I love the bread and butter pickles at the farm stand, sadly they are 6.50 a pint jar! So I decided to try making my own. I canned for the very first time yesterday using this recipe ( Read more... )

In about one hour yesterday, I made 10 jars of tart, robust orange marmalade.

I used a tin of MaMade Preprepared Seville Oranges. The marmalade is lovely and tart, robust orange flavour.


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I came across a can of prepared Seville oranges while shopping last night. Where I live, Seville oranges are not available. I love Marmalade and prefer it to be tangy and not too sweet. I'm looking for others who have used this product. Tips, what about adding whiskey, using part sugar, part Splenda?


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2 pounds Apples--Peeled & cubed
1-1/2 Cups Brown Sugar
1 Cinnamon Stick.
Place in slow cooker for 12 hours on low, then turn on high and prop up the lid and cook for 3-4 more hours. Mix to make it smooth if you like it smooth.

Place it into canning jars, and boil for 15 minutes let cool on towel for 24-48 hours


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You were all so helpful in my quest for a fruitcake recipe. So now I have another question ( Read more... )

I AM SO EXCITED. Sorry, yelling is obnoxious. But I'm really, really, really thrilled. Are 3 reallies kind of obnoxious too? Okay, I'll just spill it ( Read more... )

We are being over run by fresh veggies! I would love any ideas you all have for preserving (canning or freezing). So far we have canned 25 qts green bean, 5 pints dilly beans, made a gallon of peach ice cream, froze 5 qts peaches, and 20 qts applesauce ( Read more... )