Raw Packing Raw-packing is the practice of filling jars tightly with freshly prepared, unheated food. Such foods, especially fruit, will float in the jars. The entrapped air in and around the food may cause discoloration within 2 to 3 months of storage. Raw-packing is recommended for vegetables processed in a pressure canner. Hot Packing Hot-packing…
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Canning blueberry pie filling, easy recipe for making and canning homemade blueberry pie filling from fresh blueberries.
If you like to make pies, you should try making homemade pie filling. It is really easy. Last year I made cherry pie filling for the first time and I really like how it turned out. It is now one of my favorite pie filling recipes for canning. This was my first time using Clear…
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Easy recipe for canning spiced plum jam.
I have made plum jam and plum blackberry jam before, but I have never tried this recipe for canning spiced plum jam. It just has some cinnamon and nutmeg added to it, and it is so good. I liked this recipe so much that it’s now one of my top favorite plum canning recipes. This recipe…
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Guacamole Seasoning Mix
I recently stumbled across this recipe for guacamole seasoning mix, and thought it was definitely worth giving a try. My son and I love homemade guacamole, and those little seasoning packets you buy at the store are so expensive. This mix is so much more inexpensive, and tastes at least as good, if not…
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How to make homemade biscuit and baking mix to use in recipes that call for Bisquick.
Bisquick Baking Mix Ever wondered if you could make your own homemade Bisquick baking mix? You can! I have tried several different quick mixes in the past that called for shortening in the recipe. I recently wanted to try making homemade Red Lobster biscuits and ran across this recipe that uses butter in…
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