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Elderberry jelly recipe with elderberries, lemon juice, sugar, and pectin. Makes an excellent preserve that can be served in both sweet and savory dishes This time of the year, hedgerows are beginning to fill with autumn bounty. Rose-hips, crab apples, mushrooms, blackberries, and one of my favorites — elderberries. Rich in vitamin C and sweet…
Use fresh spring rhubarb and a few other ingredients to make this rhubarb wine recipe. Includes tips on equipment and the full winemaking process. Quite a few people think of rhubarb as strictly a springtime treat but if you grow it yourself you’ll know that you can be pulling stalks of it far into the…
Delicious and chocolatey Yule Log Recipe to celebrate the holidays. It’s a shallow cake that you spread with cream and then roll up and decorate. The first time I was introduced to a yule log cake was in French class. Called a Buche de Noel in France, it’s a traditional Christmas cake made to resemble…
Make green tomato chutney with your unripened fruits. It can be served with cheese, bread, and other pickled vegetables or used as a marinade If you grow your own tomatoes, you know what it’s like to have a mountain of green fruit at the end of summer. This year I’m looking at an entire greenhouse…
Surprisingly easy to make crunchy granola recipe with rolled oats, honey, coconut, and nuts. Make it from start to finish in about 45 minutes. I’ve been one of those people who almost mindlessly pulls a box of granola from the supermarket shelf. It’s one of those staples that I thought I didn’t have time to…
A simple recipe for sweet and smooth blackcurrant rum liqueur. Mix it into champagne for Kir Royale or sip it neat. It’s like Ribena for adults. Kids in Britain grow up on Ribena, a cordial made with concentrated blackcurrant juice, sugar, and a few other things. I’m not saying it’s healthy, but everyone’s had it….
Infused honey is simple to make and can be drizzled on warm biscuits, yogurt, oatmeal, & savory treats like cheese. Video tutorial at the end. If you’ve ever tasted raw, local honey you’ll be amazed at the complexity of its flavor. It’s nothing like the stuff that comes out of squeezy bears. Depending on what…
How to make coffee liqueur using just a few basic ingredients including coffee, vanilla, & vodka. This homemade Kahlua recipe takes about 15 minutes to make I love flavored liqueurs and Baileys, Tia Maria, and Kahlua are all among my favorites. The only thing I don’t like about these creamy, tipsy, girly drinks is their…
Traditional recipe for how to can fresh tomatoes as chopped tomatoes. A simple recipe that you can use to preserve the tomato harvest for the winter. I bottled and processed over a dozen pint and quart jars last week and have another dozen to go. The process is simple and easy and a great way…