Originally on our sister blog, Never Free Farm, my youngest son loves this jelly so much - he says it tastes like sunshine. Right at the end of the Spring bloom, the first crop of Dandelions have nearly disappeared (oh, they will come back!), so I set the youngest outside to pick a bucket for me.… Continue reading Dandelion Jelly
Category: Preserving
Canning Meyer Lemonade Concentrate
Two years ago I bought my first citrus tree, a Meyer Lemon Tree. It wasn’t big (in a gallon pot), but I still dropped around $30 for it. Kirk rolled his eyes pretty good (not that you can blame him….). I kept it alive last winter by wrapping it in white frost fabric in my… Continue reading Canning Meyer Lemonade Concentrate
Canning Handcrafted Maraschino Cherries
I came across the basis of this recipe for making these boozy cherries in Modern Pioneering. I adapted the recipe by making my own grenadine syrup, so I could avoid artificial coloring and corn syrup. The original recipe called for almond extract, I used vanilla to get around the food allergy issue in our home… Continue reading Canning Handcrafted Maraschino Cherries
Canned Apples with Cherries & Golden Raisins
I adapted this recipe from page 160 of Ball Complete Book of Preserving. It is a different take on canned apples, instead of the traditional plain simple syrup and apples. The harvest from our two year-old Honeycrisp tree was good this year! Canned Apples with Cherries & Golden Raisins Ingredients: 8 pounds tart apples, peeled… Continue reading Canned Apples with Cherries & Golden Raisins