Monthly Archives: November 2010

Holiday Giving: Homemade Vanilla Extract

Posted on November 30, 2010 by marisa

Thanksgiving is behind us and out here on the East Coast, December is less than an hour away. Sounds to me like a fine time to start talking about homemade, edible gifts (well, as long as you’re prepping for Christmas. … Continue reading →

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Open Jars: Upside-Down Jam Cake

Posted on November 29, 2010 by marisa

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m still trying to get myself together after all the food and lazing about of the Thanksgiving holiday. Happily, while I recover from the amount of pumpkin pie I’ve ingested in … Continue reading →

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Let the Thanksgiving Prep Begin!

Posted on November 24, 2010 by marisa

It’s the day before Thanksgiving. All across the country, turkeys are transitioning into states of readiness. The vegetables are gathered and waiting for their assignments. Desserts are being baked and serving dishes are getting getting their annual preparatory rinse. I’m … Continue reading →

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Cranberry Quince Sauce

Posted on November 22, 2010 by marisa

As promised, here’s how I turned the quince pulp leftover from making jelly into a cranberry quince sauce. Just so you know, I went pretty light on the sugar. I wanted something that would have the necessary flavors to go … Continue reading →

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November Can Jam: Rosy Quince Jelly

Posted on November 21, 2010 by marisa

It took me years to figure out that quince were edible. During my middle school years my family lived in a house that, years before, had been owned by a botanist. She had planted beautiful and exotic trees all over … Continue reading →

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Open Jars: Shae’s Banana Berry-Jam Bread

Posted on November 18, 2010 by marisa

If you’re an avid canner, you’ve probably already discovered that quick breads are a friend to all those fruits and jams you put up during the warmer months. I often use them as a good way to finish up open … Continue reading →

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How to Can Cubed Pumpkin

Posted on November 17, 2010 by marisa

About a month ago, I crushed the hopes and dreams of many a preserver, when I wrote about the reasons why pumpkin butter can’t be safely canned at home. In fact, the USDA says that because of its density, any … Continue reading →

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Canning 101: The Tools of the Trade

Posted on November 16, 2010 by marisa

Recently, I got an email from a reader, asking that I tell her what she needed in terms of tools in order to get canning. I realized that though I’ve been writing this site for more than a year and … Continue reading →

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Classes, Tastings and Photos from the Flickr Pool

Posted on November 14, 2010 by marisa

This weekend has gone by in a blur. Earlier tonight I finally paid a bit of attention to the quince juice I’ve had in my fridge since Tuesday. It’s now jelly (though it took a change of pots and several … Continue reading →

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Open Jars: Homemade Fruit on the Bottom Yogurt

Posted on November 11, 2010 by marisa

We’ve got our first Open Jars guest post today. This one comes from Paige from Oregon (she doesn’t have a blog, but you can follow her on Twitter here). A couple of months ago, she emailed me to ask my … Continue reading →

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