Category Archives: canning

Gift in a Jar: Apple-Cranberry Jam

Posted on November 24, 2009 by marisa

Throughout my childhood and teenage years, my parents’ standard holiday gift for friends and family was a bag of my dad’s homemade pancake mix (in particularly flush years, we’d also gift a bottle of maple syrup). The bag would also … Continue reading →

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Homemade Cranberry Jelly (for Thanksgiving)

Posted on November 13, 2009 by marisa

It’s pretty much universally accepted that no Thanksgiving spread is complete without a cranberry condiment of some sort. My grandma Bunny was partial to a raw cranberry-orange relish she made with hand-cranked countertop grinder (I do wish I had her … Continue reading →

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Preserving Pumpkin

Posted on November 11, 2009 by marisa

Don’t forget to sign up for one of my cranberry classes – jelly on 11/15 and chutney on 11/21 Last week I picked up my final CSA share. The box included an adorable little sugar pumpkin. Normally, I would have … Continue reading →

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Canning Catch-up

Posted on October 25, 2009 by marisa

I have a confession to make. I haven’t canned anything in over a month now. I’ve been collecting groceries with every intention of committing them to jars, but I’m experiencing something akin to canning block (as you can see from … Continue reading →

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Tomato Canning Correction

Posted on September 22, 2009 by marisa

Okay kids, it looks like I’ve made a mistake about the processing time for the tomatoes. Commenter Maia pointed it out to me and when I double-checked my documentation, I discovered she was right. When you pack whole tomatoes in … Continue reading →

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Canning Whole Peeled Tomatoes

Posted on September 22, 2009 by marisa

Before tomato season comes to a close, I want to talk about my favorite way to preserve tomatoes. I typically only can them one way – (mostly) whole and peeled, in their own juices. I do them this way because … Continue reading →

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Pear Butter Winner + Zucchini Pickles

Posted on September 21, 2009 by marisa

I’m a little later than I’d hoped in getting up the pear butter winner, but having one’s wedding just five days away tends to derail even the most heart-felt intentions. However, I do have a winner to announce and it’s … Continue reading →

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Seattle Pictures + Raspberry Jam

Posted on September 5, 2009 by marisa

A couple of months ago, based solely on a handful of tweets and a couple of emails, I logged onto Travelocity and bought a plane ticket to Seattle in order to spend some time with a number of people upon … Continue reading →

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Blackberry Winner + Plums in Honey

Posted on September 1, 2009 by marisa

I had such a wonderful time over the weekend in Seattle. I met so many amazing people, reunited with a dear old friend, taught a really fun canning class and saw my parents for the first time in nearly nine … Continue reading →

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Blackberry Jam

Posted on August 26, 2009 by marisa

People in the Pacific Northwest take wild blackberries for granted. In fact, they’re something of a nuisance, lining highways and filling empty lots (my dad once had to rent a backhoe in order to clear the brambles from the lower … Continue reading →

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