Do you have a bumper crop this year? When you have a bumper crop, you need practical food preservation methods to store your harvest for later use. These 4 methods below can help you store your garden harvest for later use. It’s that time of year again. You have a bumper crop of certain fruits […]
Preserving Food
Below you'll find tips on how to preserve food. There's tips for canning, freezing and dehydrating food too. Preserve your garden bounty to use later in the year.
How to Make Apple Chips, with Three Drying Options
Making apple chips can be really quite simple. Here’s how to make apple chips with three ways to dry them too. Have you ever tried making your own apple chips? They are really quite simple to make and so healthy too. Some of the links in this post are my affiliate links. See my disclosure […]
The Best Way to Store Apples
Apple season will be here soon. If you plan on picking apples or purchasing apple these tips on the best way to store apples will help keep your apples from going bad before you can use them. One of the best things about fall is that apples are in season. While you can certainly purchase […]
How to Make Homemade Applesauce, Easy Recipe
This step by step tutorial will show you how to make homemade applesauce. It’s a simple homemade applesauce recipe with only two ingredients. Have you ever made homemade applesauce before? If you haven’t but want to try it’s easier to make than you might think to make. Some of the links are my referral links. […]
How to Can Peaches, Step by Step Instructions
Peaches, have such a great flavor and are so very delicious when they are in season. But what if you have a hankering for a juicy, flavorful peach out of season? You may have to be content with a pithy, subpar peach in the off season. But if you know how to can peaches, you […]
How to Perfectly Dry Peaches at Home
The fresh peach season is here. Preserve some of these delicious peaches this year by drying them. I love dried peaches to snack on, they are just like candy and they are also great in oatmeal and cooked desserts. If you’ve never dehydrated peaches, it’s an easy process this is how to dry peaches at […]
How to Freeze Apples
I like to keep my kitchen stocked with fruits that I’ve preserved myself. It’s so nice to be able to purchase them in season and stock up when they are on sale and tuck them away for those long winter months, when the out of season fruit can be so bland. I do a combination […]
How to Freeze Tomatoes for Sauces and Soups
My preferred method for preserving tomatoes is to dry them in my dehydrator. But it takes some time to peel, slice and then dry them all. So when I am feeling a bit lazy I will preserve my garden’s bounty of tomatoes by freezing them. Freezing tomatoes is really quite simple and only takes a […]
Raspberry Freezer Jam Recipe, with Video Tutorial
Last year, I made a batch of Raspberry Freezer Jam with MCP pectin. Like the strawberry jam, it turned out great, but this year I decided to use the Sure-Jell pectin. I have found that I like Sure-Jell pectin better. Even though it’s more expensive, I think it’s worth the extra cost. Last month, I […]
How to Make Strawberry Freezer Jam, with Video
Last year, I made a batch of strawberry freezer jam with MCP gelatin. I didn’t want to add the corn syrup in, so I changed the recipe just a little from what the box said and it turned out great. This year I opted to purchase my favorite brand of pectin, Sure-Jell. I like Sure_Jell […]
Preserving the Harvest, Drying Tomatoes
I don’t know about you, but our garden is exploding with tomatoes this time of year. A few years ago, I planted an heirloom tomato, that I think is called Tiger Tomato. It didn’t do well that first year but this year, those tomato plants are producing really well. I also planted Roma tomatoes which […]
