Preserving Food

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...

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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...

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Blue Apple Jam With Fennel & Bay

I wanted to title this post ‘Fall!’ but as any good blogger knows if there’s a recipe in the post you gotta name the...

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Quince in Rose Syrup

I wanted to preserve the wonderfully alluring nature of quince to enjoy throughout the year without a whole heck-of-a-lot of embellishment. I looked to...

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Plum Noir Jam

Plum Noir Jam Yield: approximately 4 pints 4 lbs. dark plums 3 bay leaves 10 black peppercorns 4 green cardamom pods 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds 1/2 cup water juice of one lemon 5...

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Spring Things

It's springing around here! The coyotes are howling at night. The garlic is popping; the rhubarb...forgettaboutit! The blueberry frame's shoulder is broken. The wicked winter...

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Preserved Lemons of the Maghreb

By now most of you that have spent anytime around here at all know I have a thing for Indian lemon pickle. Those fine specimens...

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Chewy Spicy (Dried Fruit) Chutney

I remember a more innocent time when I said I didn't like garlic with fruit. And then another time when I confessed I wasn't a...

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Lemon Basil Nectarine Preserves

Whoa! It's been a whirlwind of a month! I've been busier than I've ever been. I won't go into details but if a picture...

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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...