Tag Archives: Food in jars challange 2017

High Bush Cranberry- Shrub Drink for the Win

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

I loved this months Shrub challenge, At the Food in Jars Blog, we even had a Shrub Party.. I made four different kinds, Elderberry, High Bush Cranberry, Elderflower and Homemade Grape. What we learned at the party the younger crowd … Continue reading →

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Elderberry Shrub Recipe

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

The first of a number of Shrubs for the Food in Jar Challenge.. Elderberry Shrub 8 0z of Elderberry Syrup (made with cooked elderberry juice and sugar at 1 to 1 ratio) 2 oz of Apple Cider Vinager 2 oz … Continue reading →

Posted in Food in jars, frugal, Garden | Tagged Elderberry, Elderberry juice, Elderberry Shrub Drink Recipe, Elderberry Syrup, elderberry's, Food in jar challange march shrub drinks, Food in jars challange 2017 | 10 Comments

Food in Jars Challange 2017- Salt perserving- Salmon with Nettle

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

In week two of my months long Food in Jars Challenge 2017 – Salt preserving Two lovely cuts of salmon were bought, thawed out and a bowl of salt-sugar at 50-50 in percent and a full cup of dried nettle greens … Continue reading →

Posted in Charcuterie, Food in jars | Tagged Cured Salmon Spring rolls, Cured Salmon with hot mustard and sprouts on sour dough bread, Food in Jars Challange -Salt Curing, Food in jars challange 2017, Gravlox, Homemade dipping sauce for rice rolls, Homemade spring rolls with cured salmon in them, Homesteading, Horseradish, Nettles, Salt cured salmon | 3 Comments

Canadian Northern Spruce Tip Salt

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

I adore my spruce tips, I use them in many ways.. I always make spruce tip salt and spruce tip sugar, I make a full pint of each every year for cooking though out the year to come. While the … Continue reading →

Posted in Charcuterie, local food, Recipes from the Root Cellar, Spice Rack | Tagged Food in jars challange 2017, Moose Stew Recipe, Spruce Salt Recipe, Spruce tip Salt, Spruce tip Salt Recipe, Spruce Tips in cooking | 6 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 →

Posted in Canning | Tagged Curing with salt, Food in jars challange 2017, kumquat marmalade, Salt Preserving | 1 Comment

Kumquat Marmalade

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

This is the official marmalade post for the Food in Jars Challenge for Jan These little fruits were Persnickety lol.. having never worked with them before but having heard good thing I decided that they would go on the list … Continue reading →

Posted in Canning | Tagged Canning, Canning Marmalade, Food in jars challange 2017, kumquat marmalade, Tradional Marmalade Recipe | 6 Comments

Food in Jars Mastery Challenge 2017

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

http://foodinjars.com/2017/01/food-jars-mastery-challenge/ Back in 2010, the blogger we all knew as Tigress hosted a year-long canning challenge known as the Can Jam. Each month, she’d announce a new category of ingredients and we’d all head out and make a preserve featuring … Continue reading →