive again after its fallow winter. The local asparagus harvest has started, the chives are tall and...