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Freeze Your Herbs

This is a quick and easy way to preserve herbs.  If you buy fresh herbs it's an excellent way to keep the leftovers.  When you need some for a recipe, you can thaw & take the herbs out.  If it's for soup you can just toss the whole ice cube into the pot.  Easy, peasy.If you grow herbs in your garden & have a lot to preserve you might prefer to just … [Read more...]

Canning: Basic Salsa

I like this recipe because it uses all fresh ingredients.  I can't see using canned ingredients in something like this.This takes some time chopping, but if you have a food processor it might speed  things up.  She gives good instructions for gettng the peels off the tomatoes easily.  It's actually a very good tutorial with plenty of photos.  The … [Read more...]

Preserving Autumn: Classic Applesauce Recipe

If you have your own apples or just prefer making applesauce from organic apples, here's a great tutorial.  The photos are mouth-watering & beautiful.  Take a look & see if making applesauce is for you.Yellow delicous apples make great applesauce.  They have a touch of tart flavor that keeps it interesting & they "mush up"  easily.  Other cooking … [Read more...]

Hate to Can? Try Dehydrating!

I do hate the steam and heat of canning & I always worry that I didn't do it right. Like anything else, practice helps. And when you have a lot of tomatoes, dehydrating takes too long. You can freeze some veggies & fruit if you have the room in your freezer. That's a lot cooler work too. And you can store the dried fruits & veggies in jars on … [Read more...]

Freezing Vegetables the Easy Way

Here are some good tips for freezing zucchini and more. This is good if you have the freezer space & if you have a garden. I wouldn't freeze veggies I bought unless I got them at a very good price.Click title for link at PennyPinchingGrandma. … [Read more...]

The Best Bread and Butter Pickles

This is the #1 recipe for pickles on AllRecipes. So if you want to try your hand at making pickles you might as well start with the best!Click title for link at AllRecipes. … [Read more...]

Roast Your Own Chipotles

Chipotle peppers are just jalapeno peppers that have been smoked. You can smoke them with this fire pit method. Be sure to wear gloves when cutting/handling the peppers as they can make your hands burn, especially if you are handling a lot of them.This is an old way to preserving peppers. Follow the directions carefully for best results.Click title … [Read more...]

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