During the holidays we usually think of turkey, dressing, cranberries, and pumpkin pie. This easy homemade canned jellied cranberry sauce will become a family favorite at the holidays and all year long! Ingredients 4 ¼ cups cranberries 1 ¾ cups…
Hot Pepper Sauce
If you like hot sauce, this is the canning recipe for you. It’s quick and easy. The recipe is on a small scale, so I recommend to double or triple it if you are canning this for your pantry. I…
Canning Cranberry Raspberry Preserves
This is a very simple recipe and so very good. I found this in the Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving, but I have altered it. The original recipe calls for a package of pectin. When you…
Fall Garden Clean-Up
Fall is a time to reflect on the year’s harvest and prepare the beds and gardens for next year’s plantings. It is such a beautiful time here in the northern midwest with the trees in all their fall glory. So…
Camping with a Purpose Grape Edition
Our first Camping with a Purpose trip was to Geneva State Park in Geneva, Ohio. What an amazing place. Lake Erie is just beautiful. They have a really nice bike trail that takes you along the lake and into the…
Grape Jam
This grape jam has a chunky consistency and such a vibrant grape flavor. You will love this on toast or bagels or in your favorite thumbprint cookie recipes. Ingredients 2 quarts grapes 1/2 cup water 5 cups sugar Instructions Wash…