Category Archives: Food Preservation

Information and recipes for different methods of food preservation including pickling, canning, and dehydrating.

Brandied Cherries

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Alex

Since we find we don’t usually get through canned cherries, and since we found our brandied peaches to be a fantastic success, we decided to make brandied cherries. Continue reading →

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Bread and Butter Pickled Onions

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Alex

Bread and Butter pickle recipes often call for onions. We figured we’d try them without the cucumber. Continue reading →

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Preserving Onions by Caramelization

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Alex

We received another large number of Walla Walla sweets this year and are busy trying to find new ways to process them.  One method we learned from a friend from the Walla Walla Gleaners was to caramelize them in a … Continue reading →

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Putting up Peaches

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Alex

We received a box of peaches, many of which were bruised, had insect damage, or other blemishes.  We decided to cut out the bad bits and make peach butter, reserving the few unblemished ones for making brandied peaches.

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Huckleberry Jam, Syrup

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Alex

Each year, we get fresh mountain huckleberries from McCall, Idaho. They are fantastic fresh, in pies or tarts, or made into jam or syrup. We really enjoy them, and like to stretch them out over the course of the year. This is our recipe for huckleberry jam. Continue reading →

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