Canning

Mulled Cider Jelly

Delicious for glazing meat, tarts, fruit, cake layers, on top of baked goods….. This jelly is spicy and festive! Yields 6 half pints 4 Cups mulled cider 1 Pkg. powdered pectin 6 1/2 Cups granulated sugar 2 Tsp ground cinnamon 1/4 Tsp ground clove 1/4 – 1/2 Tsp fresh ground […]

Chicken Cottage Pie Filling for Pressure Canning

This is an excellant “Go To” to have on your shelf at the ready! It is simple and delicious! *Disclaimer* This is NOT an approved canning recipe. Please do your own research and can a your own risk. This is for pressure canning only! Yields 7 Quarts 10 lbs groud […]

Tomato Basil Sauce ~ Water Bath Canning

This is a great everthing sauce! Tomato, herbs, salt, balsamic vinegar & a touch of sugar, making it ideal for water bath canning. The depth of flavor in this easy pasta sauce is amazing! 30lbs Tomatos, plum / roma washed and cored 2 Tbsp kosher salt 6 Tbsp brown sugar […]

Butternut Squash Soup for Pressure Canning

This soup is so goog and almost complete! Just add a little milk or cream and some yummy toppings. Perfect for winter and nice to have on your shelf at the ready! Yields 12 pints 2 Butternut squash, cubed into 1 inch chunks 1 Large onion 2 Celery stalks, chopped […]

Pickled Peppers ~ Small Batch Canning

End of garden canning! Do you have a pound or two of peppers left from your garden?? Wondering what you should do with them?? Small batch pickling of course! Yields 6 half pints 2 lbs Peppers (jalapeno, serrano, etc…) 3 Cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced 2 1/2 Cups white […]

Cream Of Chicken & Mushroom Soup ~ Pressure Canning

Though this soup is super delicious on its own, you can use it in any dish to replace the store bought version. Just add a little cream when you crack it open. I can’t get enough of this soup! **Disclaimer**Warning** This is NOT and approved canning recipe!!! Please do your […]

Applesauce For Canning

I wasn’t going to post my applesauce recipe since applesauce is kind of a “no recipe” recipe. But after some thought, I decided to post it anyway. So here you go! Yields 16 pints 16 lbs Apples, your choice (I use gala or fuji usually, but once I used honeycrisp […]

Spicy Onion &Tomato Relish

This is one of my very favorite relish recipes and was given to me many years ago by an Australian lady who was a patient where I worked. This beautiful lady gave me many great recipes and taught me everything I know about jam and jelly making! **Disclaimer** This is […]