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What to do with all the Jam????

January 20, 2011 By Kelli and Holli Leave a Comment

What to do with all the Jam????

  Have you been thinking of canning some of summer’s bounty but just cannot imagine trying to eat it all before 2020?  Or, did you really get into the groove of canning, making all kinds of jam/jelly/marmalade then gave it to ALL your friends, family and neighbors as presents and STILL have cases of it left? …

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Filed Under: Canning, Canning Recipes, Jam Tagged With: Canning, Family, Food, Fruit, Jam, Jelly, Produce, Recipe

My jam/jelly/marmalade did not set!!!

January 20, 2011 By Kelli and Holli 1 Comment

My jam/jelly/marmalade did not set!!!

My jelly did not set up, what did I do wrong? Has this ever happened to you?  You’ve followed a recipe exactly and then after the jelly cooled; it looks like pretty colored syrup.  It could be any number things and here are a few reasons why. Some of the citrus or soft fruits take…

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Filed Under: Canning, Canning Recipes Tagged With: Canning, Food, Fruit, Jam, Jelly, Pectin, Produce, Recipe

How is your canning holding out?

January 18, 2011 By Kelli and Holli Leave a Comment

Spicy Sweet Garlicky Dill Pickles

How is your canning holding out this year? Mine is not doing too well. I canned case after case of jam, jelly, pickles, peppers, salsa, and spaghetti sauce and we are down to one small shelf that is 12 inches wide, 8 inches deep and about 14 inches high. My husband did not think he…

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Filed Under: Canning, Flea Market Tagged With: antiques, Canning, Family, Flea Market

Small Sweet Peppers

January 16, 2011 By Kelli and Holli Leave a Comment

Small Sweet Peppers

Last week, I was at Sam’s and saw a bag of very small red and yellow sweet peppers in the produce section.  I bought a bag for $2.88.  I wasn’t expecting much but when I opened the bag, the peppers were so sweet and tasty I couldn’t resist going back for more!  They are about…

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Filed Under: Canning, Canning Recipes Tagged With: Canning, Farmers Market, Food, Fruit, Peppers, Produce

Pressure Cookers 101

January 15, 2011 By Kelli and Holli 8 Comments

Great Score at the Flea Market!! I scored big time today!  This afternoon my husband and I went to the local flea market where I found something I needed…….another pressure cooker.  Guess how much I paid?  A mere $2!  It works wonderfully.  Bought it from a lady who was afraid of it.    A hot water…

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Filed Under: Canning, Canning Tools, Pressure Cooker/ Instant Pot Tagged With: Canning, Canning Equipment, Canning tips & tricks, cooking, Flea Market, Food, Garage Sale, Pressure Cooker, Produce, Recipe

Let’s all go to the fair!

January 13, 2011 By Kelli and Holli Leave a Comment

Let's all go to the fair!

Did you go to the fair as a child?  Remember the rides, the barkers, and the gold-fish that died before you got home?  Me too.  During my trips to the fair, my parents always drug me through the Ag building.  It had pieces of hay, plates of corn, beans, tomatoes, cakes, jars of stuff, homemade…

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Filed Under: Canning, Contest Tagged With: Awards, Canning, Contest, State Fair

What is Pectin?

January 11, 2011 By Kelli and Holli 6 Comments

What is Pectin?

Pectin is the substance used to make jam and jelly gel.  Oftentimes, people shy away from its use thinking it is not “natural”.  Nothing could be further from the truth!  Pectin is what is on the other side of the outside peel of many fruits like citrus fruits and apples.  There is little pectin found in…

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Filed Under: Canning, Canning Recipes, Canning Tools, Jam, jelly Tagged With: Canning, Jam, Jelly, Pectin

What should I make first?

January 11, 2011 By Kelli and Holli Leave a Comment

What should I can first?

That’s a question I get all the time. You should start with a fruit that you or your family personally like for your first jam or jelly.  There are fruits that are more forgiving than others.  Strawberry is one that comes to mind.  You really only need a pot, sugar, pectin, and an old-fashioned potato…

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Filed Under: Canning, Canning Recipes, Canning Tools, Jam, jelly, marmalade Tagged With: Canning, Food, Fruit, Jam, Jelly, Recipe

Do I have to pick/buy and put up on the same day?

January 10, 2011 By Kelli and Holli Leave a Comment

Do I have to pick/buy and put up on the same day?

Today, it is snowing in Oklahoma and many people are home.  It is the perfect day for making jam or marmalade!  Tis’ the season for citrus fruits so a quick trip to the store will garner you a bag full for a fairly small amount of money.  If you keep jars, lids, sugar, and pectin…

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Filed Under: Canning, Canning Recipes, DIY, Farmers Market, Jam, jelly Tagged With: Canning, Farmers Market, Food, Fruit, Jam, Jelly, Produce, Recipe

I do not have a garden, do you?

January 10, 2011 By Kelli and Holli Leave a Comment

I do not have a garden, do you?

I don’t have a garden and honestly, I don’t enjoy sweating, hoeing, and getting bug bites!  If you live in an apartment or like me, have a yard that is nearly completely shaded throughout the summer, you cannot grow a garden. I have grown gardens.  My grandparents and parents had one from before I was…

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Filed Under: Farmers Market, Gardening Tagged With: Canning, Farmers Market, Food, Fruit, Gardening, Jam, Jelly, Produce, Recipe

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