The Delightful Sound of Popping Lids

The “pop” is the wonderful sound jars make when the jam has been properly processed and is closed to the outside world. Until this sound, your heart beats a little faster, but when it finally happens, you feel a sense of accomplishment. I did TONS of research before I set out on my mission to make [...]

Preserves

Tomorrow I’m going to try canning for the first time. I’m not quite sure why I have decided to take this on, but it sure does seem like a lot of fun. The only reason I can come up with for me doing this is because we have gone to so many farmers’ markets this [...]