Making Pickled Watermelon Rinds When I pickled watermelon rinds, I was surprised at the flavor profile for them. You use red hot candies to make them and vinegar water with sugar. I was expecting a super sweet flavor, because it’s watermelon. This is an easy recipe that does not require a lot of ingredients. You […]
Homemade Watermelon Jelly Recipe
Canning Watermelon Jelly Ever get a watermelon and have more than you can eat before it goes bad? We have a few recipes on what you can do with your ‘extra’ watermelon to enjoy it on your toast. You can even enjoy watermelon jelly on your ice cream, in cinnamon rolls (well, replace the cinnamon […]
Canning Chicken Stock in Instant Pot
Canning Chicken Stock Once you can your own chicken stock, you may never buy it from the store again. Canning chicken stock is a pretty easy thing to do after making a whole chicken dinner. If you have an Instant Pot, it will save you hours. Hours in processing. How Long Does Chicken Stock Last? […]
How To Can Spiced Pickle Beets | Canning Beets
Canning Pickled Beets Canning pickled beets is similar to canning pickles (in my opinion). You make a brine that you put the beets in and can them. Do You Have to Boil Beets for Canning? Yes! You need to wash beets, remove the beet tops (and bottoms) before boiling them for 15-30 minutes, until tender. […]
Low Sugar Strawberry Jam | Small Batch
Low Sugar Strawberry Jam Homemade strawberry jam is a super popular flavor and so easy to make. When you make jam on your own, you can control the sugar and still enjoy your favorite flavors on toast. Low sugar strawberry jam is packed full of delicious strawberries, you won’t miss the sugar. We have other […]
Lemon Marmalade Jam | Small Batch Canning
Making Lemon Marmalade Have you tried lemon marmalade, but always wanted to make your own? We have a marmalade recipe that is perfect for making a small batch of marmalade. It’s similar to making orange marmalade, which is also delicious. Canning what you love allows you to enjoy your favorite fruits and veggies year round, […]
Can Whole Tomatoes | San Marzano Tomatoes
Can Whole Tomatoes When making a good sauce, you sometimes need whole tomatoes. You can easily can tomatoes instead of purchasing. This is perfect when your garden is plentiful with the San Marzano tomatoes and you want them, but not ready to fully process them into tomato sauce. Lots of tomatoes from your garden? You […]
Canning Tomato Juice | Canning Recipes
Canning Tomato Juice Canning tomato juice is a great way to use tomatoes for your garden and incorporate them into your recipes. You can also make tomato soup from tomato juice too. We use regular canning tomatoes to make tomato juice and process them through the food mill to remove the seeds and skins. See […]
Canning Tomato Sauce | San Marzano Tomatoes
Canning San Marzano Tomato Sauce Canning tomato sauce can be daunting sometimes. Such big batches of tomatoes, can make it an all day process. We have a small batch recipe that allows you to make your delicious San Marzano tomatoes and make 2-3 pints of tomato sauce. Perfect for your next spaghetti, lasagna or pizza. […]
How to Make Cherry Jam Recipe | Small Batch
How to Make Cherry Jam Cherry Jam is so delicious. And since we like so many different flavors, we make a small batch of cherry jam, to enjoy a variety of jams and jellies throughout the year. We used tart cherries for this recipe. Can your garden and enjoy your fruits and veggies year round. […]
How to Can Tomato Sauce with Basil
Small Batch Canning – Tomato Sauce It’s a lot of work to make homemade tomato sauce. And being upfront and honest, after making this recipe, it made 3 pints. Yes, after a few hours, it makes 3 pints (with a a 1/4 cup more – give or take). But tomato basil sauce is really delicious […]
