Category: Preserving

Ginger Bread and Butter Pickles
Preserving · Recipes

Ginger Bread and Butter Pickles

Sarah

I’ve never been a fan of celery seed in most anything – be it in potato salad or pickles. I find it harsh tasting. But now…it can be left out and find some new flavors. You won’t regret it. I adapted a recipe from Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving, page 303. Which I might… Continue reading Ginger Bread and Butter Pickles

Dill Pickles
Preserving

Dill Pickles

Sarah

I had gotten a deal on 50 pounds of pickling cucumbers, so I got busy! In the end I made about 4 batches of these pickles. Dill Pickles Ingredients: 8 pounds small cucumbers, 4 to 6 inches length ¾ cup granulated sugar ½ cup canning salt 1 quart white vinegar (5% acidity) 1 quart filtered… Continue reading Dill Pickles

Sweet and Sour Zucchini Pickles
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Sweet and Sour Zucchini Pickles

Sarah

You know how everyone makes zucchini jokes? About so many they are going Ninja at night and throwing them on neighbors porches? That doesn’t seem to happen here. Of all my plants, my summer squash I work the hardest with and often don’t a ton back. I think it just comes down to where we… Continue reading Sweet and Sour Zucchini Pickles

Spiced Blackberry Syrup
Homesteading · Preserving · Recipes · Urban Homesteading

Spiced Blackberry Syrup

Sarah

Awhile back Kirk got me an awesome gift: a Ball® Jar Collection Elite Stainless-Steel 21-Quart Waterbath Canner with Rack and Glass Lid. Which while some might wonder big whoopie…to me, this was just awesome! For canning, it is one of the few ones that are designed for glass top stoves, and it can handle quart… Continue reading Spiced Blackberry Syrup

Green Tomato and Kale Pasta Sauce
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Green Tomato and Kale Pasta Sauce

Sarah

With over 25 tomato plants in my garden, I was looking for a new idea. I could have in theory waited for them to ripen, but I was having issues with some of my roma plants (sigh!) and decided to call it a day on about 10 of my plants. So I pulled off the… Continue reading Green Tomato and Kale Pasta Sauce