Cucumber Relish
Green relish isn't expensive or hard to find. So you may not feel it's worth it to make your own. But when I buy a jar, it's not nearly as…
Lady Ashburnham Pickle
A mustard relish, Lady Ashburnham pickle originated in New Brunswick. It is also called Lady Ashburn or Lady A relish. Whatever you call it, it's the best mustard pickle that…
Juicer Rhubarb
Bought a juicer. A Cuisinart, on sale. More precisely, it's a juice extractor. Fruit or vegetables go in, spin around while little blades separate the pulp from the juice. First…
Apple Chutney
Apples left over from a good crop this year from our trees. As much jelly and juice as I could handle making, apple crumble too. Maybe apple chutney? Lots of…
Salsa
An excellent medium tomato salsa. It is chunky so if you want a smoother salsa, cut your veggies into smaller pieces. If you want it hotter, increase the jalapeños. To…
Dill Pickles
I've always liked dill pickles, but I didn't like homemade ones. They just didn't have the crunch that Bick's and any store-bought ones had. Then I tried dills that Helen…
Bread and Butter Pickles
Bread and butter pickles you buy in the store are thinly sliced rounds of cucumber only. But most of the recipes for them include sliced onion and sometimes chopped green…
Apple Jelly
Making apple jelly is like making any other fruit jelly except you don't need to add pectin. Apples have loads of pectin. When I started making jams and jellies and…
Apple Juice
It's been a good year for our apple trees. They grow near the house, in the fields and woods. More apples than the deer can eat. Different kinds - red, yellow,…
Rhubarb Juice
Last summer, looking at my still flourishing rhubarb patch, a friend said "We used to make pies and jam and then made the rest into rhubarb juice." Really? This had…
$40 Beets
Several years ago, my husband grew beets and decided to pickle and can them. He had watched me bottle relish and tomatoes and thought ‘I can do that.’ So he…
Grilled Zucchini
If God has blessed you with so much zucchini that even the chickens run away when they see you coming, here is one solution. Grilled, for the freezer. Preparing Grilled…
Rhubarb Jelly
This year, with a lot of rhubarb, I wondered about making jelly. It is more time consuming than jam, so I hadn’t done it in a long time and never with…
Rhubarb
If, like me, you’ve been watching your rhubarb plant get bigger and bigger but you don’t feel like making a pie or jam, here’s what you can do. Just cook…
Tomatoes
Freezing is probably the easiest way to prepare a supply of tomatoes. In season, buy a large quantity of them or grow your own. At other times of the year,…
Preserving: Basics
It's not hard preserving food and doesn't have to be especially time-consuming. You can freeze, can or dry foods for use later. It's a good way to make use of…