Bread & Butter Pickles
Posted by Tracy | Filed under canning
After my first pickling experience, I was pretty sure I was never going to pickle anything again. I just didn’t enjoy the process – it was messy, everything smelled like vinegar all day, and I really didn’t know what to do with pickled carrots (I still don’t). It wasn’t until a camping trip we took [...]
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Sweet Cherry Jam
Posted by Tracy | Filed under canning
Just in time for summer, this month’s Tigress Can Jam challenge was berries, and I couldn’t have been more excited about it. I’ve been canning berries like crazy lately, but this sweet cherry jam is my favorite so far. Ironically, I think the cinnamon and cardamom (along with the bit of rum), which I really associate [...]
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“Bluebarb” Jam
Posted by Tracy | Filed under canning
When I saw that this month’s Tigress Can Jam assignment was either rhubarb or asparagus, I had to laugh, since I had just canned rosemary-infused rhubarb jelly for last month’s assignment. I do love rhubarb though, so I decided to find a new and different way to use rhubarb for this month’s challenge. Fortunately for [...]
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Rosemary-Infused Rhubarb Jelly
Posted by Tracy | Filed under canning
At first when I saw that the Tigress’ Can Jam for this month was herbs, I was perplexed. I was imagining herbs by themselves in a jar, and I was wondering what I would ever do with them. However, I opened up one of my canning books and was leafing through it when I came [...]
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Bev’s Pepper & Onion Sauce
Posted by Tracy | Filed under canning
Sliding in on the last day with my Tigress’ Can Jam assignment for this month like a true slacker, I give you this very easy to make pepper & onion sauce. However, I can’t take credit for this recipe – I got it from a close friend of mine who got it from her grandmother. [...]
Tags: canning, onion, pepper, tigresscanjam
