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Category Archives: Preserving
Make Your Own Grape Juice
I thought the process of making grape juice would be more complicated than it actually was. I am not a huge fan of grape juice or juice for that matter – but every once in awhile I do enjoy a … Continue reading
Pickled Grapes?
As I mentioned in an earlier blog post – a friend needed to clean out her freezer of a past grape harvest – and we were looking for other things to do with the grapes besides juice and jam (those … Continue reading
Honey-Spiced Peaches
Peaches, peaches everywhere. I am peached out! I sliced and froze them, baked with them and we ate them whole and in ice-cream – but there were still some left – what to do? I didn’t want to make jam … Continue reading
Cherry Cobbler Crisp – Divine!
A friend of mine emailed and said he had gone cherry picking – well my interest was peaked! Being new to the area – I am having to learn all the places to pick fruits. I was given the name … Continue reading
Posted in Dessert, Freezing, Preserving, Recipes
Tagged cherry cobbler, cherry picking, freezing cherries
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I Made My Own Tomato Sauce!
Do you ever have one of those moments when you think of something and then wonder why and how it took you so long to think that? I had one of those moments last Wednesday. Wednesday night is the night … Continue reading
Kiwi – The Wonder Fruit (Don’t Forget Strawberries)
I can’t believe how far we are into the summer months – yikes! I am looking at my freezer and cupboards and I think this time last year they were much fuller – but we also had an early season … Continue reading
Blueberry & Strawberry Jam Recipe
As mentioned, we go blueberry picking several times during blueberry season. I try to have about 30 pounds of blueberries in the freezer to get us through to the following season. We use the blueberries in smoothies, on and in … Continue reading
Make Your Own Fruit Leather
Well, blueberry season has started here and this past weekend we went picking for the first of many times during the season. I realized that last season I blogged about the usual things I do with the blueberry harvest, but … Continue reading
Summer Must Be Here, The Dehydrator Has Come Out Of Hibernation & Jam Is Being Made!
I know that summer is here because the dehydrator has come out of hybernation and the produce picking has begun!! I may have already mentioned this, but Stella is a Fruit-aholic! So when fruit is on sale during the summer … Continue reading
Posted in Canning, Dehydrating, Preserving
Tagged canning, cherries, dehydrating, preserving
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Roasted Pumpkin Seeds, Just Like Popcorn?
After preserving 10 sugar pumpkins I had sooooo many seeds. I usually do not roast the seeds from our jack-o-lantern, so much work for so little seeds, but I could not, not roast all the seeds I had accumulated. Drying … Continue reading
Posted in Preserving, Recipes
Tagged drying pumpkin seeds, roasting pumpkin seeds recipes
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