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I’m not a pickle person. The vinegar usually is what throws me off and keeps me away. However, after I made and tasted the pickled asparagus I thought I might be willing to give regular pickles another shot. It was perfect that the July Can Jam challenge was cucurbits. That is, cucumbers, squash, melons, and the [...] Are you sick of jam yet? Somehow, I’m not. My in-laws were here at the end of May and we went blackberry picking one day. That week I made three batches of jam. I fully admit I’m a little crazy when it comes to jam, but it is so darn easy that I can’t help [...] Yeah, I know, it sounds weird. And I don’t know how great it will taste, but I’m going to be finding out soon! The Can Jam challenge for May was either asparagus or rhubarb. I kind of freaked a little. Being in Texas, asparagus ended when it was getting started elsewhere, and rhubarb really isn’t grown [...] I felt a bit stumped when the April Can Jam theme was rolled out. Herbs? Canning with water bath only means we couldn’t do things like pesto (not like I need more pesto, considering all that I have in the freezer from last summer). A friend suggested grapefruit and rosemary, and I immediately latched on [...] After making last month’s marmalade, I was already looking forward to whatever would be chosen for February. I was pleasantly surprised when it was revealed we needed to work with carrots. Carrots are trickier to can using the water bath method because you have to worry about the acidity levels and the danger of botulism. Eep. But [...]  |
 
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