Chive Blossom Vinegar is a homestead special, as in you'd be hard to find this anywhere to purchase outside your home! This vinegar is great for upcoming summer salads, marinades, dips, or even to use in upcoming pickling recipes. Here I go into tools, ingredients, instructions on how to make your own Chive Blossom Vinegar. … Continue reading Chive Blossom Vinegar
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Canning Plain Pumpkin (& how to purée it later) | Pressure Canning Recipe & Video
Although, winter squashes and pumpkins can sit at room temperature for several months, this is a great way to bust through the tedious work of using that pumpkin and getting them in a more approachable form. Canning them plain, gives you the most versatility with your pumpkin, and it's a very straight forward process. Here … Continue reading Canning Plain Pumpkin (& how to purée it later) | Pressure Canning Recipe & Video
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Pressure Canning Carrots & Onions, with Herbs | Raw Pack Method
These are not metallic tasting! Done with carrots, onions, herbs, and a light broth, these canned carrots will take your food storage up a notch with delicious and flavorful carrots that can then be used as a side, in soups or in sauces. Here I go into tools you need, ingredients, and step by step … Continue reading Pressure Canning Carrots & Onions, with Herbs | Raw Pack Method
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Butternut Squash Soup Starter | with Carrots, Onions, Celery | Pressure Canning
This soup starter is a great way to get some butternut squash, carrots, onions, celery sliced & diced, and ready to go for cooking. Processed in broth, these vegetables can be used in soups, pastas sauces, or even left as a vegetable side dish, and are full of flavor! Here I go into tools you … Continue reading Butternut Squash Soup Starter | with Carrots, Onions, Celery | Pressure Canning
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Water Glassing Eggs | Half Gallon or Quart
Here I go into tools you needs, ingredients, and instructions to fill up either a Half Gallon Jar or a Quart Jar of water glassed eggs. What is Water Glassing?Water Glassing Farm Fresh Eggs | Half Gallon or QuartHow to use Water Glassed EggsFAQs That's It! Visit The Cottage Vegetable Shop What is Water Glassing? … Continue reading Water Glassing Eggs | Half Gallon or Quart
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Blueberry & Lemon Syrup | Water Bath Canning
Each jar costs me about $3.85; that's including the fancy wild blueberries we had too. Storebought comparatives (that are somewhat "natural") are $15 or more! This blueberry syrup has no food dyes, no thickeners, no artificial nothing. It's just blueberries, lemons, sugar, and water. It's very easy to make at home, and this recipe is … Continue reading Blueberry & Lemon Syrup | Water Bath Canning
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Herbed Potatoes with Onions | Pressure Canning, Raw Pack, Potatoes in Water
Canned potatoes can be baked, fried, boiled, and even turned into soup. And for some reason, potatoes are more delicious after canning than in some fresh potato recipes turn out! And adding herbs and onions to the potatoes makes them even better. This is an easy raw pack method to get 7 pounds of potatoes … Continue reading Herbed Potatoes with Onions | Pressure Canning, Raw Pack, Potatoes in Water
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Pork n’ Beans | Pressure Canning Red Kidney Beans with Bacon & Tomato Sauce | 7 Quarts
Pork n' beans come with many names and can be made several different ways, but around here we tend to treat them like BBQ beans and keep things simple. This recipe avoids excessive sugar, no molasses, uses basic pantry items like your favorite bacon, red beans, diced tomatoes, and some spices to make that sweet … Continue reading Pork n’ Beans | Pressure Canning Red Kidney Beans with Bacon & Tomato Sauce | 7 Quarts
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Homemade Red Pepper Flakes | Dehydrating Cayenne Peppers | Air Drying
Cayenne peppers are an easy pepper to grow, even for us northern gardeners; they are prolific, grow on the smaller side, and are generally disease and pest free. AND they are incredibly easy to preserve, which lends itself to an easy and inexpensive way to stock up your spice cabinet with homegrown, organic red pepper … Continue reading Homemade Red Pepper Flakes | Dehydrating Cayenne Peppers | Air Drying
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Marinated Cherry Tomatoes with Lemon Thyme
Wherever a cherry tomato can go, so can these delicious, marinated ones; salads, pasta, sandwiches, or even just eaten plain. Easily done with storebought or homegrown garden ingredients, it's a fast recipe that spruces up any meal with its sweet and vinegar flavors. Here I go into tools you need, ingredients, and instructions to make … Continue reading Marinated Cherry Tomatoes with Lemon Thyme
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