hot water canning

I have a lot of eggplant, tomatoes, onions, garlic, and basil from the garden. I decide to make this relish again, the original post was from five years ago.

This …
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I mentioned back in Brandied Fig post that the reason I was at the market was to find cherry peppers. I didn’t grow any this year and it just would …
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The canning has begun! Above are some of the jars of pepper jelly I made from a package I found on the shelf next to the canning supplies.  I love …
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Nothing give cranberries a worse name than the tinned stuff that comes out at this time of year.  Wobbly, gloppy, insipid glop. If more time was spent in the simple …
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I’ve got just about the last of the ripe chilies in, and while I like’em fresh, I also want to have some for later.

Sambal is Malaysian for Sauce – …
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The Jalapenos have mostly ripened all at once. I can’t use them all fresh and I do love pickled Jalapenos, so that’s what I did, canning three pints. These should be …
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The Romas are finally starting to come in, but there is not enough for a huge batch of sauce. I did however find a recipe for Marinara that only calls of …
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The other day while I was smoking some pork butts for BBQ I had some time on my hands as well as about 5 lbs of cucumbers. I’ve made sweet pickles, …
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