From the category archives:

Preserving Food

Preserving Summer’s Bounty: Recipes and Tutorials to Keep You Busy Until Thanksgiving

August 30, 2010

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Preserving season is in full swing! I've taken a brief break from it myself the past couple of weeks, after a busy bout of preserving in July. Now it's time to jump back in with both [...]

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Preserving Summer’s Bounty: Tomato Canning Tutorial

August 16, 2010

I know that canning is a daunting process to many. It was for me, too, until my sweet friend Jen took one summer day about 5 years ago to teach how to do it myself.
Once you see how someone else does it, the whole process begins to be demystified. My goal in showing you this [...]

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Preserving Summer’s Bounty: Freezing Raspberries and Strawberries

August 2, 2010

Though I've already shared how I go about freezing blueberries, my method for freezing raspberries and strawberries is somewhat different, because they can tend to be juicier fruits that stick together in the bag once frozen.
It's no fun to be banging a bag of frozen, stuck-together berries on the counter in frustration each morning [...]

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Go Bananas Preserving!

July 22, 2010

Written by Sherrie Cook, Contributing Writer
Imagine with me for a moment: a crisp night, crackling fire, blankets, loved ones all around enjoying hot beverages and warm, fresh out of the oven, banana bread. Are you drooling yet? I was too until I looked at the thermometer and remembered it was over 100°F outside! [...]

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What to Do With All Those Summer Berries!

July 16, 2010

That is my challenge right now, and perhaps it's yours, too!
Yesterday we went to a berry u-pick farm, where we picked about 20 lbs of raspberries and bought another 10 lb flat. On our way out of the farm, we noticed a sign at the farm across the street, "$1 Jam Strawberries".
I've never been one [...]

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Homemade Beef Tallow: A Simple and Convenient Way to Store It

April 8, 2010

Last year, I was delighted to learn how to render my own beef tallow from all the bones/fatty pieces that came with our side of grass-fed beef.
Just the other week, I picked up a new side of beef and was more eager than ever to whip up some nourishing bone broth, and in particular, to [...]

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Preserving Summer’s Bounty: Canning Pears

October 13, 2009

Ripe (very, very ripe) pears waiting to be peeled and cut. I bought a 25 lb box of Bartlett pears several weeks ago and was surprised to come home from a couple days away to discover just how ripe my pears were (since they had still been green the week before)!

I sprang into [...]

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