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Apple Pie Filling
7 quarts Ingredients 6 quarts blanched sliced fresh Apples use a mix 5 1/2 cups sugar 1 1/2 cups clear Jel 2 tablespoon Saigon cinnamon 2 1/2 cups apple juice concentrate undiluted 5 cups apple juice 3/4 cup bottled lemon juice 1 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg 7 drops yellow … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, Apple juice, Baked, Beverages, canning, cooking, easy, frugal, Granny Smith, Home, preserving, Recipe, Rome, sugar, tips, Vanilla, vegetable
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Parsley Jelly
Ingredients 2 1/2 cups boiling water 10 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley 1/4 cup cider vinegar 2 1/2 cups honey 1/2 (6 fluid ounce) container liquid pectin Green food coloring 2-3 drops for taste Directions Make a strong infusion by … Continue reading
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Tagged Boil, canning, cheap, Cookware and bakeware, easy, frugal, Olive oil, parsley, preserving, Recipe, Stainless steel, Tablespoon, Vinegar, Water
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Red Sauerkraut
Fermenting seemed like the next step in my interest in food preservation and making it myself. It is basically the oldest form of food preservation, discovered by some happy accident that brought us beer, bread, cheese and wine. Its … Continue reading
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Tagged cabbage, cheap, cooking, fermentation, frugal, Fruit and Vegetable, Home, homemade, homesteading, preserving, Recipe, Sauerkraut, vegetable, Wild Fermentation
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Black Currant Jelly
Yield 6 small jars 3 3/4 cups black currant juice 3/4 cup lemon juice 1 pkg. powdered pectin 6 cups sugar To Prepare Fruit: Crush currants, place in kettle. Just barely cover currants with water. Simmer until soft, … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackcurrant, canning, cooking, Fruit preserves, Home, homesteading, Lemon juice, Pectin, preserving, Recipe, sugar, tips, Wine tasting descriptors
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Black Currant Jelly
Yield 6 small jars 3 3/4 cups black currant juice 3/4 cup lemon juice 1 pkg. powdered pectin 6 cups sugar To Prepare Fruit: Crush currants, place in kettle. Just barely cover currants with water. Simmer until soft, extract … Continue reading
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Tagged canning, cheap, Cook, easy, frugal, healthy, Home, Jams Jellies and Preserves, lemon, Pectin, preserving, Recipe, sugar, Water, Wine tasting descriptors
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Sangria Jelly
1 1/2 cups burgundy wine 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1/4 cup orange juice 2 tablespoons orange liqueur 3 cups sugar 1 pouch (3 oz.) liquid pectin Combine wine, juices, and liqueur in top of double boiler. Stir until sugar … Continue reading
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Tagged canning, cheap, cooking, easy, frugal, Home, homesteading, how to, juice, lemon, Orange, preserving, Recipe, sugar, tips, Water, Wine
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Apple Jelly
Yields 7 half-pints 1 qt. canned apple juice 1 pkg. powdered fruit pectin 1 vanilla bean scraped 3 Tablespoons Lemon Juice 5 1/2 cups sugar Combine juices, vanilla bean and pectin in large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Add … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple juice, Breakfast healthy, canning, cheap, cooking, easy, frugal, fruit, healthy, Home, homemade, juice, Pectin, preserving, Recipe, sugar, Water
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Strawberry Vanilla Jam
Water bath canner 4-6 (8 oz) half pint canning jars w/two piece lids About 4 lbs of fresh strawberries 1 cup unsweetened apple juice 1 (1.75 oz ) package of Ball No-Sugar Pectin 1 whole vanilla bean ½ tsp. butter or … Continue reading
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Tagged Breakfast healthy, butter, canning, cheap, cooking, easy, frugal, Fruit preserves, healthy, Home, Home canning, home made, home made oil lard shortening flour, Ice cream, preserving, Recipe, sugar, Temperature, tips
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Tomato-Basil Simmer Sauce
12 pounds ripe tomatoes (about 25 tomatoes), peeled* 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar 2 tablespoons kosher salt or 4 teaspoons salt 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 2 cups lightly packed fresh basil leaves, chopped … Continue reading
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Tagged Breakfast healthy, canning, cheap, easy, frugal, garden, Gardening, healthy, home made, homesteading, how to, lemon, peppers, preserving, Recipe, tips, tomatoes, vegetable
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