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Strawberry Jam
The availability of freshly harvested fruits and vegetables is one of the benefits of living in Florida. Strawberries are in season now, much earlier than the rest of the country. Because the...
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Minnie’s Strawberry Jelly
I made strawberry jelly a couple of weeks ago shortly after returning from strawberry picking. I nearly lost all of the strawberry juice while it was slowly boiling. After picking strawberries that...
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Blackberry Jam
Blackberry season nearly got passed me before I made jam. Truth is, I had big plans for blackberry season: pie, cobbler, jelly, jam, smoothies, yogurt, and syrup. I ate most of the blackberries on the...
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Strawberry Preserves
I picked up a flat of fresh strawberries last week at the Florida Strawberry Festival. A flat was $10, and it was a deal I couldn’t pass up. The strawberries were large and ripe, and the aroma of...
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Fresh Mango Jam
It’s that time of year when mangoes are more than plentiful. I picked up about a dozen ripe mangoes a few days ago for a great price. I’ve been dying for months to make fresh mango jam, and that’s how...
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Raspberry Fruit Leather
I found this really cool recipe for homemade fruit leather in last week’s Orlando Sentinel in the “Relish” insert. It’s a good way to preserve ripe fruit, or if you’re like us, it’ a good way to save...
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Best Ever Blueberry Jam
I don’t think it’s possible to get tired of eating fresh blueberries. I picked several buckets this season (see my post about Beck Blueberries and U-Pick Thornless Blackberries and Blueberries). I...
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How to Prepare and Can Breakfast Sausage
I was going to title this post Minnie’s Farm Fresh Sausage after my grandmother, who made and canned sausage every fall. Minnie lived on a farm in the mountains of Eastern Tennessee in a little town...
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How To Make and Can Concord Grape Jelly
Concord grapes are usually in season up north around the end of August and early September, and that’s about the only time I can find them here in Central Florida. Concord grapes are my favorite...
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Food Preservation at Home: Everything You Need to Know
Everybody knows the feeling of going to the local grocery store, stocking up on fresh fruits and veggies for the week, and then having to throw them out at the end of the week because you forgot to...
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