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Canning Basics: Vanilla Peach Jam
A beginner-friendly guide to water-bath canning with a simple vanilla peach jam made from ripe peaches, sugar, lemon juice and a split vanilla bean, cooked down without added pectin.
KITCHENSIMPLICITY RECIPES
Canning Recipes
Jams, pickles, fruit butters and preserving basics.
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DIY Chalkboard Jar Labels
Turn canning jar lids into reusable chalkboard labels with a little chalkboard paint, a perfect finishing touch for homemade jams and gifts in jars.
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Grapefruit Cranberry Marmalade
A ruby-red, pectin-free marmalade of grapefruit peel, grapefruit segments and fresh cranberries, simmered down with sugar for a tart, bittersweet holiday spread.
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Last-Minute Strawberry Jam
A tiny batch of fresh strawberry refrigerator jam made from just berries, sugar and lemon juice, boiled for about 10 minutes in a skillet with no pectin and no canning.
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Plum Apple Butter
A small-batch, spiced plum apple butter simmered on the stovetop until thick and deep purple, made for the refrigerator or freezer with no canning required.
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Refrigerator Bread and Butter Pickles
Sweet and tangy refrigerator bread and butter pickles made with cucumbers, onion and a spiced vinegar brine, with no canning equipment needed.
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Rhubarb Strawberry Jam
A small-batch strawberry rhubarb jam made without commercial pectin and with modest sugar, cooked in two stages for a bright, fresh fruit flavor. Can it or freeze it.