Canning

I have a love-hate relationship with rhubarb right now. It actually is a really hard plant to kill, but for some reason, my rhubarb plants haven’t been doing very well for the last couple of years, and I’ve had to keep replacing them.   This year I was fortunate to get enough rhubarb from my…

When we moved last summer, it was really hot and my raspberry plants didn’t get enough water over the summer. We didn’t get many raspberries at all last year, and I was really disappointed. Our raspberries did really great this year, and I was so excited to make jelly with them! This is my favorite…

How to Can Orange Jelly   I wanted to try some new jelly recipes this summer. I’ve always wanted to try making homemade orange jelly, and I wasn’t disappointed with this recipe for making mandarin orange jelly.   It actually tastes like orange marmalade, without all of the extra texture.  It’s really good! It’s now…

Have you ever heard of pepper onion relish? I thought it was worth a try. I never realized that there are so many different kinds of relish. Way back when people grew gardens and canned out of necessity, there were many recipes for different kinds of relishes you can make from a variety of garden…

One of the things I love about canning is that any time of year, there is always something to can. Canning is very seasonal, and there are different foods to can at different times of the year. If you are wondering what to can in fall, you will enjoy these easy fall canning recipes! Ball…