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May 10, 2013 2 comments

Crunchy Pickled Cauliflower: Easy Recipe for a Tangy Snack!

Okay, I have to admit that I have been starting a love affair with pickled vegetables. I recently found this recipe for pickled cauliflower and decided I needed to give it a try. I love that with these pickling recipes you don’t have to use a boiling water canner. The vinegar preserves the vegetables…

February 17, 2013 7 comments

Canning Homemade Pork and Beans

How to Can Pork and Beans Recently I have become very interested in food storage. In the past couple of weeks I have been doing a lot of reading about canning beans, and I found this great recipe for canning pork and beans. This recipe is definitely a keeper. If you are working…

September 4, 2012 14 comments

Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup Mix: Easy and Versatile!

I first saw the recipe for making your own cream of chicken soup mix more than 10 years ago. I thought it was a good idea then, but I never got around to trying it out, until we were trying to find ways to save money on our grocery budget. I can’t believe how much…

June 15, 2012 3 comments

Refrigerator Dill Pickles

Canning refrigerator dill pickles is very easy. Did you know you can make dill pickles, one jar at a time? It’s a good thing, because I only had five little cucumbers to make into dill pickles! My cucumbers are growing VERY slowly this year. Yes, you can make one jar of dill pickles. You…

June 4, 2012 5 comments

Canning Spiced Peach Jam

Canning spiced jam might seem a little hard, but it’s really not once you get the hang of it. A few weeks ago I took my boys to go pick peaches at an orchard. It was really fun. I tried making some homemade peach jam and it was really good. I decided to try…

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