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Upcoming Classes: Glenside! Greensgrow! Blooming Glen Farm!

Happy Monday, friends! I’ll be back later with the weekly giveaway post, but I wanted to drop in this morning and share a couple of events I’ve got on the schedule for the next seven days. I’ll have cookbooks with … Continue reading

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Guest Post: Pickled Beets with Honey from Camille Storch

Oh friends, do I have a treat in store for you today! It’s a guest post from writer, woodworker, avid canner, and mom of two, Camille Storch. She writes about ecology, agriculture, community, and the reality of her family’s joyful, … Continue reading

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Upcoming Canning Classes and Les Dames Symposium

Canning season is nearly upon us, which means that it’s time for classes! I’m teaching a number of classes this year and I’ve tried to switch things up a little, to ensure that I’m offering new skills and recipes in … Continue reading

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Cookbooks: Fine Preserving, Salt Sugar Smoke, and Whole Larder Love

Each spring, I like to pick up a few new books in anticipation of the coming canning season. Though my preserving library is already pretty darn extensive, I find that I’m still always casting about for fresh inspiration. Seeing how … Continue reading

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Guest Post: Pickled Green Tomatoes

Since January, Olivia has been helping make Food in Jars even better. Her family has a tradition of pickling green tomatoes and so we scared up some out-of-season tomatoes (thanks Fair Food Farmstand!) and made a batch. If you can’t … Continue reading

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Links: Waffles, Parfaits, and Pickle-brined Chicken + a Blue Jar Winner

We made these grain-free waffles for breakfast this morning and they are excellent. The basic ingredients are just apple, banana, almond butter, and eggs. Amazing! Honeyed grapefruit yogurt parfait with popped amaranth. Sounds entrancing, doesn’t it! Pickle! Brined! Chicken! A very … Continue reading

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More Resources

Want to learn more about canning than what’s offered here on this website? Here are some further resources to get you going. The USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning - Revised in 2006, this is the official canning bible. If you … Continue reading

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Canning 101

Before you email Marisa, check this page to see if she’s already answered your burning canning question. Jar Info A Field Guide to Jars Extending the Life of Open Jars Choosing Jar Size How to Use 24 Ounce Jars How … Continue reading

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Karen Solomon’s Pickled Asian Pears with Lemon

Asian pears are a tough ingredient for preservers. So much of their charm is in their clean flavor and snappy texture and those are qualities that don’t translate well in a jam or butter. They’re also really quite low in … Continue reading

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Quick Pickled Romanesco Broccoli

A couple weeks back, I bought a bright green head of romanesco broccoli. It was more money than I should have spent on a single handful of produce, but ever since trying it a few years back as a pickle … Continue reading

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