Canned cranberry sauce is so delicious and simple to make, there’s no reason to buy it at the store. This recipe makes whole-berry cranberry sauce or cranberry jelly and is easy enough for beginning canners. Be prepared for the holidays with this low-sugar canning recipe! Canning Cranberry Sauce I think we can all agree that…
Food Preservation
Preserve the bounty with food preservation recipes that will show you how to dehydrate, freeze, can, and pickle all of that garden fresh produce. Imagine how it will be when you can still get a taste of summer even though there is a chill in the air.
Be sure to check out the 12 different ways you can preserve apples or sample the delightfully fruity Strawberry Rhubarb Butter. Dehydrating fresh produce, like sweet peppers, is a fantastic way to preserve food especially if you're short on shelf space.
Freezer Apple Pie Filling
Making freezer apple pie filling is a great way to preserve apples during apple season. Even better, freezing apple pie filling is a great way to make a quick pie whenever you want it and be prepared for the holidays! Plan Your Pie Apple pie filling with brown sugar and cinnamon has an old-fashioned and…
Pickled Pumpkin: A Quick Pickle Recipe
Pickled pumpkin is a delicious and unique way to use a sugar pumpkin. With a sweet and sour taste and warming spices, these pumpkin pickles are perfect on a holiday cheese board, or as a Thanksgiving side dish. Preserving Pumpkins If you have a sugar pumpkin or two and want to make something besides pie,…
How to Make Pepper Jelly: Mild or Hot
Pepper jelly is an old-fashioned treat that you can easily make in your kitchen today! This pepper jelly recipe is sweet and sour, with an option for adding a kick of spice. This is a great way to use up end-of-season garden peppers. Pepper jelly has been popular since my Grandmother’s day, and for good…
Pickled Jalapeño Peppers: Quick Refrigerator Recipe
Make pickled jalapeño peppers to preserve your jalapeños and add some spice to your life! This pickled jalapeños recipe uses apple cider vinegar and honey for natural quick pickle deliciousness. How to Pickle Jalapeños If you are wondering how to preserve jalapeños, pickling them is an easy and delicious way to keep their spicy flavor…
Green Tomato Recipes: Cook & Preserve
These green tomato recipes will help when you have unripe tomatoes to harvest as the weather cools down before fall. If you’re buried knee-deep and wondering what to do with the abundance, try some of these methods to use and preserve green tomatoes! What to Do with Green Tomatoes By the time late summer and…
Refrigerator Pickled Green Tomatoes
Pickled green tomatoes are a super tasty way to use up your end-of-season green tomatoes. Made quick pickle style, this green tomato recipe is easy to throw together and is ready in no time! Pickled Green Tomatoes Often as fall creeps its way in with cool nights and shorter days, we are left with tons…
Refrigerator Dill Pickles (Quick Pickles)
Refrigerator pickles, sometimes called quick pickles, are a fast and easy way to preserve cucumbers, especially when you don’t have enough produce to justify canning several batches. Learn how to make refrigerator dill pickles! About Quick Pickles While fermenting is one of my favorite forms of preserving foods, every once in a while I crave…
How to Preserve Cucumbers: Ferment, Can, Freeze and More!
Knowing how to preserve cucumbers is an important skill set if you’ve got an abundant cucumber plant. Pickles, of course, are a top choice for preserving cucumbers. But there are many ways from freezing cucumbers to infusing to dehydrating that will add delicious variety to your pantry! When it’s cucumber season, sometimes you’re knee-deep in…
Refrigerator Bread and Butter Pickles
Pickles are a necessity for a happy life, and these refrigerator bread and butter pickles are mega delicious and super easy to make. With a taste that is vinegary, a little sweet, and a little salty, this bread and butter pickle recipe is a perfect way to preserve summer cucumbers. Bread and Butter Pickle Folklore…
