Category Archives: Canning

(Mis)Adventures in Dandelion Jelly

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Erin D. | Permalink 10

Until a few days ago, I’d heard of dandelion salads and wines, but never dandelion jelly. The idea intrigued me so much, I set about making it today. [..]

Canning, Food, From the Garden, Nature, Recipe , , ,

A Visit from Heather

Posted on August 14, 2010 by Erin D. | Permalink 1

My long-lost wonderful friend Heather decided to visit from the Chicago area yesterday, and boy howdy did we ever have a full day. Apart from catching up on [..]

Canning, Community, Food, From the Garden, Gardening, Planning

Pickles for Mom, Pickles for You!

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Erin D. | Permalink 2

My mom’s financial and health situation right now is dire. She’s at risk for losing her home and she’s already lost her career as the result of being [..]

Canning, Fermented Foods, Food, From the Garden, Gardening, Gluten-Free, Harvest, Vegetarian , ,

Making Pickles, Part Next of (N)

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Erin D. | Permalink 1

The dills I made for Mike got to a point yesterday I deemed “finished.” They are salty and garlicky and pretty tasty, but not quite my thing. Three [..]

Canning, Fermented Foods, Food, From the Garden, Gluten-Free, Vegetarian

Making Pickles, Part 1 of (N)

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Erin D. | Permalink 0

In our last episode, we saw A Giant Pile of Cucumbers. All told, it yielded about six pounds of sliced cucumber – with another 2.5 pounds left untouched. [..]

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