Canning

I love raspberry jam. It is one of my favorite kinds of homemade jam. I have fond memories of my mom making it when I was a child and enjoying it with butter and toast. I have been trying to get my raspberry plants going for the past couple of years, and this year I…

I have tried a lot of different jam recipes in the past couple of years. So far the all-time favorite has been apple pie jam. However, I have to say that this recipe for canning strawberry lemonade jam may be a new favorite. Strawberry lemonade jam is basically just strawberry jam with extra lemon juice…

If you want to enjoy the taste of fresh strawberry lemonade in the winter time, then you might consider canning some in the summer when strawberries are plentiful and putting away a few jars to enjoy during winter months. Ingredients: 7 c. fresh sliced strawberries 5 c. lemon juice 7 c. sugar This recipe makes…

We moved to live closer to the mountains a few years ago. One of the wonderful things we are now enjoying is the beauty of wild roses every May-June. I have been looking for ways to preserve the scent of these beautifully fragrant flowers. This year I am canning rose petal jam for the first…

It’s cherry season again, and time to start canning cherry jam! Cherry jam is very easy to make. This recipe uses liquid pectin. Ingredients: 4 1/2 c. fully ripe cherries, pitted and finely chopped* 7 c. sugar 2 pouches liquid pectin *You can either remove the pits by hand or you can use a cherry…

I love canning homemade simple syrup, and this lilac simple syrup is no exception. It’s so easy! It’s a perfect way to start canning if you haven’t already. Last year I tried canning ginger simple syrup for the first time, and it turned out wonderful. Perfect for flavoring my iced tea and home brewed kombucha.…

Cooling your jars and testing your canning jar seals are two very important steps in the canning process. Canning takes some time and effort, but you will reap the rewards of your canning efforts all winter, as well as save money on your grocery bill. This post will give you some expert tips on testing…

Yay! It’s asparagus season again. We have asparagus fields not even 10 miles from where we live and I have never gone to a farm to buy fresh cut asparagus. Well, this year I did, and I am so glad that I did. Time to learn how to can pickled asparagus. From April to June,…

I’ve tried making lots of different types of jellies, and this rootbeer jelly is a fun one. If you are new to jelly making, then you’ll find there are different types of jellies to make at different types of the year. I make dandelion jelly in the spring, grape jelly in the fall, and this…