Tips for freezing brussel sprouts.
This is my second year trying to grow brussel sprouts. I didn’t get as many as I would have liked, but we still got enough so that we could enjoy some fresh and then freeze some for winter. If you aren’t growing brussel sprouts but you do find a good deal on some at the…
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Easy recipe for canning old-fashioned homemade grape juice. Learn how to make homemade grape juice like a pro!
I always thought it would be hard to make homemade grape juice, but it really isn’t! It takes a little time and you need to have the right (inexpensive) equipment, but canning grape juice really is very easy. Grape Juice Recipe Ingredients: *You can prepare this recipe with purple or green grapes. It…
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Crock pot soup recipes for easy dinners during your busy week.
Busy weeknights got you scrambling for dinner? Try one of these 10 easy crock pot soups, perfect for busy weeknight meals! Slow Cooker Creamy Tomato Basil Tortellini Soup This is a delicious, classic homemade tomato soup recipe. It will take you about 15 minutes to prepare this recipe in the morning before you…
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How to can cinnamon pears. Adding red hots to canned pears gives fresh pears a nice cinnamon twist.
Canning Cinnamon Pears Ever wondered how to can cinnamon pears? I had never heard of them before, until just recently. This year I was able to get my hands on some free pears, so I decided to can some. My cousin mentioned that she makes “cinnamon pears”. I was intrigued…sounds delicious! It turns…
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Learn how to make homemade chokecherry jelly with this traditional canning recipe. Sweet, tart, and packed with wild fruit flavor, chokecherry jelly is a delicious way to preserve a seasonal harvest. Perfect for toast, biscuits, and gift giving.
If you have ever seen chokecherries, then you know that they are tiny pint sized cherries that are definitely too tart to eat off the tree. They make a great jelly or jam. Our mothers and grandmothers often used chokecherries for canning chokecherry jelly in the old days. Chokecherry jelly is now one of…
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