by Renee Pottle | Dec 4, 2013 | canning, Canning and Preserving
It may be winter, but we food preservers are still thinking about canning, drying, and freezing next summer’s garden harvest. And like any other hobbyist, we desire the latest gadgets of our avocation. Here are some great ideas for the food preserver on your... 
by Renee Pottle | Sep 6, 2013 | Canning and Preserving, Pickles
Apparently this is the year of the cucumber. My garden tomatoes have been few and far between, but the cucumber patch is threatening to over run the whole yard. As one does when they have too many cucumbers, I have been making pickles. LOTS of pickles. I’ve made... 
by Renee Pottle | Aug 22, 2013 | Canning and Preserving, Jams
The backyard raspberry crop is finally starting to dwindle, but not before I got in another batch of jam. This time I combined the raspberries with the organic blueberries picked earlier this summer. I make this same jam recipe every year now as it’s a big hit, with... 
by Renee Pottle | Aug 19, 2013 | Canning and Preserving
The tomatoes have started to ripen, so it’s back to my Home Economist and Master Food Preserver role today. I think I have mentioned in this space before that I love tomatoes. I love stewed tomatoes, canned tomatoes, fresh tomatoes, red tomatoes, yellow... 
by Renee Pottle | Aug 13, 2013 | canning, Canning and Preserving
We continue with Seed to Pantry Canning Month with a common problem. No matter how much jam we make, sooner or later we will all end up with a batch that is either overcooked (and ends up a sticky, gooey mess) or undercooked (great for syrup over pancakes, not so...