Spiced Peach Jam Ingredients: 5 1/3 cups mashed peaches, pealed and pitted – see below (measure after mashing) 4 Tbsp bottled lemon juice 1 tsp ground cinnamon ½ tsp ground nutmeg 6 Tbsp Ball® Real Fruit™ Classic Pectin 4 cups granulated sugar Directions: Wash canning jars, with bands and new lids, in hot, soapy water. Rinse well, and… Continue reading Spiced Peach Jam
Month: July 2014
Canned Spiced Pickled Beets
Canned Spiced Pickled Beets Ingredients: 3 bunches beets, smaller ones, about 20-22 total 3 cups thinly sliced sweet onion (half moon shape) 2 cups granulated sugar 3 sticks cinnamon, broken in half 1 Tbsp mustard seed 1 tsp whole allspice 1 tsp whole cloves 1 tsp sea salt 2½ cups apple cider vinegar (5% acidity)… Continue reading Canned Spiced Pickled Beets
Small Batch Strawberry Jam
End of July brings Everbearing Strawberries into season, and a small batch of jam doesn’t take long to capture the bright taste of it. Small Batch Strawberry Jam Ingredients: 2 2/3 cups mashed strawberries (measure after mashing) 3 Tbsp Ball® Real Fruit™ Classic Pectin 2 cups granulated sugar Directions: Wash canning jars, with bands and new… Continue reading Small Batch Strawberry Jam
Sweet and Hot Pickled Green Beans
As I was prepping this batch of beans, I had decided to use a pack of Ball Heritage Collection Pint Green Jars. Looking at the side of a jar, molded in, is “100 Years of American Heritage “. Growing up, canning was pretty much uncool. Who did that when you could go to a store?… Continue reading Sweet and Hot Pickled Green Beans
Seedless Marionberry Jam
Seedless Marionberry Jam Ingredients: 4 cups prepared berries (measured AFTER prepping, see below) 3 cups granulated sugar 4 ½ Tbsp Ball® Real Fruit™ Classic Pectin Directions: Wash 6 half-pint jars, with bands and new lids, in hot, soapy water. Rinse well, and drain on a clean kitchen towel. Bring a large pot of water to… Continue reading Seedless Marionberry Jam