Category: Preserving

Slow Cooked Pumpkin Pecan Butter
Preserving · Recipes

Slow Cooked Pumpkin Pecan Butter

Sarah

There is a lot to be said about pumpkin butter and canning it. That part I will leave up to the reader, if they feel safe with canning it. The USDA and the many college extensions will say to not do it. Why? Because pumpkin is a low acid food. This makes water bath canning… Continue reading Slow Cooked Pumpkin Pecan Butter

Freeze-Drying The Sweet Side Of Cakes And Bread
Freeze Drying · Homesteading · Prepping · Preserving

Freeze-Drying The Sweet Side Of Cakes And Bread

Sarah

This was a fun adventure with our Harvest Right freeze-dryer. I made up 2 chocolate cakes, 2 gluten-free pumpkin breads, and 1 of my favorite sugar-free cheesecake to freeze-dry. We run on a Large size unit, with 5 trays. With the cake and bread I replaced all the oil with unsweetened applesauce, to keep the… Continue reading Freeze-Drying The Sweet Side Of Cakes And Bread

The Fleeting Season of Medicinal Flowers
Gardening · Herbalism · Preserving

The Fleeting Season of Medicinal Flowers

Sarah

The past few weeks every time I was in the gardens - or out on walks in the woods, if I saw flowers popped up, I was picking them. This is a yearly thing for me, in late summer as we approach fall. I played it right, and got a lot picked before the rains… Continue reading The Fleeting Season of Medicinal Flowers

Lower Sugar Plum Jam
Preserving · Recipes

Lower Sugar Plum Jam

Sarah

A good friend brought me a bucket of Italian Plums she gleaned and so I needed to figure out what to do with them. So it seemed jam was what I was focusing on this week. I had realized it was September and I had not canned a single jar of jam. Now I have… Continue reading Lower Sugar Plum Jam

Lower Sugar Pear Jam Recipe: A Homemade Healthier Spread
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Lower Sugar Pear Jam Recipe: A Homemade Healthier Spread

Sarah

I had various pectin brands around the house, so I decided to make a quick batch of pear jam, that was lower sugar (if you make traditional jam with grocery store pectin, it can be 7 cups sugar for a batch, this way I only used 3 cups. Which was still high for my taste,… Continue reading Lower Sugar Pear Jam Recipe: A Homemade Healthier Spread