My boys LOVE strawberry jam, and I had some frozen from when they were on sale recently, and I was hoping to make them stretch a little farther so I was looking for fruits to blend with strawberries. I could have made strictly strawberry jam, but nothing I have canned is plain…. I just have… Continue reading
Category: Canning
Recipes and Methods
Aunt Mae’s Pear Honey
So, I got a great recipe via my Aunt DeAnna that belonged to my Great-(great?) Aunt Mae. We got to talking canning at my last visit to Grand Junction, and Nanny, DeAnna and I were discussing recipes. They brought up Pear Honey and I said, “Wha?” It’s thicker than honey but thinner than jam. It’s… Continue reading
Citrus Rhubarb Jam
It’s rhubarb time! This is the time of the summer when every rhubarb plant (except the one in my backyard) go crazy and produce huge, juicy stalks of tangy, sour goodness. Canning season is in full swing at my house, so when my friend offered me two garbage bags full of rhubarb from her garden,… Continue reading