Someone (this girl!) came home with a huge box of peaches on Saturday from the farmers market, fresh from an orchard in Eastern Washington.Well over 20 pounds! By Monday morning they were ready to start using up and first up a batch of peach jam sounded wonderful. There are even more peach recipes coming...I was… Continue reading Honey Cinnamon Peach Jam
Tag: canning
Curried Cucumber Pickles from The Pickled Pantry Cookbook
In my quest to justify my massive collection of mason jars I have been canning so much this year! And I know there will be more to come. This unusual bread & butter style pickle comes from the new pickling cookbook, The Pickled Pantry: From Apples to Zucchini, 150 Recipes for Pickles, Relishes, Chutneys &… Continue reading Curried Cucumber Pickles from The Pickled Pantry Cookbook
Summertime Canning: Strawberry Honey Jam & Lemon Curd
After my Mom passed away 6 years ago I took with me one lonely box of old recipes and some of them I have transcribed here under "My Mother's Kitchen". My Mom's Lemon Curd though I couldn't find. But then as I unpacked a random box of books last weekend the recipe card fell out.… Continue reading Summertime Canning: Strawberry Honey Jam & Lemon Curd
Jam On! – Recipes From A New Cookbook
I love jam making, there is something simple and wonderful about it. My Mom taught me when I was little how to do it - even back in the dark days when one would seal the jam with a layer of paraffin (hot water baths? Nope!). It is hard to mess jam up, the worst… Continue reading Jam On! – Recipes From A New Cookbook