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Canning is Finally Cool Again

October 17, 2009

A few weeks ago, I mentioned Canning Across America. That project is still going strong. In fact, it is becoming very obvious that canning is now becoming “COOL”   – Just look at this new  “YES WE CAN” T-shirt you can buy online! – If you do a #canning search on Twitter you will be [...]

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Canning Across America

September 22, 2009

Have you heard about Canning Across America? It is a very cool new informational website with tons of canning info! I am actually a little late in posting this because the big “Kick-off” was three weeks ago…But the mission is still going strong — and will be going strong all year long. Here is the [...]

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I Think There is Apple Sauce in My Future

July 9, 2009

I have an Anna Apple tree growing espalier style against my west fence in my herb garden. My boys and I harvested several bags of apples from this little tree this week. Even though it is grown flat against the fence, I get tons of apples from this tree each year. That is the beauty of espalier. [...]

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Preserving Summer with Tutti-Frutti and Rumtopf

August 1, 2008

Okay -So this website is all about gardening and eating “fresh-from-the-garden” ingredients. Right? Well, here is a fun way to capture a bit of summer in a jar which combines the two concepts. Have you ever made a rumtopf or tutti-frutti? A rumtopf is a tasty German concoction made with fresh fruit, sugar and rum. [...]

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