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Rhubarb & Strawberry Jam!

I love rhubarb... less sure about the Jell-o

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Classic Jams

As a kid, jam making dominated the summer berry and fruit season. My dad grew much of the fruit: rows of strawberries ripened not long after school let out, and raspberries, boysenberries, and loganberries, originating from my grandfather’s vines, came on midsummer. Raspberries were always my favorite: I learned from my mom to fill small canning jars with fresh berries using a classic recipestra…

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Red Onion

Onions have been an unexpected challenge to grow and to keep. They appear easy: just pop them in the ground, watch them grow, pull them out, let them dry a bit, and shove them in a box. But appearances can be deceiving. Onion growth is linked not just to temperature but also to daylength—two factors that run to extremes in northwest Montana. I spent years buying ubiquitous onion sets and…

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Savory Spreads: Toms and Zukes

Savory Spreads: Toms and Zukes

The first savory spread I canned, from Liana Krissoff’s Canning for a New Generation, featured tomatoes and basil. It inspired me not only to evolve the recipe but also to make other spreads that feature vegetables. Krissoff’s book also showed me the advantages of incorporating fresh fruitinto these spreads. Pectin occurs naturally in fruits, and some fruits, like apples and oranges, have lots…

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Sweet and Savory

When we think of homemade preserves and spreads, we often picture the sweet fruits of summer, like berries and cherries. But they can be so much more, especially in fall. Late-ripening tomatoes and peppers and fall-harvested onions, apples, and plums are just a few of my favorite ingredients in jams, jellies, and other spreads.

You might be thinking, “Do you really put vegetables in jam?” Yes, I…

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October Apples, Sauced in a Star Anise-Brown Sugar Syrup

October Apples, Sauced in a Star Anise-Brown Sugar Syrup

….’today, in October sun, it’s all gold—sky and tree and water. Everything just before it changes looks to be made of gold.’ (“The Wide Net” by Eudora Welty, The Collected Stories)

This “changing-time” is apple season…days are still sunny and warm, but the evenings are cool and crisp. It is time to once again crank up the stove and do some more serious cooking. Apple Sauce is a favorite of mine,…

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Canning 101- Tips and Tricks to Get You Started Canning Today

Canning 101- Tips and Tricks to Get You Started Canning Today

Do you follow me on Instagram? If you do, you might have noticed that my past two weeks have been CONSUMED by canning. I’ve been thinking about it morning, noon and night. Every summer my family and I frequent a family run farmer’s stand called Hop On Farms. Visiting Hop On each week has become a summertime family tradition for us. The Hubs and I started going there when I was pregnant with Bean…

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