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How to Preserve Fresh Basil

By Annie

Here's how to preserve Basil so it tastes fresh all year! Basil is a quick growing herb and should be ready to harvest some leaves within two months. Perfect for any tomato dish or whipped into a pesto! Here is some Basil that I seeded just a few weeks ago and it is already in need of trimming. Since I want the Basil plants to be full and bushy, I needed to pinch off some of the leaves and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drying Herbs Tagged With: basil, drying herbs, herbs, preserving

How to Make Pickled Garlic Scapes

By Annie

Pickled Garlic Scapes in Canning Jars on wood counter

In this second installment on Growing 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 garden, we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Canning, Garlic, Garlic (4 Part Series), Grow Your Own Vegetables Tagged With: Canning, Garlic, Grow Vegetables, preserving, Tattler

Canning Homemade Sauerkraut

By Annie

How to can Sauerkraut jars on a shelf

Ever wondered how to can sauerkraut so you can enjoy it all winter long? You can easily ferment and can your own sauerkraut in the comfort of your own kitchen! Recently I wrote about our Cabbage harvest and using some of it to make Sauerkraut. Water bath canning Sauerkraut is pretty easy; a beginning canner can preserve cabbage with confidence. What is Sauerkraut? Hailing from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Canning, Food, Grow Your Own Vegetables, How To Tagged With: Grow Vegetables, preserving, Sauerkraut, vegetables

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