Tag: canning

Essential Tools for Making Preserves | Jam and Jelly

Essential Tools for Making Preserves | Jam and Jelly

I made my first batch of jam with nothing more specialized than two Dutch ovens and mismatched mason jars that had been collecting dust and dead spiders in the basement. Because I feared spiders more than bacteria, I put all my effort into sterilizing the 

Recipe: Baco Noir Wine Jelly

Recipe: Baco Noir Wine Jelly

Get smug while making preserves and you’ll smart for it. Think you’re too coordinated to need a funnel? Well, let me tell you, one blob of 220°F  jelly straight to the thumb will change your mind in a heck of a hurry. It certainly made 

3 Preserves Cookbooks to Help You Eat Local Year Round

3 Preserves Cookbooks to Help You Eat Local Year Round

Right now people across the continent are being smothered by gigantic zucchinis, held hostage by an army of tomatoes or at the mercy of killer cucumbers. Today, it’s a Battle of Abundance, but come November? I’ll be flooded with emails from readers begging me to