There’s something deeply spiritual about working with your hands to preserve the harvest. Whether it’s kneading dough, tending a garden, or canning fruit like pears — these simple, old-fashioned tasks remind us of God’s provision, His perfect timing, and the blessings that come from faithful stewardship. Everything has its time and place. We need to…
Tag: Canning
Canning is a popular food preservation method that involves processing and sealing food in an airtight container. It helps extend the shelf life of perishable foods like fruits, vegetables, and meats by preventing spoilage and contamination.
Selected Ingredients That Are Home Grown Or Locally Sourced
Are you ready to put all that hard work good use and enjoy home grown ingredients? Now that winter is in full force here, with its cold blistery days occasionally mixed in with what we now consider warm 40° days. It is soup season. One of my favorite things to enjoy during the cold months…
Turning Juicy Summer Plums Into New Delicious Jam
Back in August we harvested our wild plums! The time has come to finally pull them out of the freezer and do something with them. Jam/jelly is first on the list. I’m making quite a bit of plain jam. It has turned out great. We put several into small 4 ounce jars that can be…
Pineapple Jalapeños Jam Sweet With A BIG Kick
My winter break is here so it’s time to try something new! We were once gifted pineapple jalapeño jam and really enjoyed it. When pineapple went on sale I decided it was time to try and make my own. I had jalapeños in the freezer from this summer ready to be used. Our jalapeño plants…
The Truth About Canning – Hard Work But Worth It
We have been canning for six weekends straight, dedicating most of our time to this task. Although it feels like we may never finish at times, we are grateful for the opportunity to preserve food for our family. It requires hard work, dedication, and perseverance, but the reward is priceless. Our children are learning the…
Canning Jalapenos (not pickled)
It was difficult to find a recipe for canning jalapenos that are not pickled. In the end I chose to can them using the same method as canning other … Canning Jalapenos (not pickled) Sharing from the blog: https://nysiashomestead.wordpress.com/2016/10/02/canning-jalapenos-not-pickled/
Love County Fair Perfect Tomatoes
This year our tomatoes have been fantastic! They are BIG beautiful, and I wish I would have entered them into the county fair! We are a big county fair community! Next year we are going to get our kids enrolled in 4H. It’s strange as we grow older how our perspective changes on things. If…
How to choose to water bath or pressure cooker?
This is a new start to our lives as we are learning to pressure cook and using water bath. Firstly, we love learning and knowing that we are providing for our family. We love getting to try new recipes and sharing them with our family and friends. It has been exhausting getting everything accomplished, but…
Cinnamon Cucumbers are a New Family Favorite
Have you ever tried cinnamon cucumbers? I do not like pickles, so I was very hesitant about them, but I really do enjoy cinnamon cucumbers. My husband remembers eating them as a child. So if course with our abundance of cucumbers this year we had to give it a try! 5 days to make Cinnamon…
Fresh Fruit to Eat All Year – Making life Affordable
Fruit trees are great to have but it is hard to eat all that fresh fruit when it is rip. We love having canned fruit in our storage room. I go grocery shopping every other week not only does this save on over spending but I also have to plan carefully for two weeks with…