Canned Rhubarb Strawberry Pie Filling Ingredients: 4 pounds fresh rhubarb, trimmed and sliced 3 pounds fresh strawberries, cored and sliced 6 cups granulated sugar 1½ cups Clear Jel or Cornaby's Ultra Gel 8 cups cold filtered water ½ cup bottled lemon juice Directions: Fill a canning kettle halfway with water, add in 6 quart mason… Continue reading Canned Rhubarb Strawberry Pie Filling
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Ginger Bread and Butter Pickles
I've never been a fan of celery seed in most anything - be it in potato salad or pickles. I find it harsh tasting. But now...it can be left out and find some new flavors. You won't regret it. I adapted a recipe from Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving, page 303. Which I might… Continue reading Ginger Bread and Butter Pickles
Dill Pickles
I had gotten a deal on 50 pounds of pickling cucumbers, so I got busy! In the end I made about 4 batches of these pickles. Dill Pickles Ingredients: 8 pounds small cucumbers, 4 to 6 inches length ¾ cup granulated sugar ½ cup canning salt 1 quart white vinegar (5% acidity) 1 quart filtered… Continue reading Dill Pickles
Mini Vanilla Bean Scones
Walker really, really loves Starbuck's mini scones. But at $1.50 each, that is robbery, considering he'd happily eat 2 to 3 of them. When I made these dainty scones, he was so happy and crowed to Daddy I had made him "baby scones". That is what makes baking so worth it 😉 Mini Vanilla Bean… Continue reading Mini Vanilla Bean Scones