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Apricot Jam

5/27/2022

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     Don't you love it when friends with fruit trees share their wealth with you?  Anita recently picked all of the apricot off of her trees to save them from the birds. She brought me a box of apricots and asked me if I would like to make some jam.  She gets me.  Of course I said yes!

     Apricots are little gems of deliciousness.  They are one of the best fruits to can or to make jam out of because, #1-YOU DON'T HAVE TO PEEL THEM! #2-They are just a delicious canned as they are fresh, maybe even better!  Maybe not, but they are so good either way.  
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     I use pectin to make my apricot jam.  It came out really nicely gelled.  Apricots have pectin in their skin naturally, but not as much as other fruits, so it takes a really long time to get jam to gel without pectin.  
     One more wonderful thing about canning apricots or making jam is that you don't even need to get a knife dirty really, because you can just neatly pull them apart at the seam and pull out the pit.  I cannot sing the praises of this fruit enough.  (I need to get my own tree!)
​     So, here is my jam recipe.  I hope you love it as much as I do! 

Apricot Jam
If you are really into making jams, jellies and marmalades, like I am, here are some more recipes that I've shared:
  • Lemon and Blackberry Marmalade
  • Orange Raspberry Jam
  • Strawberry Ginger Ale Jam
  • Strawberry Blueberry Jam
  • Peach Mango Jam
  • Strawberry Lemon Marmalade

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What to do with 50 Pounds of Potatoes!?

5/23/2022

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     The other week, I was able to purchase 50 pounds of potatoes for $10.  What an opportunity to add to my food storage!   With today's prices, I am taking every opportunity I can to add to my shelf stable supply of food  in my pantry.  Of course, if you know me at all, canning was my first go to method of storage.  
     I canned my potatoes 3 ways.  
  1. Unpeeled chunks that will be great for soups, stews, potato casseroles, etc.
  2. Peeled chunks, good for the same as unpeeled, and also mashed, fried, etc. (Both can be used in any or all of these methods.)  I guess the peeled potatoes are a little less rustic looking if I want that sometimes.
  3. Potato chunks mixed with sliced carrots from my garden! I loved being able to use my home grown carrots in this way and add them to my pantry shelves! 
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Make and Can your own, Not to Spicy, Homemade Chili

5/23/2022

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     Our family is going on a week long cabin trip together soon.  One of the nights of our reunion we are going to have a chili cook-off!  That sounds like a lot of fun, except my husband and I really cannot handle very spicy food.  My husband has been especially sensitive to it since he had Covid 19.  So, of course, I am joining the cook-off so that I can make sure that at least one of the chilies will be mild enough for our taste!  

     I decided that the easiest way to make the chili without having to do a long process while on vacation would be to make it at home and can it!  So, that is just what I did!  I came up with the recipe in my head, made a huge pot of chili for dinner one night and then just canned the rest of it, processing in my pressure canner.  Overall, it was even easier than I had imagined.  (I had never canned chili before.)
    

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Strawberry Blueberry Jam

5/9/2022

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     I've got a million Strawberry ideas to share with you.  I mean, when you buy 8 cases of strawberries, you gather a few recipes or at least ways to store them! 
​     When I brought home all of those strawberries, I also had a couple of half pints of blueberries that I needed to use.  So, I incorporated them into this jam and I am delighted with the results! 
     I actually made this jam the same day that I made the Strawberry Ginger Ale recipe that I shared here.  I also made labels that you can print for your jars.  Just click the button for the pdf. 
Strawberry Blueberry Jam
    You will be able to edit the date on your labels.  You can also center them better than I did! 
     The recipe tells you that this recipe will make about 8 jars of jam.  It depends on the size of your jars of course, you could end up with 9 or 10 jars.  This recipe makes a big batch of delicious jam! And, it is super easy to do. 
Strawberry Blueberry Jam
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