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How To Make Homemade Pectin

Feb 25th, 2013 | By
How To Make Homemade Pectin

Grandmother’s jellies and jams made use of the various fruits available to her and were the perfect addition to add flavor to a cold-weather meal.  I don’t know if all grandmas serve homemade jams and jellies and bread with their dinners, but I do know that it was a welcome experience when I was growing up. When making jams and jellies, pectin is often called for. How much is needed depends on the nature of the fruit being processed.  These days, it’s very easy to reach for the store-bought pectin (regular old Sure-Jell or Ball
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How To Make Homemade Grape Juice

Aug 2nd, 2012 | By
How To Make Homemade Grape Juice

My mother introduced me to most of the fruits and vegetables I grow on my property today—with the exception of grapes. Why she never grew them, I don’t know. Perhaps someone had convinced her they were a high-maintenance, troublesome crop. Or, maybe she didn’t know what to do with the finished product. Regardless, it was a neighbor many years later that introduced me to the elegant luxury of grape growing. Her grapes ripened in late August, and she had more than she knew what to do with. In previous years, she had canned volumes of
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Beyond Jams And Jellies: The Modern World Of Canning And Preserving

Jun 14th, 2012 | By
Beyond Jams And Jellies: The Modern World Of Canning And Preserving

For those of us who can and preserve our foods, we certainly know how rewarding it can be. Satisfied family and friends regularly enjoy our goodies, and we love being able to provide them. But, most of us often wonder about the world beyond our grandmother’s strawberry jam or our great aunt Betsy’s grape jelly. Surely in these modern times, we should be able to branch out and explore new creations. What stops us? The answer to that question, most of the time, is fear. Many of us follow recipes and are not brave enough
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