Right about now, you are starting the whirlwind of Christmas parties at office, church, school, etc., and if you’re anything like me, are just now remembering that you wanted to give some small … more →
My Sister's Kitchenwrote 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 →
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 →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Right about now, you are starting the whirlwind of Christmas parties at office, church, school, etc. … more →
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 →
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 →
wrote 3 years ago: It’s been several weeks since Dave started our Sauerkraut Experiment. It’s been sitting … more →
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 →
wrote 3 years ago: Remember that post about ugly apples? Well, yesterday, we had the opportunity to go DEEP with those … more →
wrote 3 years ago: “Be Prepared” might be the motto of Boy Scouts the country over, but it’s the mott … more →
wrote 3 years ago: We LOVE homemade applesauce, but it’s been several years since we’ve made it and canned … more →
wrote 3 years ago: I made apple butter for several years running, perhaps thinking I was going to get some Susie Homema … more →
wrote 3 years ago: Dave and I decided to try making homemade sauerkraut this year. Okay, Dave did all the heavy lifting … more →
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 →
wrote 3 years ago: Last summer I learned some fascinating things about fruit pectin. 1. Many fruits have enough to set … more →
wrote 3 years ago: Years ago, Auntie Karen introduced our family to homemade beef jerky. We behaved immoderately with t … more →
wrote 3 years ago: A report from the kitchen: I’ve made watermelon pickles, and this is what they look like. The … more →
wrote 3 years ago: We picked 2 large ice cream buckets full of raspberries yesterday at a local farm. Prices have gone … more →
wrote 3 years ago: Before Dave left Michigan we bought 4 quarts of fresh jalapeno peppers. We love jalepenos and Dave c … more →
wrote 3 years ago: Here is a photo of the gallon jars of ‘refrigerator’ pickles we canned. Good think we to … more →