Yield: About 5 half-pints Procedure: Wash and thoroughly crush blueberries, one layer at a time, in a saucepan. Add lemon juice, spice, and water. Stir pectin and bring to a full, rolling boil over high heat, stirring frequently. Add the sugar and return to a full rolling boil. Boil hard for 1 minute, stirring constantly. […]

-APRICOT ICING- 1/2 c Powdered sugar 2 To three teaspoons apricot Nectar or orange juice In a medium mixing bowl stir together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and cardamom or cloves; set aside. Stir together apricot nectar or orange juice, applesauce, oil, and egg till combined. Sit in the snipped apricots. Spread batter […]

Put juice and sugar in large sauce pan.Bring to a boil on high heat stirring constantly. Add certo & bring to boil again and boil 1/2 min, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and skim. Put in bottles.

Combine peaches, sugar, & honey in Dutch oven. Cover & let stand for 45 minutes. Position knife blade in food processor bowl. Add orange, & top with cover. Process until finely chopped. Measure chopped orange, & add an equal amount of water. Cook covered, about 10 minutes or until orange peel is soft. Set aside. […]

Heat beets gently and add jello mixed with the water. Add the horseradish. Chill for a few hours before serving. This is excellent served with turkey ham etc.

1) Combine the water and salt in a 1-quart jar which has a tight fitting lid. Add the vinegar, dill, fennel, and rue. 2) Separate the lettuce leaves and add them to the liquid. Seal the jar and let sit until ready (about 48 hours) NOTE: The original recipe from Columella calls for salting the […]

1. Hull and thoroughly crush strawberries, one layer at a time. Measure into a large bowl. You should have 4 cup. 2. Measure sugar. Combine fruit pectin with 1/4 cup of the sugar. Gradually add pectin mixture to fruit, stirring vigorously. 3. Set aside for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add corn syrup; mix well. Gradually […]

Pick over the raspberries for any leaves or unusable fruit. There should be 3 packed quarts. Combine with the sugar in a large bowl and let stand at room temperature for 6 hours or overnight in the refrigerator. Stir occasionally. Stir together the raspberry mixture, pectin, and lemon juice in a large shallow nonreactive preserving […]

Heat the sugar and water to boiling in a Dutch oven, stirring occasionally. Boil and stir for 1 minute more then remove from the heat. Stir in the limeade concentrate, lemon juice, and food colorings. Add the fruit pectin and skim off the foam. Immediately pour into hot sterilized jars, glasses, or freezer containers. Cover […]

In a stainless steel or enamel saucepan, boil cranberries in 1 cup of water for ten minutes while you boil the cored and cut up apples in the remaining 2 cups of water for 15 minutes. Strain through a jelly bag. Combine cranberry juice, apple juice, honey, and lemon juice. Cook for 18-20 minutes Do […]