My in-laws from Baltimore are asking: Where‘s the sauerkraut, hon? For proper pronunciation, you‘ll have to catch me in person. 😉
I‘ve had 49/73 items that are actually on the list. Here are some of my favorites.
1. Mashed potatoes
2. Roasted acorn squash
3. Glazed carrots
No thank you to giblets!
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pickI like this author‘s attitude to canning—that you don‘t need massive amounts of sugar, basically. And she has a more efficient way of dealing with the jars and lids than I‘ve seen before. There are lots of interesting recipes in this book, both basic and more unusual, plus recipes for ways to use those preserved foods, which I appreciate even though almost none of those recipes are relevant to me.
Yesterday was a day-long advanced screening of November, so I made apricot jam because it tastes like sunshine in a jar.
Recipe is from the tagged book. It's great in that it calls for old-fashioned dried apricots, rather than wildly expensive fresh ones.
Back at it again with the Ball Bible. 😁 This time it‘s pickled grape tomatoes. I haven‘t tried them yet. 🤞🏾
pickMy first attempt at canning - strawberry jam! I‘m crossing my fingers it sets. It is a low sugar version (fruitier taste) and I‘ve heard they are looser jams. 🤞🏾 I followed the instructions in the Blue Bible, except I forgot to debubble. 😬
I made summer berries jam!
(No sooner were the lids on than anxiety-mind piped up to tell me I probably did something wrong and will end up poisoning everyone. 😩)
This is the part where I‘m glad I don‘t have a hubby because he‘ll say I already have one! The one one the left, I bought it in 2009. I used it constantly where there‘s a torn area from wear and tear from my thumb. Now, on the right, it‘s same thing, just updated version with a gorgeous cover. The reason reason why I bought the new one? Cause it‘s to sit there pretty...
Am done for the day! Strawberry syrup and apricot preserves. BBQ dinner with family. Will do apricot butter tomorrow after work. Happy 4th, Littens! ❤️❤️
Unbelievable! They‘re telling me to hurry up with apricot preserves!
