Tag Archives: fruit butters

Mixed Fruit Slow Cooker Butter

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Marisa

About a week and a half ago, I found myself in something of a fruit predicament. There were peaches and nectarines* from the folks at Sweet Preservation that needed to be used. I had pre-chopped plums and pears leftover from … Continue reading →

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More on Fruit Butters in a Slow Cooker

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Marisa

There were so many questions about cooking fruit butters in slow cookers left on the blueberry butter post that I thought I’d talk a little more about how it works, how to do it and why it’s a great technique. … Continue reading →

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Strawberry Rhubarb Butter Recipe

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Marisa

Thanks to the very hot spring we had here in the mid-Atlantic region, strawberry season has come earlier this year than it has in the last few. This has thrown my preserving time line off in the worst way and … Continue reading →

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Fruit Butters (Peaches, Pears and Apples)

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Marisa

As a kid, I was fascinated by the lives of long-dead historical figures. I devoured those blue-bound “When They Were Young” biographies, absorbing the childhood details of Helen Keller, Susan B. Anthony and Clara Barton. I was a particular fan … Continue reading →

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