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More Apples

HazelHope Clan wrote 2 weeks ago: Although this will be the third post with this name, I couldn’t think of a title more fitting. On Mo … more →

Tags: cooking, gardening

More Apples

HazelHope Clan wrote 3 weeks ago: We made 42 quarts of apple pie in a jar, all in one day! In this picture, 1 batch of 14 is to the le … more →

Tags: cooking, gardening

Apple cider cinnamon jelly--a fast, easy holiday gift!1 comment

mysisterskitchen wrote 3 weeks ago: Right about now, you are starting the whirlwind of Christmas parties at office, church, school, etc. … more →

Tags: Recipes, Apple Recipes, Holiday Recipes, Christmas recipes

More Apples

HazelHope Clan wrote 1 month ago: We made some more Apple-Pie-in-a-Jar: And some more Dried Apples: We still have a few bushels of app … more →

Tags: cooking, gardening

Turkey Stock from a Turkey Carcass16 comments

mysisterskitchen wrote 1 month ago: What exactly DO I do with a turkey carcass? This was a question I asked for years, right before I su … more →

Tags: Holiday Recipes, Methods, Resourceful cooking, Thanksgiving Recipes, making turkey stock, turkey carcass

Sauerkraut...great results2 comments

mysisterskitchen wrote 3 years ago: It’s been several weeks since Dave started our Sauerkraut Experiment. It’s been sitting … more →

Tags: Methods, photos, Kitchen tips, Resourceful cooking

Revisiting the Apple Butter question10 comments

mysisterskitchen wrote 3 years ago: I want to make this a separate post on apple butter for two reasons. First, a lot of people visit th … more →

Tags: Recipes, Methods, photos, Apple Recipes

What an apple-y day! Sauce, butter, pies, dehydrated "chips"3 comments

mysisterskitchen wrote 3 years ago: Remember that post about ugly apples? Well, yesterday, we had the opportunity to go DEEP with those … more →

Tags: Recipes, Methods, photos, Kids in the kitchen, Kitchen tips, Apple Recipes

Pie on the run: Apple Pie "kits" in the freezer7 comments

mysisterskitchen wrote 3 years ago: “Be Prepared” might be the motto of Boy Scouts the country over, but it’s the mott … more →

Tags: Recipes, Methods, Food for guests, Apple Recipes

Making Homemade Applesauce; some tools of the trade5 comments

mysisterskitchen wrote 3 years ago: We LOVE homemade applesauce, but it’s been several years since we’ve made it and canned … more →

Tags: Recipes, photos, Apple Recipes

Apple Butter26 comments

mysisterskitchen wrote 3 years ago: I made apple butter for several years running, perhaps thinking I was going to get some Susie Homema … more →

Tags: Recipes, Apple Recipes

Making Sauerkraut at Home - time tested methods17 comments

mysisterskitchen wrote 3 years ago: Dave and I decided to try making homemade sauerkraut this year. Okay, Dave did all the heavy lifting … more →

Tags: Methods, Recipes

Another recipe for blueberry jam with no added pectin12 comments

mysisterskitchen wrote 3 years ago: Here’s one more recipe for those of you who are enjoying the taste of no-added-pectin jam. Thi … more →

Tags: Kitchen tips, Methods, Recipes

A word about fruit pectin1 comment

mysisterskitchen wrote 3 years ago: Last summer I learned some fascinating things about fruit pectin. 1. Many fruits have enough to set … more →

Tags: Methods, musings

Homemade Beef Jerky7 comments

mysisterskitchen wrote 3 years ago: Years ago, Auntie Karen introduced our family to homemade beef jerky. We behaved immoderately with t … more →

Tags: Methods, No cook recipes, Recipes

Watermelon pickles: photos of the final product

mysisterskitchen wrote 3 years ago: A report from the kitchen: I’ve made watermelon pickles, and this is what they look like. The … more →

Tags: Recipes, photos

What do you do with $50 worth of fresh raspberries?3 comments

mysisterskitchen wrote 3 years ago: We picked 2 large ice cream buckets full of raspberries yesterday at a local farm. Prices have gone … more →

Tags: photos

Partial Pecks of Pickled Peppers

mysisterskitchen wrote 3 years ago: Before Dave left Michigan we bought 4 quarts of fresh jalapeno peppers. We love jalepenos and Dave c … more →

Tags: Recipes, Methods, photos

What a lot of work!2 comments

mysisterskitchen wrote 3 years ago: Here is a photo of the gallon jars of ‘refrigerator’ pickles we canned. Good think we to … more →

Tags: photos, Recipes