Adventures in canning: Strawberry Jam
Last Saturday AM we went strawberry picking at Tougas Family Farm with little E’s playgroup friends. Now, little E still refuses to eat strawberries (he does like squeezing them to make bright red...
View ArticleMore Adventures in Canning: Cherry Jam
I love cherry jam! I’ve been slow to come to love cherries, perhaps as a result of too many badly-flavored medicines. But I got hooked on this brand in the Czech Republic: chunks of cherry in sweet...
View ArticleTea with Eugenia Bone
It’s no surprise that I’m behind on my blog posts. And there are things to post about in the “Three Clever Sisters” theme: for example, my Baking and Advanced Baking courses at Cambridge Culinary...
View ArticleThe Can Jam!
Yes, I’ve signed up for another food blogging challenge. As if baking my way through the BBA Challenge weren’t enough. In fact on this one I got in under the wire. I was reading the latest on Food In...
View ArticleCan Jam January Challenge: Citrus
As mentioned here, I am participating in the Tigress Can Jam–January challenge, citrus! I hadn’t thought I’d be hauling out the big ol’ canner until around six months from now, when the snow that is...
View ArticleCan Jam February Challenge: Carrots
I was really curious as to what could possibly be chosen for the February Tigress Can Jam challenge. I didn’t envy Doris and Jilly having to pick something in middle of winter, in what must be one of...
View ArticleItalian Prune Plum Jam
How is it that I found myself buying 4 pounds of plums at from a vendor at the farmer’s market this weekend? (I don’t really even much like plums). But the knowledge that I’m getting my hands on...
View ArticlePear Jam
Did you know you can make jam from pears and apples? It’s not a scientifically-based belief, but up until recently I thought that you could only make jam out of berries or fruits that were at a...
View ArticleStrawberry Jam with Natural Fruit Pectin
If you get too deep into something, whatever it is, people seem to need to divide themselves into camps. Even canners have their factions. (Yes, really). When I first started reading up on canning a...
View ArticleBon Ami Giveaway Winner + Free Canning Labels
This week has been busy with work, so correspondingly quiet in the kitchen–leftovers, freezer meals, and dinner at work have been the name of the game. So there’s no recipes or philosophical musings...
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