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These blackberry pie bars are an easy, delicious summer dessert to make from fresh blackberries. These blackberry pie bars are an easy, delicious summer dessert to make from fresh blackberries.

I have been spending the past week picking wild blackberries. Lots and lots of blackberries. There are lots of things you can make from blackberries. Pies and blackberry syrup are two of my favorite. I recently stumbled across a recipe for these blackberry pie bars and I decided to give them a try. They’re wonderful,…

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Easy recipe for canning plum jelly. Learn how to make jelly like a pro, just like grandma did. Easy recipe for canning plum jelly. Learn how to make jelly like a pro, just like grandma did.

How to Can Plum Jelly If you or someone you know has a plum tree, then you are probably trying to decide what to do with all those plums!  I’ve tried making plum jam, spiced plum jam, and even Chinese plum sauce before, but for some reason my family doesn’t like all the big chunks of…

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Recipe for canning homemade blackberry jam with either liquid pectin or powdered pectin. Recipe for canning homemade blackberry jam with either liquid pectin or powdered pectin.

Blackberry Jam Canning Recipe   Blackberry jam is very easy to make. We are very fortunate to live close to the country, where there are lots of wild blackberries that are free for the taking every August. I look forward to canning blackberry jam and blackberry jelly at the end of every summer.   You…

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Easy recipe for making and canning homemade peach salsa. Easy recipe for making and canning homemade peach salsa.

A couple of years ago I was first introduced to peach salsa. It’s quite different from traditional salsa, but it’s really good! This version doesn’t have tomatoes in it. If you want to try one with tomatoes, try this peach-mango version. You will love canning peach salsa, you will have to give it a try. It’s…

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Easy recipe for canning homemade chili. Easy recipe for canning homemade chili.

How to Can Homemade Chili Canning chili was a new adventure for me. My family is picky about their chili. Seriously, if your family doesn’t like your canned food better than what you can buy at the store, you may be wasting your time canning your own food, especially if it is your spouse who…

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