The 104 Homestead

Preserving Your Harvest

From garden to table, I will show you preservation techniques. Enjoy a jar of spring berry jam in the fall or corn on the cob in the dead of winter.

Homemade tomato paste is thick and rich with flavor. We use it for thickening spaghetti sauce, enriching the flavors in stews and soups, and more.
Mixed berry jam is perfect for this time of year. Strawberries are just wrapping up, raspberries are abundant, and we're starting to see blueberries.
1 to 1. That's the average ratio of fruit to sugar in most jam recipes. Can you make a delicious jam without sugar or sweetener? Why yes you can!
Do you have a bunch of squash on hand? Freeze it for later! Freezing spaghetti squash is super easy and takes less than an hour from start to finish.
You can simply bring herbs indoors and hang them as bundles from hooks, but it's easier and faster to dry herbs with a dehydrator.
There are a lot of dill pickle recipe ideas online, but there is something they all lack. The secret to crispy pickles. A single surprise ingredient.
I'm new Excalibur Dehydrators, but not the the world of dehydrating. Foryears I've been finding creative ways to avoid buying a real dehydrator.
I eat applesauce not only as a snack, but I also enjoy recipes using applesauce. Homemade applesauce is delicious, but I like to give it some pizzazz with add-ons.
Canning tomatoes can be very rewarding, but it can also be very tedious and time consuming. The hardest part, in my opinion, is peeling all those tomatoes.
Frozen and canned produce is good, but sometimes fresh produce off-season is better. Discover how to use Fresh Storage to enjoy fresh produce year round.
Grandma's world famous apple pie filling recipe is something to cherish. Some of her preservation techniques should be left in the past. Open kettle canning.
Simply Canning's website is a warm and welcoming place where you can get answers to all of your questions. Learn the skills to can at home with confidence.
This lovely honey-rosemary brine gives a wonderful flavor to not only wild onions, but to garlic cloves, sliced shallots, green onions and other vegetables, as well.
Make your own organic homemade pumpkin puree. It tastes better, it's better for you, and it's even fun to make.
I personally think water bath canning is the place to start when you are first learning how to can. Check out these FAQs and great recipes to get you started.
Crab apple butter is an amazing thing. It is like a thick, sweet apple sauce that is used as a condiment. It can be used in a sandwich or on toast.

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