Tag Archives: no-sugar-added

Adjust for Elevation: Jellies, Jams, Butters, Conserves, Preserves, all things fruit-spready, and more!

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Lane

Last–but certainly not least–we look at all of the possibility in the fruit spread category: jellies, jams, butters, conserves, preserves, and more When it comes to adjusting this category for elevation … this is the easiest category of all. All … Continue reading →

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Adjust for Elevation, and more: pickles!

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Lane

Other Processes Pickling: First, for fermented pickles, sauerkraut, etc. — use the Low Temperature Pasteurization Process outlined by the NCHFP. Because this process uses water between 180-185 degrees–which is below the boiling point–and a thermometer to determine/maintain temperature, there is … Continue reading →

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Adjust for Elevation, and more: fruit and fruit products!

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Lane

What I mean by fruit and fruit products is: whole fruits, halves, quarters, other assorted size/shape fruit pieces, canned in either water, syrup or juice. fruit juice relatively un-cooked fruit purees (since cooked fruit purees tend to end up being … Continue reading →

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Update on the Voilette Mustard :)

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Lane

If you remember, back a couple of months ago … I tried my hand at mustard-making for the first time … choosing to start–as I often do–by trying to decipher several elaborate centuries-old recipes for an extremely rare mustard that … Continue reading →

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Kiwis and Pears: more dehydrating projects!

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Lane

I’m still on the hunt for great dehydrate-ables … so here’s the lowdown on another couple for you. I bought two one-pound bags of kiwis to try drying them. When I visited the Dutchman’s Store in Iowa on my recent … Continue reading →

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Dehydrating mandarins … two ways!

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Lane

I’ve been working on increasing my stores of dehydrated fruits lately. I’m always using them as ingredients for scones, cookies, crumbles, granola, and more … and the standard offerings in most grocery stores (apples, dried plums–what they’re calling “prunes” these … Continue reading →

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Grains, Cooked in the Jar :)

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Lane

I’m getting ready to put together a post about things you can use to fill out a pressure canner that’s short a jar or three of being full … and one of my favorite ways to do that is to … Continue reading →

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Defining Fruit Spreads

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Lane

The terms are often used interchangeably, especially online, so here are the definitions I use when I’m naming one of my own fruit spreads: Jellies are made from fruit juice, or occasionally–in the case of things like pepper or mint … Continue reading →

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Thick and Yummy Homemade No-Sugar-Added Eggnog!

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Lane

My apologies! I probably should have put this post up before the holidays, huh? Sorry about that! I’m a bad blogger! When I first met my husband, I discovered that he possessed an AWESOME family recipe for homemade eggnog. It’s … Continue reading →

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Plum Peach Ginger Crumble! Or … what the heck is a ‘crumble’ … and how can I make one for myself?

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Lane

Sounds tasty, right? But first … a bit of administrivia One of the frequent questions I see on canning discussion lists is … how do you use all the things you can? I understand why they ask that question, too. … Continue reading →

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