Last night we had a lot of fun watching The LEGO Movie, - which was a perfect family movie night š The boys all loved it, and you know, so did I! I had an idea I thought the boys might like, a fun way to serve candy while we watched. The secret is using… Continue reading DIY Candy Jars
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Bread and Butter Pickles
On an impulse buy at the farmers market I came home with 4 pounds of pickling cucumbers the previous weekend. What to make? Bread and Butter Pickles! Sweet/sour and my favorite type of pickle - in a smaller batch so you are not canning all day, nor end up with 30+ jars! Bread and Butter… Continue reading Bread and Butter Pickles
Spiced Peach Jam
Someone went crazy and bought a 25 pound box of peaches at the farmers market, since they were $1 a pound. And then as usual, had them all go ripe at once. Yeesh! But, that just encourages me to get canning, eh? Spiced peach jam was up first..... Spiced Peach Jam Ingredients: 5 1/3 cups… Continue reading Spiced Peach Jam
Small Batch Strawberry Jam
End of July brings Everbearing Strawberries into season, and a small batch of jam doesn't take long to capture the bright taste of it. Small Batch Strawberry Jam Ingredients: 2 2/3 cups mashed strawberries (measure after mashing) 3 TbspĀ BallĀ® Real Fruitā¢ Classic Pectin 2 cups granulated sugar Directions: Wash canning jars, with bands and new… Continue reading Small Batch Strawberry Jam