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?
Calamondins. If you live in Texas or Florida you may be able to hunt some of these down. Then you can make these candied lovelies to garnish your gin cocktail.
Thanks to Charcutepalooza, I am now eating some bacon and guanciale. We ate them with oysters and pasta, albeit separately. Meals come together quickly and simply when there's a little cured meat in the house!
They don't call it paradise for nothing! Quinces, crabapples and lingonberries combine forces to make the prettiest, most delicious jelly you've had. This is your grandma's jelly. She knew what was good.
Sometimes you have some nectarines hanging around, and you need to make jam super quick. Well, maybe it happens once a year. But still, you should be prepared!
