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 most simple of tomato jams reminds us that tomatoes are a delicious fruit. Early Girl tomatoes, especially when dry farmed, are spectacularly sweet and thick skinned.
From The Blue Chair Jam Cookbook
If you are like me and love strawberry jam but feel like it’s a waste using all those lovely fresh berries to turn into jam, this recipe will help you to let go of that notion.
When you're left at the end of the season with a garden full of green tomatoes, make chutney! Try this with any roasted meats, or amp up your lowly hotdog. Keeps for weeks in refrig.
Basil is abundant in the garden now! Infuse it into an elegant simple syrup and play with it in several different ways -- drizzled over fresh berries, to sweeten homemade lemonade or tea, in a smoothie, to spark a cocktail or even over poundcake.
Red Onion Jam - a great recipe from Southern Living that is a great topping for your summer grilling or to add to quick stews for flavor when you don't have time to sit by the stove all day.
You haven't lived until you try Linda Ziedrich's mom's addictive spiced pickled prunes. Ziedrich is a canning guru, the author of "The Joy of Pickling" and "The Joy of Jams." I had the pleasure of interviewing her at her farm in Scio, Oregon.
