Canning

Make your own elderberry syrup at home using fresh elderberries and simple ingredients. This old-fashioned preserving project fits beautifully into kitchen garden living and from scratch living, especially when you're trying to make, grow, and preserve more of what you use at home. Make your own elderberry syrup at home using fresh elderberries and simple ingredients. This old-fashioned preserving project fits beautifully into kitchen garden living and from scratch living, especially when you're trying to make, grow, and preserve more of what you use at home.

Last summer I picked a bunch of elderberries for the first time. I had so much fruit to can that I didn’t have time to do anything with the elderberries so I just put them in the freezer. I later decided to try making a batch of elderberry syrup from them. It’s really easy!  …

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Preserve fresh plums with this easy homemade plum jam recipe. Use your canned plum jam for toast and breakfast biscuits, thumbprint cookies, hand pies, cakes, oatmeal, and yogurt. It's also delicious paired with cheese for an easy appetizer or snack. Preserve fresh plums with this easy homemade plum jam recipe. Use your canned plum jam for toast and breakfast biscuits, thumbprint cookies, hand pies, cakes, oatmeal, and yogurt. It's also delicious paired with cheese for an easy appetizer or snack.

In late summer I love going to the mountains and picking wild plums. They are so delicious straight off the tree. After I get them home I use them for canning plum jam. Plum jam is really good, and easy to make. I liked this recipe so much that it’s now one of my top favorite…

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Looking for ways to fill your homemade pantry this fall? These 10 canning recipes include Brussels sprouts, potatoes, beef stew, mixed vegetables, pear sauce, plum sauce, ginger pear jam, cinnamon apples, applesauce, and crock pot apple butter. Looking for ways to fill your homemade pantry this fall? These 10 canning recipes include Brussels sprouts, potatoes, beef stew, mixed vegetables, pear sauce, plum sauce, ginger pear jam, cinnamon apples, applesauce, and crock pot apple butter.

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! Canning…

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When I first started canning, it didn’t take me long to realize how easy it is to can homemade pie fillings. I was soon hooked! I love baking homemade pies during the holidays, so canning pie filling is a no brainer. It’s really easy too! Here are my 6 favorite pie filling recipes for canning.…

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Preserve the apple harvest with these best apple canning recipes for fall! From applesauce and apple butter to apple pie filling and jams, these homemade pantry favorites are perfect for kitchen garden living and stocking a homemade pantry with delicious food for the colder months. Preserve the apple harvest with these best apple canning recipes for fall! From applesauce and apple butter to apple pie filling and jams, these homemade pantry favorites are perfect for kitchen garden living and stocking a homemade pantry with delicious food for the colder months.

As the leaves start to turn and the air gets crisp, it’s time to start thinking about preserving the flavors of fall. And what better way to do that than by canning apples?   Whether you’re lucky enough to have your own apple tree or just want to take advantage of the abundance of apples…

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