Category Archives: My Cannery

Art in a Jar, Preserves, Pickles,

Chunky Plum and Cherry Jam

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Sandy

Serve this jam with scones and tea, spread over pancakes, alongside grilled pork, or swirled into yogurt. subscribe to Bon Appétit Ingredients 1 1/2 pounds dark-skinned plums (about 6 large), quartered, pitted 1 cup sweet cherries, pitted 1 cup sugar … Continue reading →

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Canned Apricots

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Sandy

You can always spice each jar a little different from each other. Variations: bitter almond, lavender, vanilla bean, star anise, cardamom; or try a combination coriander, nutmeg and cardamom.

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Canned Peaches

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Sandy
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Blenheim Apricot Jam

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Sandy

Add blanched and peeled apricot kernels to each jar before sealing. How many? I’m not sure. I put up half-pint jars with 3, 4, 5 and 6 kernels per jar. Fruit-to-sugar ratio by volume 3:2 Fruit-to-sugar ratio by weight 5:4 … Continue reading →

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Slightly Sweet Dill Refrigerator Pickles

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Sandy

yield: Makes 2 quarts Substituting rice vinegar (instead of cider or wine vinegar) produces a pickle that’s less tart. Ingredients 1 small sweet onion (such as Vidalia or Maui), thinly sliced 2 pounds medium pickling cucumbers, scrubbed, cut into 1/4-inch-thick … Continue reading →

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Meyer Lemon Marmalade

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Sandy

6 Meyer lemons (1 1/2 pounds) 4 cups water 4 cups sugar Special equipment: Cheesecloth Kitchen string 6 (1/2-pint) Mason-type jars, sterilized Preparation Halve lemons crosswise and remove seeds. Tie seeds in a cheesecloth bag. Quarter each lemon half and … Continue reading →

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Pear Butter with Cardamom

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Sandy

Pear Butter with Cardamom by Sandra Nickerson on Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 10:27am 10-12 Barlett Pears – Peel and dice 6 Tablespoons Lemon Juice 3 Cups White or Brown Sugar 2 teaspoons Cardamom powder 1 teaspoon salt Add lemon … Continue reading →

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Dill Pickles

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Sandy

My mother made wonderful pickles.  I remember one year she had tasted the neighbors pickles and enjoyed them so much, she used the neighbors recipe.  They turned out way so sour, too much vinegar.  She was so disappointed!  I remember … Continue reading →

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Three Citrus Marmalade – Grapefruit, Lemon, Orange

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Sandy

Three Citrus Marmalade adapted from several marmalade recipes in “So Easy to Preserve“ Multimedia message Yield: 3 1/2 pints 2 pink grapefruit 3 lemons 4 navel oranges 1/2 tsp baking soda 6 cups of sugar 1 pkg low sugar pectin … Continue reading →

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Red Onion Marmalade

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Sandy

4-6 large Red Onions 2 T Olive Oil 1 tsp dry mustard 1 tsp thyme or sage 1 tsp salt 1 tsp course ground pepper 1/4 cup balsalmic vinegar 1/4 cup brown sugar Cut onions tops and bottoms off, slice … Continue reading →

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