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Triple Berry Jam Recipe with less sugar If you would like to give the gift of homemade jam this winter but don’t have any berries in your freezer, this recipe uses a bag of frozen fruit from Costco, is low sugar {without adding sugar substitutes} and was still good enough to win a blue ribbon Read More >>
If you can make applesauce, you can make apple butter. The process is exactly the same with the exception of one step. After you turn your apples into applesauce, instead of canning it right away, you place the applesauce in a crock pot to cook down into a thick, rich buttery spread. Apple butter is Read More >>
If you’re looking for a small batch jalapeno pepper jelly recipe this is the one! If you have never tried jalapeno pepper jelly before and are not exactly sure what the heck you would do with it… I like to serve it with a block of softened cream cheese and fancy crackers. It’s great to Read More >>
Canning peaches is one of my favorite things to do each summer so I thought I would go ahead and repost this handy dandy tutorial on how to can peaches for those of you who have never done it before, or just need a quick refresher course. For this batch I used about 10 pounds Read More >>
With jam season right around the corner I wanted to drop a small reminder that jam makes AWESOME {and frugal} holiday gifts! Okay, so smearing it all over a piece of toast isn’t so bad either. 😉 Making really good jam is really just about following a couple of really simple guidelines. Here are my Read More >>
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