I have done a double batch of home made tomato vegetable soup & this will be the last for awhile I have only green tomatoes left in the garden lol Squash is coming along nicely too but a bit longer before they are ready yet. I found a lovely use for my gr
I have been to see the Neurologist yesterday to address once again the tremors in my left hand...............No results yet but she did ask if I was getting enough rest? I have to say I all but laughed when she asked me this as I have days where all I can
I redid the beet jam that did not set & I got almost a full extra jar & you can see where I have scraped the last little bits trying to fill the jar but alas it was not to be lol so rather then waste an extra lid I did a tinfoil one as this will have to g
Last batches for today! I freeze beets on a cookie tray after prepping them so they will not be a big frozen clump! & from the beets I get enough juice (water that I cooked them in) to make 2 batches of Beet Jam & 1 of Strawberry Beet & before you say ewe
I was going to make apple butter but hubby has asked for more of my apple sauce so here are 3 batches & 3 types of apples & no sugar added just spices! whew! Now I have beets on the stove to freeze. We have decided that we will get a large canning pot &
tomorrow I am going to go to a sew day where we all get together & sew our own projects & we do handwork................I have no idea what to bring to work on so I thought I would ask for ideas I still have a few hours left in me so I could whip somethi
todays canning batches include my personal favourite (made up too) Black Cherry Berry Jam so good I wanted to lick the pot! lol And the one that I really wanted to have a little leftover is my home-made tomato soup so thick & rich & nothing but spices & m
I have to show you what has come in the post........both are from cuties for my birthday! I was so surprised to see the UPS in my driveway since I have not seen him since post surgery so when I opened the door he said well it must be your birthday & I sai
First off I want to thank cuties for my lovely birthday wishes & show you what hubby bought me for my birthday. I think I will have to figure out if I can make jams in this thing I sure hope so! what do you think are there any experienced with this Pressu
Can you stand to see one more batch........Strawberry ruhbarb Jam & Hearty Vegetable soup. I did 3 batches of the soup & was so tired that in the end I cooked the rest of it in the crock pot then transferred it to my stock pot to bring to a rolling boil.
this is sad news for Us Canadians & Americans sigh.......The Almanac has reported that our upcoming winter is going to be colder then the one that we just had! I don't know about you but I still remember the last one & it was terribly cold & LONG! I am s
My dad has given me these beautiful jars that belonged to my gramma & they are quite old. I even have a very tall green one but my question is this.............Can you see the glass lid how can this make a seal glass to glass? Am I missing something becau
Yesterday we went to a lovely Market outside our city called St. Jacobs & bought some more lovely peaches & strawberries & today has been another busy day..... started by making strawberry jam, then moved onto strawberry pineapple peach,then a batch straw
today's endevour 1st time by myself with no help from hubby to tighten the jars so I wait patiently to hear the POPS from my stewed tomatoes fresh from my garden even the herbs added .........remember I shared a post that our lovely neighbour came over &
requested Pineapple Peach Jam recipe I hope that you like it as much as we do Low Sugar Pineapple Peach Jam 5 cups finely chopped (peeled) peaches (see blanching instructions below) 1 can finely chopped pineapple 14oz. 2 Tbsp fresh lemon jui