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?
Fire Cider is a folk remedy with many variations designed to boost immunity and combat colds and flu. Take it as a tonic, or add it to your bloody mary! If it doesn't kill you, it will cure you.
Many were called but only one was chosen: Juanita Malone's low-sugar Strawberry Jam. The recipe calls reduced sugar pectin and finds just the right balance of fruit and sweetness.
The four runners-up up in the Ultimate Strawberry Jam contest: Strawberry Lime, Strawberry Champagne, Strawberry Banana and Strawberry Honey. And a completely gratuitous photo of Sandra Lee.
This homemade tomato paste is magnificent stuff. Once you’ve concentrated 3 pounds of fresh, sweet, peak-summer tomatoes down to about a cup, you have a flavor that makes you feel like your brain might short circuit. Via Gilt Taste.
Preserve your thinly sliced zucchini in oil! In the space of half and hour, your zucchini-related stress will melt into self satisfaction when you are spooning it onto a crusty bread with a lovely glass of rosé.
My objective with this homemade ketchup was to use neither exotic ingredients nor flavorings but to achieve the perfectly smooth, thick texture of Heinz or Hunt’s while preserving more of the fresh tomato taste than they do.--Jefferry Steingarten