Brooding On

Lately it feels as if every time I cross something off a list, another thing is there to take its place.  I just can't seem to get ahea...

Our first frost meant that I needed to harvest all those beautiful peppers that hadn't yet made their way to the table.  and ASAP. ...

Our canning club is careful only to endorse methods and practices that are USDA-approved.  But . . . I've heard whisperings.  At one me...

I'm really not an angry person, but I was realizing as I punched, poked, and prodded this butter-muslin-turned-jelly-bag that if I were...

Thursday night at Canning Club, we used jelly making machines to make pepper jelly.  I'd never even seen a jelly maker before!   Wh...

If next year I start talking about wanting to can some more ketchup, please remind me that Heinz is just fine.  :) A buddy from Canning...

Finally, I had enough tomatoes ready at once to justify pulling out the canner.  I can't help but be reminded of this great tomato-...

Though I've never seen or heard of them before, pickled melon rind is apparently an old southern delicacy.  I realize these may not be ...

Just look at that smile!  Girl 2 was so stinkin' proud of herself as she presented me with this basket full of her hard work in the g...

So, Friday I picked us up a flat of these berries.  All that's left are about 10 berries which will top our cereal in the morning.  I...

When I handed my Mamaw a jar of the plum jelly I'd made, she held it gently with two hands.  Then, she stepped out of the dark hall...

Okay.  This post is pretty lame.  I'll just admit that now.  I mean, for starters, this is the only pic I got of Plum Jelly Day 2. ...

Thanks to my friend Jenny, I've had these plums frozen in my freezer since this summer.  I'd been waiting for life to slow down a b...

Okay.  I'm sure you all lost sleep over this last night, so I hate to keep you waiting any longer.  Here are the answers for the three c...

So, at this month's canning club meeting, I had to take a pop quiz!   Heaven, help me!  There were 30 questions in all.  A quick look...

A few weeks ago, upon seeing our pepper plant heavy with peppers, a visitor to our backyard farm told me that the best pepper jelly she...

Our October winner is . . . Jenny Mills! Congrats, Sis!  You'll be receiving this "Super Awesome" canning supply kit ...

This month, in honor of my recent canning craze, I'm giving away a brand new set of canning supplies!  Starting with the funnel and g...

Confession:  I've never made jelly.  Not true jelly, anyway. . . you know, the kind that's made of only sugar and fruit juice. ...

Back in the spring, I was able to put up quite a few jars of green beans.  Then, the drought came.  The vines quit producing, but with al...