Water Bath Canning

Balsamic onion jam is easy to make! With only five ingredients you can turn your onions into a delicious jam that you can use in many ways. This is also a great way to preserve onions. This past year, we planted 900 onions for market. It wasn’t planned… I bought 180 onion plants from Johnny’s […]

Canning blueberries is quick and easy and canned blueberries have a ton of uses in the kitchen. They are a great ingredient to have on the shelf for toppings, sauce, to add to baked goods, and more! We live in blueberry country, thank God! There are blueberry bushes everywhere around here and many many blueberry

Canning raspberries is very easy and quick. There is no cooking involved so the raspberries get to keep their shape pretty well. Whole, canned raspberries are a great ingredient to have on the shelf! Raspberries are a treat. Of all the berries, they are the ones we eat the least. It’s not a very common

Canning strawberries is easy and a great way to preserve strawberries for the long-term at room temperature. You’ll only need two ingredients and a water bath canner. We love, love, love strawberries around here! A few years ago, I planted a large bed with bare-root strawberry plants. These plants are easy and fun to grow.

Canning blackberries at home is a great way to preserve blackberries. The berries hold very well through the process, last a long time on the shelf, and can be used in many different ways. I own 20 acres of farmland in North Carolina. Another way to read this sentence is “I own 20 acres of

This strawberry mango jam is the perfect summer jam! Made with half of the amount of sugar that you’d find in a traditional jam and no store-bought pectin, it’s not too sweet, delicious, and a perfect ingredient to have on the shelf! Mango is the perfect additive to spice up your typical strawberry jam. It

This low-sugar strawberry rhubarb jam is the perfect spring jam! It’s not too sweet and is made with half of the amount of sugar a traditional jam is made with. Also, this strawberry rhubarb jam is made without store-bought pectin. Everyone loves strawberry jam, but trust me when I say, adding rhubarb to the strawberries

In this recipe for low-sugar apricot jam, I use half the sugar we usually use to make traditional jam. There is also no store-bought pectin in this Apricot jam. This is a delicious and not too sweet summer jam! Apricot is one of those special fruits just like figs. They are delicious, but not so

This mango jalapeno jam uses less sugar and no store-bought pectin. Mango jalapeno jam is sweet with a little bit of spice to it. It’s a great ingredient to have on hand and a great way to preserve both mangos and jalapenos. I came by mango jam by accident… I was looking for a fruit

Learn how to make mulberry jam. This mulberry jam recipe is simple to make, not too sweet, and preserves the very special taste of mulberries. It’s a favorite spring and summer jam! My childhood memories include a whole lot of mulberries. I grew up in Israel, in a small place called a Kibbutz. If you

Canning peaches is simple and a great way to preserve the summer harvest. Canned peaches can be used in many different ways and are a great ingredient to have on hand. Learn how to can peaches in syrup at home! Peaches… I’ve never met anyone who doesn’t like peaches! They are juicy and sweet and

Simple, low sugar strawberry jam with no store-bought pectin. It’s the mother of all jams, the basic of the basics, and it’s a recipe everyone has to have on hand! A true favorite and a delicious way to use the early summer harvest! I don’t know anyone who doesn’t love strawberries. They are this glorious

This chia blueberry jam is easy to make and can be canned. It’s made with half of the amount of sugar you’ll find in traditional jam and without any added pectin. It’s a perfect summer jam to make and have on the shelf year-round. Blueberries are the perfect fruit if you ask me. They grow

Making pear ginger jam at home is a great way to celebrate the wonderful flavors of fall. This jam is very easy to make (takes less than an hour to cook!) and is simple to can in the water bath canner. Every fall, there is a battle for pears in my backyard. I have one

Canning cherry tomatoes during the growing season is a great way to preserve them for long-term storage. We can do this in two ways; raw pack and hot pack. In this post, I’ll show you how to can cherry tomatoes both ways. I used to get really frustrated when it came to growing tomatoes. I’d

In this peach jalapeno jam recipe, we’ll use peaches, jalapenos, less sugar than in traditional jam, and no store-bought pectin. It’s a summer favorite that is not too sweet and not too spicy. I love peaches and I love making peach jam. I make it every summer with locally grown peaches and it never disappoints!

Canning tomato sauce is on every homesteader’s to-do list. There is just no comparison between the taste of homemade tomato sauce, made with delicious summer tomatoes, and the one we can get at the store. And… It might be the best way to preserve tomatoes since there are so many ways to use tomato sauce.

Pineapple jam is easy to make. This recipe uses fresh pineapples, less sugar, and no store-bought pectin. It’s delicious and a must have summer jam to have in the pantry! Pineapples are juicy and sweet. We love eating them fresh during the summer just as we do watermelon. They are an amazing snack and they