Carrot Pineapple Orange Marmalade

This recipe came from the Ball Blue Book with an adaptation to lower the sugar and add pectin.  Normally a marmalade is not made with pecti...

Carrots made into a salsa - It's true!

One of the first books that I purchased even before the Ball Blue book was The   Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving.  It's still my ...

Pickled Cauliflower and Carrots!

With the gardens producing such beautiful vegetables the amazing medleys that you can make in pickling are endless. I was fortunate to run a...

Cowgirl Relish - You thought Cowboy Candy was good!

I have had some requests to develop a relish recipe for the Cowboy Candy  that would use the same brine but with a more "relish" t...

Vegetable soup for canning up your garden!

Here is the vegetable soup that you saw on my Facebook page. Karen did a great job and wanted to show off her pints and bowl of this hearty...

Canning Carrots - Ball Glazed Carrots are amazing!

Ball Blue book has a great recipe for canning carrots and add a bit of sweetness to the jar. They have taken the tartness of orange juice an...

Canning Pickled Jalapenos with a twist - Happy Trails Candy!

I was brainstorming what was missing from my cowboy candy that would turn it more into a pickle mix that I get when I go to my favorite mexi...

Canning Carrots and lovely Green Tomatoes!

Some of the best days are ones where I have an opportunity to teach canning to people who are a part of my community. In addition, it's ...

Carrots, Bruchetta, and Quince - Testing recipes again!

One thing I do love is a night when I do small batch canning to fill the hours after I get home and my hubby has to work the late shift. It...