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Canning Book: Putting Up More

Posted on May 23, 2011 by marisa

Stephen Palmer Dowdney’s first book, Putting Up was one of my very first canning books. I bought my copy in early in 2009, around the time when I first started this blog. I used it as starting place when I … Continue reading →

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The Ball Blue Book of Preserving

Posted on May 20, 2009 by marisa

Last night, I found myself in a Twitter conversation with an acquaintance about canning books. She was looking for something to take her beyond the simple freezer preserving she did last summer into something more ambition and jar-based. I first … Continue reading →

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Pickled Asparagus

Posted on April 24, 2009 by marisa

Oh asparagus! How I avoided pickling you. I kept you waiting in the fridge for over a week, as you anticipated your spicy vinegar bath. And yet, already you’ve given me so much! After just two days of pickling, you … Continue reading →

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