Category Archives: Canning

5 Ways to use Garlic Scapes!

Posted on July 1, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

Ah, Garlic Scapes, those yummy green tops on the garlic that you are growing in your garden, or available from your favorite local garlic grower. When they reach over and start to curl into themselves.. its time for harvesting. I … Continue reading →

Strawberry Pineapple Jam Recipe

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

Well, I was thrilled to see that my local store had x-large fresh dole pineapples on sale for 1.50 each for Canada Sale.. now one of these typically makes me 1 and half pints each.. so I got 36 pineapples, … Continue reading →

Posted in Canning | Tagged Fresh local Strawberries, Strawberry Pineapple Jam, Strawberry Pineapple jam recipe, Watch for your local sales | 6 Comments

Canning Round up for June – 2017

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

2017 Please note for ease of tracking, I will be rounding everything up or down into pints.. example, if I do 7 quarts of something, it will be written as 14 pints, if I do 8 80z jars it will be written as 4 pints.. you get the idea.. It will make my life so […]

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Posted in Canning, dry pantry, food, Food in jars, Food Storage | Tagged Canning, Canning Ham Bean Soup, Canning log 2017, Canning Rabbit Stew, Canning updates 2017, Dill flavoured Sunchoke pickles | Leave a comment

Canning up some Sweet Tea Concentrate

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

Homemade Sweet Tea in summer is a delight but if you forget to do it in time or you think you have a jug in the fridge and company shows up and you reach for it, only to see that … Continue reading →

Posted in Canning | Tagged Canning up Sweet Tea Concentrate, Making Sweet Tea Concentrate, Sweet Tea for summer | 19 Comments

Freezer Spring Checkups- Counting is Bee’s Knees LOL

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

I have talked to friends that tell me that their freezers are pretty empty in the spring, and so they don’t need to do this much.. I have talked to other friends that don’t have clue what is even in … Continue reading →

Posted in Canning | Tagged Canning, Canning pantry year to year, Figuring out how much to can up, Planning your summer canning | 4 Comments

Canning Round up for May – 2017

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

Canning Round up for April – 2017

Posted on April 30, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

Canning Round Up March -2017

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

Posted in Canning | Tagged Canning, Canning overview 2017, Canning Update march 2017, Lamb Cured into Lamb Ham, Lamb Jerky, Lamb Tallow | Leave a comment

Cranberry Sauce for Roasted Pork Ribs

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

This recipe did three good size Pork Spare ribs of 4 to 5 ribs each. 1 80z jar of Cranberry Jam ( As you can this was a full berry jam) 2 oz of Soy Sauce 2 oz of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Canning, Pork | Tagged Cranberry Sauce for BBQ, Cranberry Sauce for Pork Ribs, Homestead raised Pork, Pork ribs | 2 Comments

Food in Jar’s Challange -February -Salt Preserving

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

It’s the first of February and that means it’s time to take on the second project in the Food in Jars Mastery Challenge. This month is all about salt preserving. For the purposes of this challenge, we’re going to focus … Continue reading →