Comments on: gear up for food-preservation season, with erica strauss (giveaway!) https://awaytogarden.com/gear-up-for-food-preservation-season-with-erica-strauss/ 'horticultural how-to and woo-woo' with margaret roach, head gardener Mon, 18 Sep 2017 12:09:56 +0000 hourly 1 By: Cheryl https://awaytogarden.com/gear-up-for-food-preservation-season-with-erica-strauss/comment-page-25/#comment-1027772 Wed, 19 Aug 2015 05:18:05 +0000 https://awaytogarden.com/?p=34537#comment-1027772 Who won please?

]]> By: Randy https://awaytogarden.com/gear-up-for-food-preservation-season-with-erica-strauss/comment-page-25/#comment-1027767 Tue, 18 Aug 2015 18:27:06 +0000 https://awaytogarden.com/?p=34537#comment-1027767 The last of 2014’s spring lamb is holding for the first cool autumn night in my freezer. Actually it is the shank and other saved bones for stocks (I never toss out bones until used for stocks). A note: for stocks, the simpler the better: bones, water, salt and possibly a few dried bay leaves. You can always add seasonings later but you can never take them away. Keep-it-simple-stupid is the best.

The pantry shelves from 2014 have one last jar each of mixed berry preserves, that came from the extra blackberries, raspberries, blueberries and strawberries when each was processed individually. I simply froze the extras until I had enough for a sizable batch. Because they’re “leftovers,” no two batches are the same yet all are mouthwatering. The other jar is rosemary-jalapeno jelly. Processed in the smallest units available, these are the perfect finish to roast pork, lamb, chicken or salmon! It is so popular as gifts that I doubled my garden space this year to accommodate the extra requests.

]]> By: cintra https://awaytogarden.com/gear-up-for-food-preservation-season-with-erica-strauss/comment-page-25/#comment-1026398 Mon, 06 Jul 2015 22:03:45 +0000 https://awaytogarden.com/?p=34537#comment-1026398 Canning makes me feel like I am making my future secure somehow….and gives me a connection to days past. I am so glad there are folks still working away in their kitchens putting up their garden produce. I have strawberry jam and hope to have blueberry as well. I never have enough apple sauce…my family eats it almost as fast as I can can it and they have their friends come over to sample (eat any extra cans)…..I also love canning tomatoes but haven’t made it to the spring before it’s all gone. Pesto is the best (not canned but frozen)…..I add a little plain yogurt to it to keep the bright green color…..I hope that’s OK? No one has died yet. I haven’t pickled anything yet….I guess I need to learn a new thing! Plant dill!

So all in all…..I need to can more…..because what about gifting canned cans? It’s almost like the Seinfeld Episode…..About being sponge worthy….Haha!! WE covet our canned cans!

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