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Canning and preserving is a wonderful way to preserve nature's bounty for use in later months. Canning and preserving also provides a wonderful way to make homemade food gifts. Get tips, instructions, recipes and step by step tutorials on canning and preserving food.
Canning and Preserving editor: Michael Gokey
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Canning and Preserving Food
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Written by Michael Gokey
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Oh, my love of pesto. When the basil is abundant—and especially when a bumper crop is really going—rather than let it go to waste, I make it into pesto. This pesto freezes well in ice cube trays. Remember to use the colored 'food' trays, not the water trays. Then use a ‘cube’ at a time to infuse minestrone, add interest to pizza dough, to risotto or fold fresh flavor into any Italian sauce. Pasta with pesto is an easy side dish, especially if all you have to do is drop a couple of cubes of pesto into already hot Linguine or Cavatappi, stir and serve. Next to some grilled chicken or as a start to a great pasta salad, freshly made frozen pesto provides a magical touch each and every time you use it.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 21 July 2008 )
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Written by Michael Gokey
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 A relatively small amount of sun-dried tomatoes gives a gourmet touch and a burst of flavor to a variety of recipes. Very easy to make, store, and use at home, this is an item you may wish to consider a staple in your pantry. They are like 5-10 times cheaper to make at home than to buy in the store. Although prices have come down in recent years, it's still worthwhile to make your own at home, particularly if you have a tomato garden. The basic process of making homemade sun-dried tomatoes is easy enough.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 16 November 2008 )
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Written by Michael Gokey
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 Chipotles in Adobo Sauce are dry smoked red jalepenos(chipotles) that have been stewed in a lightly seasoned liquid. They have become very popular in Southwestern cooking because they provide a distinctive warm heat and delicious smoky flavor. Although you can buy canned Chipotles in Adobo Sauce, in markets that specialize in Hispanic foods, this homemade alternative is far superior and is very easy to prepare. They cost around $2.25 a can, were as I make my own for free, or the cost of my time. When my time is spent teaching my kids how to pass on these important skills, then it is very worth it.
I will teach you how to make chipotles by dry smoking jalepenos later in the growing season when it comes time.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 16 November 2008 )
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Canning and Preserving Food
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Written by Michael Gokey
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In this article we focus on Water Bath Canners. I will describe a little bit about Canning Jars and Lids, and Other Basic Equipment to have on hand. Then a little bit about Food Preparation. Also a pickle primer is coming to fruition.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 16 November 2008 )
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Canning and Preserving Food
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Written by Michael Gokey
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I want to teach you to make and preserve apple butter. However before we learn how to make apple butter, we should learn how to make applesauce, as apple butter is made from applesauce. In addition, before we start learning to make and can up some applesauce and apple butter, we need to learn a few tricks of canning basics. So therefore, I will post a few articles about Canning Basics, and then Making Applesauce, and then we can get down working on Making Apple Butter later.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 05 August 2008 )
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