When I began sharing pictures from our blackberry bushes on our Instagram account I was asked to share some of the ways we use our blackberries. Today I’m sharing how to make and can homemade blackberry jelly. This simple small-batch recipe includes instructions for canning the jelly as well. The Jelly can also be stored…
What sits on just about every restaurant table and can be found in even the simplest kitchen, salt. Salt is fundamental to all good cooking. It is the most essential and versatile product to have stocked up in the kitchen. It is necessary for cooking, baking, and seasoning. Salt is what brings food to…
Learn how to set up your canner, the parts, and how to care and maintain it for years of safe, reliable canning. These easy steps serve as a simple guide to using a pressure cooker or canner. In the post, I’ll explain setting up and maintaining a new pressure canner. These instructions are not intended,…
Turn your tomato harvest into a fresh homemade tomato sauce that you can use in your favorite dishes throughout the year. How to Make and Can All-Purpose Tomato Sauce You will need 45 pounds Tomatoes, cored 6 cups chopped yellow onion ( I suggest using a food processor or Chopper) 12 cloves of garlic 1/4…
Any recipe that allows me to utilize what we grow and harvest from our urban homestead is always a favorite. This recipe allows me to use our honey, lemons, and thyme. Eventually, we’ll have fig trees that we can harvest the figs from. This small-batch fig jam recipe is perfect since there are only two…
Mason Jars are a great way to store foods! And with FoodSaver® Jar Sealers you can keep your foods fresher, longer! Here’s how to seal a jar with the larger mouth attachment.Â
How to Make and Preserve Homemade Italian Tomato Sauce This recipe makes about 6 (16 oz) pints. This recipe delivers traditional Italian flavor with no oil and balances the quantity of low-acid vegetables with added acid (lemon juice) for water-bath canning. Altering ingredients or quantities may result in an unsafe product due to a…
This year when planning my garden, I decided that I wanted to plant a few extra plants in hopes of canning and freezing up some recipes. I haven’t had to buy canned tomatoes for several years, but I was still buying canned Rotel. In my mind, I was going to can up or freeze enough…
This summer I have had an incredible tomato harvest. I planted a mixture of tomatoes all of which were organic heirloom tomatoes. I have three rows of tomatoes with about 6 plants to a row. Normally the birds get a lot more than they have this year and I usually lose a lot to…
When I got ready to start canning this season I knew I was going to have to do something about my current canner. I had it tested and even though it was still reading accurately every time I use it the gauge fills with steam and becomes hard to read.  At first, I thought…