Why? Because you can! And pickle, and jam, or otherwise celebrate the resurgence of the domestic arts our forebears held so dear. Put on your best apron and step into our kitchen, won't you?
This recipe recalls the very first preserves I ever made: pineapple lime jam. The rumor is that the result was so exquisite that my father-in-law ate it straight out of the jar. I’m sorry that it’s taken me nearly 6 years to revisit the combination.
Homemade spiced rum is very easy to make . . . all it requires is time for all the spices to do their magic. After a couple of minutes of work and two weeks of waiting and you end up with a tasty rum that can't be beat.
I couldn't resist canning plum pie filling! Now all I need to do is open jar, dump in shell and bake! I made with yellow plums, but you can use purple too. FYI a bit much sugar, BUT I use it as simple syrup...
There’s apple butter on my ceiling. That’s the issue with making any kind of fruit butter on the stovetop. That’s the beauty, I learned while making a second batch, of apple butter in the slow cooker. It’s never hot enough to burble.
Captain Morgan Private Stock rum and brown sugar are the secret ingredients in these luscious, boozy, canned peaches. This recipe yields 8 quarts or 16 pints. Perfect for gift-giving if they last until the holidays.
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