Preserving & Canning Food

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Home preserves as a tool for healing health pressure canning Jan 26, 2024

Who'd have thought that home preserving could be a tool for healing? I know it was never on my radar when we first started to preserve our own food but I have a little story to tell you. A little stor...

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Apricot jam recipe (reduced sugar, no added pectin) jam Jan 19, 2024

This apricot jam recipe is so simple, has much reduced sugar levels than its traditional counterparts and doesn't include any commercial pectin. It has my family's seal of approval and recent feedback...

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Preserve your own food and change your life food preservation Jan 12, 2024

There is something deeply rewarding about preserving your own food. It connects us with the traditional skills of our ancestors, it reconnects us with our food and the land and it forces us to slow do...

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Mixed berry jam recipe (reduced sugar, no added pectin) jam Dec 31, 2023

There's something special about berry jams. During the depths of winter, mixed berry jam on toast is both comforting and a reminder of the sunshine and good times of summer. It's particularly nostalgi...

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