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Plum Hot Jelly!

This weekend went by very fast! Up here in the southern Berkshires we had our first frost. The leaves have been whipping around and...

Kimchi

Most of you have probably heard the saying “when life hands you lemons, make lemonade.” If you’ve ever really thought about it – it...

Ancho Apple Butter

I couldn't help myself. It's fall and the apples are fallin' everywhere around here. This tree was here long before I even knew what a...

Lavender Rhubarb Jam

I love lavender I mean c'mon - who doesn't love lavender? That's why I'll be sharing with you this lavender rhubarb jam recipe. I am...

Lemon Squash Jam

I have a confession to make. Even though I grow a lotta cucurbits, I don't grow these: I used to grow them. But to be...

Carrots: Buttered & Jammed

  So I'm there with my 5 lb. bag of carrots thumbing though a myriad of canning books looking for something to get excited about...

Taking & Making Stock

gap Maybe it's my utilitarian bent, but there's something I find exhilarating about 'cleaning up the garden' right around the break of fall. On a good...

Roast the Toast: Jam Pudding

One of the things I love about having these two little blogs o' mine is that I get to share my secrets. I mean...

Carrot Spears with Chervil

Let me start by saying these are refrigerator pickles, otherwise known as quick pickles, which means there is no canning or water boiling involved....

Homemade Yogurt

For the past two weeks I can't say I haven't thought about you. I have been eating a lot. Turkey, hell, probably the entire...