This spiced apple jelly recipe livens up the plain apple flavor with some traditional pairings including lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. After tasting the tart and sweet flavor combination of crab apple jelly, the jelly I made from regular apples tasted bland to me. The abundance of this year’s apple harvest allowed for a little […]
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Honey Sweetened Concord Grape Jelly
Make and preserve your own homemade Concord grape jelly! Concord grapes have a slightly tart, musky flavor but can be transformed into a delicious grape jelly with a little sweetening. This old-time favorite is sweetened with honey in this recipe. Concord grapes are behind the flavor of grape jelly traditionally used in peanut butter and […]
Small Batch Chokecherry Jelly from Foraged Fruit
This small batch of chokecherry jelly uses only one pound of foraged chokecherries. It is a perfect balance of tart and sweet resulting in a jelly that tastes delicious on homemade bread and pairs well with poultry dishes. We had a stand of chokecherry trees on our property when I was growing up. It was […]
Homemade Crabapple Jelly with No Added Pectin
Transform the tart flavor of crabapples into a delicious homemade crabapple jelly. Crabapples have enough natural pectin so no additional pectin is needed for this crabapple jelly recipe. One of the fruit trees on the edge of our property is a crabapple tree. These are often planted along with traditional apple trees to help with […]
Canning Peaches for Food Storage
Preserve the flavors of summer by canning peaches while they are in season. Home canned peaches taste so much better than commercially canned. In this safe canning recipe, peaches are blanched, peeled, sliced, packed into canning jars with a light syrup, and processed in a water-bath canner for shelf-stable jars. Canned peaches are such a […]
Bourbon Cherries Canning Recipe
Infusing fresh cherries with a sweetened lemon and bourbon syrup makes these bourbon cherries pop with flavor. Add these boozy cherries to your favorite cocktails, spoon over ice cream for a decadent treat, or give to friends as gifts. My longtime readers know that I love cherry season. When I see cherries appear in my […]
3 Ways to Dehydrate Apples for Food Storage
Drying apples is a great way to preserve the fresh fall harvest. Here are three ways to dehydrate apples for winter food storage, including air-drying, oven drying, and using a food dehydrator. While fall apple picking is a fun activity for family and friends, it may be overwhelming when you come home with so many […]
3 Ways to Preserve Peppers
Take advantage of the summer bounty and preserve peppers to enjoy all year. If you don’t grow your own peppers, consider purchasing in bulk from local growers at your farmers market. In 2016 when I originally wrote this post, our summer was a hotter and dryer than usual. That year, the rainfall averaged well below […]
Granny’s Bread and Butter Pickles Recipe
These old-fashioned bread and butter pickles have a crisp texture and a balanced sweet and sour flavor. The slightly sweet tangy flavor makes them perfect for topping your favorite burgers and sandwiches. “I love pickles!” Kevin said as I planned the garden soon after moving to our property. With this in mind, I planned on growing […]
Small Batch Sweet Cherry Jam Recipe
This chunky, low-sugar cherry jam is delicious slathered on toasted homemade bread, swirled in yogurt, or drizzled over ice cream. Less sugar lets the natural fruit flavor shine. Cherry season is fleeting. Fresh cherries are only available for a short time. Each year, I try to eat my fill, and then capture the delicious, flavor […]
Sweet and Sour Cherry Sauce
This sweet and sour cherry sauce recipe can be made from fresh cherries and fresh pineapple or bottled juice. It is delicious as a dip, in stir-fry, or drizzled on chicken, pork, vegetables, noodles, or rice. Cherries are only available for a limited time during the year. When they reach my local grocery store, I […]
Toasted Almond Anise Biscotti Recipe
These toasted almond anise biscotti are bursting with toasted almonds and subtle anise flavor. They are ideal for dunking in a cup of coffee or tea. This is a recipe I have been tinkering with for a while. When I proudly presented one of my first batches to my father at Christmas time, he remarked […]