This Pickled Brussels Sprouts recipe is a real twist on your typical pickle! Ever tried Pickled Brussels Sprouts? If you're looking for an interesting and delicious twist on traditional pickles, try this Pickled Brussels Sprouts recipe. I've included canning instructions too. These pickles are great as a snack on a condiment tray. Or just use a chopstick and eat them right out of the jar; they … [Read more...]
How to Make Homemade Sauerkraut
Once you learn how to make homemade Sauerkraut, it will be easy to can up a few jars every year. Since cabbage grows so easily (and big!) here in the Cariboo, we often end up with heads over 10 pounds. What to do with all that cabbage? That's easy - we make Sauerkraut. We love having jars of home canned kraut on hand for a quick meal in the winter. Here's how to make Sauerkraut (and how to can … [Read more...]
How to Make and Preserve Pickled Beets
Learn how to make pickled beets! Can in mason jars to enjoy all year round. Beets grow great in a northern garden. And they taste delicious. You can can them up to serve as a vegetable at dinner. You can cook them up to serve as a vegetable side dish at dinner. We also enjoy them as pickled beets too! Want more articles about preserving food? Check out all of our Preserving … [Read more...]
Canning Cherries – Water Bath Canning
Learn how to can cherries at home and start preserving fruit this year. This method works for all stone fruits. When there is a great deal on fresh cherries at the local grocery store, I buy a flat. For canning cherries, water bath preserving is used. It makes for a pretty easy job. Want to learn about canning cherries at home? Read on! We like to use sweet cherries for our … [Read more...]
How to Make Pickled Garlic Scapes
In this second installment on Growing your own Garlic, I'm going to share a fantastic Pickled Garlic Scapes recipe. In the first post, I gave an overview about the process involved with growing Garlic. Garlic is one of the easiest garden vegetables to grow! Here in the Cariboo, the Garlic Scapes come on hot and heavy in early summer around July. Since we have almost 300 garlic plants in the … [Read more...]
Canning Salmon at Home
Once you learn how to can salmon, you can pressure can many kinds of fish! We have always loved to go fishing and years ago, we had to learn how to can salmon because there was only so much room in our freezer. And once we learned how to can fish, we started doing it every year! This weekend, we canned most of the Salmon we had in the freezer, leaving only 4 bags with filleted fish to eat with … [Read more...]
How to Can Asian Pears
Looking for instructions on How to Can Asian Pears? This post is a great place to start if you're looking for tips on home food preservation! Once when I was in the grocery store, they were having an awesome sale on Asian Pears. So good of a sale, I just couldn't pass them up. I had never even heard of Asian Pears, but I knew Graham likes pears so thought I would pick some up and can … [Read more...]
How to Make Tomato Sauce from Fresh Tomatoes
Follow this easy guide to make tomato sauce from fresh tomatoes! We love tomato sauce and use it a lot in cooking. If you family loves the flavors of tomato recipes, it is easy to make your own sauce. Bonus for you if you live in a climate where you can grow lots of garden tomatoes! Why You Should Try This Fresh Tomato Sauce Recipe Here in the Cariboo, it is almost impossible … [Read more...]
The Prepper’s Canning Guide – Book Review
Check out my Prepper's Canning Guide review - then order your copy! Daisy Luther has written four books and her latest is The Prepper's Canning Guide. I just finished reading it and was happy to find some delicious recipes for all kinds of canned items. Prepper's Canning Guide - Book Review However, it isn't just a compilation of recipes - Daisy covers the procedures of canning … [Read more...]