Category Archives: My Cannery

Art in a Jar, Preserves, Pickles,

Ruby Red Grapefruit Pomegranate Marmalade – 1st Place Winner

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Sandy

1st Place Winner at the Ventura County Fair! Continue reading →

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Cinnamon Plum Jam – Best ever!

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Sandy

Cinnamon Plum Jelly – Best Ever! by Sandra Nickerson on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 3:59pm 4 Cups of Plums – pitted, sliced with skins 2 Cups White Wine or Water Juice from one orange and 1 lemon 8 Cinnamon … Continue reading →

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Three Citrus Marmalade – Grapefruit, Lemon, Orange

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Sandy

Three Citrus Marmalade adapted from several marmalade recipes in “So Easy to Preserve“ Multimedia message Yield: 3 1/2 pints 2 pink grapefruit 3 lemons 4 navel oranges 1/2 tsp baking soda 6 cups of sugar 1 pkg low sugar pectin … Continue reading →

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Sour Cherry Jam

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Sandy

Sour Cherry Jam by Sandra Nickerson on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 8:41pm 4 pounds of pitted and mashed sour cherries, which should yield about six cups of jammable fruit 3 cups sugar 1 package of low sugar pectin – … Continue reading →

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Red Onion Marmalade

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Sandy

4-6 large Red Onions 2 T Olive Oil 1 tsp dry mustard 1 tsp thyme or sage 1 tsp salt 1 tsp course ground pepper 1/4 cup balsalmic vinegar 1/4 cup brown sugar Cut onions tops and bottoms off, slice … Continue reading →

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Blueberry Jam

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Sandy

Blueberry Jam by Sandra Nickerson on Friday, April 2, 2010 at 8:14pm from Saving the Season BECKETT’S BLUEBERRIES 2.5 lbs berries, about 8 cups 1.5 lbs sugar, 3 heaping cups (I decided the straight 2:1 ratio suggested by the Blueberry … Continue reading →

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Pear Butter with Cardamom

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Sandy

Pear Butter with Cardamom by Sandra Nickerson on Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 10:27am 10-12 Barlett Pears – Peel and dice 6 Tablespoons Lemon Juice 3 Cups White or Brown Sugar 2 teaspoons Cardamom powder 1 teaspoon salt Add lemon … Continue reading →

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Dill Pickles

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Sandy

My mother made wonderful pickles.  I remember one year she had tasted the neighbors pickles and enjoyed them so much, she used the neighbors recipe.  They turned out way so sour, too much vinegar.  She was so disappointed!  I remember … Continue reading →

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Slightly Sweet Dill Refrigerator Pickles

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Sandy

yield: Makes 2 quarts Substituting rice vinegar (instead of cider or wine vinegar) produces a pickle that’s less tart. Ingredients 1 small sweet onion (such as Vidalia or Maui), thinly sliced 2 pounds medium pickling cucumbers, scrubbed, cut into 1/4-inch-thick … Continue reading →

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Meyer Lemon Marmalade

Posted on March 3, 2008 by Sandy

6 Meyer lemons (1 1/2 pounds) 4 cups water 4 cups sugar Special equipment: Cheesecloth Kitchen string 6 (1/2-pint) Mason-type jars, sterilized Preparation Halve lemons crosswise and remove seeds. Tie seeds in a cheesecloth bag. Quarter each lemon half and … Continue reading →

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