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Corn Tomato Salsa

While we are growing corn this year on the homestead, we don't have a lot of it, so while out on the mainland I saw the annual signs along the highway for fresh corn. I wasn't the only one peeling off the highway for it. At 4 ears for $1 you stop! It was being… Continue reading Corn Tomato Salsa

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Thai Style Sweet Chili Sauce

When I first did this recipe last year (Pomona's Pectin helped me develop it!) I liked it, but noticed that after storage time the sauce got hotter as time went on. Oops! So I went back to it, and reduced the pepper flakes by half this year. It's still spicy. Tender tongues might to cut… Continue reading Thai Style Sweet Chili Sauce

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Canning Handcrafted Lemon Curd

One of the small luxuries in life I grew up with was lemon curd, because it was one of the few things my Nana passed on to my Mom. Nana wasn't known for her cooking skills (my Grandfather hired housekeepers who did the cooking and cleaning), she could barely boil a pot of water for… Continue reading Canning Handcrafted Lemon Curd

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Canning Bread and Butter Pickles

This year I changed up my Bread and Butter Pickle recipe. Normally I do the combining of various spices, but I was feeling lazy and just used a premixed pickling spice blend. What that meant is my pickles are not yellow hued, as I left the turmeric out. I don't care if my pickles are… Continue reading Canning Bread and Butter Pickles