Tuesday’s Tips — No-sugar Canned Peaches

It's undeniable even here in Southern California, fall is in the air. Though the temperature is nowhere near nippy, there's a hint of a cool breeze, a different cast to the light, and a particular smell that all come with the changing of the season. That means that we need to start cleaning up the...

Tuesday’s Tips — All About Preserving & Canning

Tuesday's second tip!!! Here I go doing things a little bit backwards again. We've been doing canning posts for a few weeks now and even though high season for canning is pretty much over, we thought that it would be nice to provide you with some resources and links to more information about canning. This...

Canning Applesauce

When we were children, we would go to Connecticut to visit my mother's parents. Granddaddy Foster was a farmer in his bones and his retirement years were spent perfecting the most beautiful little farm in Ridgefield. On his acre or so of land he grew tons of vegetables and flowers. My very favorite area was...

Tuesday’s Tips — Canning Plums

Authors' note: We've really neglected our Honey in the Kitchen section, but we're about to remedy that by posting our favorite recipes for canning and preserving some of this season's bounty. We'll post them in Tuesday's Tips from time to time and then archive the recipes in Honey in the Kitchen along with tips for...