Canning

Pear Applesauce

November 11, 2015

Hello everyone!

I hope everyone has had a great start to your week! I sure have between making Christmas gifts, which consists of cooking and canning apples and pears to share with everyone! I am so glad that this year I am experienced enough in canning to be able to give out jars of my amazing jams and jellies this year! I have only been canning for about a year now, so I am quite excited to save money and give such amazing gifts too!

Today’s recipe is one that my mom and I have recently been experimenting with. Earlier in the fall we were given Asian pears in our CSA box along with apples. The apples were good but there wasn’t enough for us to make applesauce with… so we decided to throw the pears in there to see what would happen. Literally Awesome! I don’t think I could have had an applesauce that was any better! I was really surprised because pears are not my favorite fruit. I think it has to do with the texture but I just am not a fan of pears. However, in this beautiful pear applesauce they are masked well with the apples and the spices that I cannot even taste them! …

Homemade Pumpkin Butter

October 7, 2015

Hi!

How is everyone doing this fine fall day! I am telling you this cool weather is almost going to make me miss the mountains as I go to the beach this weekend! (I am very excited!) However, It will be a lovely weekend down there to get away and rest! I am very much looking forward to it and seeing the ocean when there isn’t so many people around!

However, one thing that will feel weird is the fact that this past weekend I was making pumpkin puree and homemade pumpkin butter! Yes, pumpkin butter! I am so excited to share my adventure with you all about this because it was an adventure! It was probably the first time I have ever made pumpkin puree by myself! (which you can find by going to mattiespantry.com) I needed the help of the Pioneer woman so Mattie did not take all the credit for that one because it needed some expertise of its own but it was a mess and so much fun too! …

Black and Blue Jam

June 25, 2015

Hi Ya’ll

This weekend has been nothing short of busy! Cupcakes, Amish wedding noodles, jams, canning and even a chocolate chip cookie cheesecake. I think my mom oven is going to go on strike soon after I used it so much! Let’s hope not though!

II have only recently gotten into canning and I am by no means an expert on this, but I do enjoy doing it especially since at my husband’s work there is a few hundred wild blackberry bushes so they are free! I try to do so that I can keep up with the seasons. I only recently started growing my own tomatoes and they just seem to taste so much better that way! This time though I canned blackberries and blueberries. I bought some blueberries at the produce stand here in town and I was going to use them to make smoothies and things with but when I got a hold of those blackberries I knew exactly what I needed to do!

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