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Canning Labels
Canning labels are a great way to not only spruce up your jars, but label what the heck is in the jar! If you're like me, you might make the same product with varying recipes and are unable to tell the difference. Here is a picture of my latest jars with a free label I found here.
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Food in Jars
I thought I would share some pictures of my ongoing food in jars project. The first picture is of all of my canning so far this year. From left to right, we have salsa, pickled green beans, strawberry preserves, strawberry jam, peach slices, peach jam, chai plum syrup, fruit cocktail and the two small jars in front are blueberry lavendar from my ( Read more... ) -
Fruit Cocktail
Fruit cocktail is one of the easiest canning recipes, though a bit time consuming. The best part about making your own is that you can control exactly what goes into the final product from fruit to the liquid it is contained in. Today, I made a fairly traditional fruit cocktail in heavy syrup (upon my husband's request) with only a slight tweak. ( Read more... ) -
Try, try and try again
I think it is just as important to post on your failed attempts as your successes. Failing is just a lesson for the next experiment you make. Inspired by a friend posting an apple peel & core jelly recipe, I decided to try and make some from my fruit cocktail scraps. (I'll post on the fruit cocktail soon.) I used the peels from apples, pears, ( Read more... ) -
Whole Wheat Pancakes
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Sliced and Spiced Peaches
Next up in the canning recipe line up is a super simple, but rewarding recipe. I'm calling them sliced and spiced peaches. It's your standard canned peaches in white grape juice with some spices to zing up the flavor a bit. I used cinnamon, allspice and cloves. You can see my ingredients below, don't you love my geese?
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Reflections on Canning
My very first jar broke today. It was a good lesson for me in how hot the stuff inside the jar needs to be versus the boiling water. Initially I was frustrated by it, but after reflecting about the incident I think it was a good thing. First, I know how thermal shock works. I understand glass, even tempered glass will eventually break if there is a ( Read more... ) -
Easy Healthy Oatmeal Plum Cookies
Okay, so there really isn't any such thing as a healthy homemade cookie that is also tasty, but there is a such thing as a healthier cookie. That's what I am going for here with a tweaked Martha Stewart recipe.
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Canning Recipe: Chai Spice Pluot Jelly
I was planning to make a spiced plum jelly for Christmas and calling it "Sugar Plum Jelly" on a bit of a lark or for Christmas presents. After looking through some online recipes, I found two that most interested me, a spiced plum jam and chai-poached apricots and plums. After some consideration, I decided to mix these recipes and see how it turned ( Read more... ) -
Recipe: Sweet Peach Glazed Chops
This is super simple and really, really good. All you need are the appropriate number of pork chops for who you are feeding and peach jam. Put the chops on foil, top with peach jam and fold the foil around the chop in a loose pocket. Cook for 30 minutes at 375 or until 170 degrees. I love this recipe because it is using canned goods I made, or in ( Read more... )