From the category archives:

Canning

strawberry jam

June 18, 2011

It’s been April since I did any of this canning and sadly the only time I’ve had strawberries this year.  I usually eat my weight in local strawberries every spring.  Guess that will give me something to look forward to next spring.  I’m so ready for the farms around here to have peaches ready now.  [...]

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strawberry season

April 16, 2011
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It’s strawberry season and it kind of crept up really fast.  Then again the first quarter of this year has went by rather quickly for me.   On thursday, my mom brought me two of these buckets from a local farm and all I wanted to do was make jam. Last year I didn’t get to [...]

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peach jam

September 19, 2010
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This post isn’t as photo heavy as the first one since lighting in my kitchen after dark is rather horrible.  It was getting a little late by the time I got around to the peaches. I was able to make a batch of Peach Jam, also from Food in Jars.  There were some peaches left, [...]

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my first experience with canning – garlic dill pickles

September 13, 2010
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I’ve been collecting cases of jars, books, supplies, and stalking canning blogs since back in March.  I had my hopes up to do a bit of canning this year, just didn’t think I would have the time.  On a complete whim this week, I decided during this last break from work, that I was going [...]

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