You’ve heard the most delightful sound in the kitchen – the popping of lids fresh from the canner – and your jars are completely cooled. Now what? Prepare Jars for Storage Remove the rings and wipe down the outside of the jar with a warm wet cloth or sponge. Often a bit of juice,...
Read more →Do you ever come home to an empty fridge but still want something delicious to eat? We recently returned from the Mid Atlantic coast. Without time for a trip to the grocery store, I wanted a simple healthy meal we could make from pantry ingredients. Knowing that we had plenty of home canned tomatoes...
Read more →Today we ate our last winter squash harvested over six months ago. It was bitter and I’m sad about that. I wondered exactly what is left in our larder. Here’s the count as of March 9, 2010: 8.5 quarts applesauce 10 half pints tomato paste 3 quarts tomato sauce 12 quarts whole tomatoes 2...
Read more →There are inches of snow on the ground and inches more to come. I am bored with winter vegetables and itching to get in the garden. Solution? Rob the larder. I have serious love for the word larder. Isn’t it fantastic? This summer I canned tomatoes, applesauce, barbecue sauce, peach jam, strawberry jam, ketchup...
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