o me Beach Plum Jelly conjures up memories of summer, the beach, the ocean and Nantucket. One summer I happen to be on the island when the plums were ripe.
Category Archives: Prudent Pantry
Peach Pie Filling
This wonderful peach pie filling doesn’t only need to be used in pies; I’ve also used it in cobblers and crisps as well. It’s delicious!
Peach Lavender Jam
You don’t often think of cooking with lavender but it subtly accents the flavor of the peaches and adds a wonderful flavor to this peach lavender jam.
Blueberry Pie Filling
I have found that having blueberry pie filling on hand can be very convenient. In a very short time you can have a fresh blueberry pie baking in the oven.
Blueberry Lime Jam a taste of summer
Nothing beats the taste of blueberry lime jam on homemade toast in the middle of winter. This recipe has a hint of lime in it, which is so refreshing.
Prudent Pantry: Preserving Kale
My garden is full of kale right now and despite the fact that we’ve been enjoying kale salad and dried kale we are not able to eat it all. So I decided to freeze some. This is a very simple process. Select your kale that you want to freeze. Pick early in the day soContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Preserving Kale”
Prudent Pantry: Homemade Sore Muscle Salve
Several months ago I was reading the ModernAlternativeMama blog, and came across this recipe for making your own sore muscle salve. As gardening season was coming up I bookmarked it just in case I might want to make it at some point. After too many days of working in the garden fighting the weeds IContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Homemade Sore Muscle Salve”
Pressure Canning Chicken Stock
Pressure canning chicken stock should always be cooked ready for serving, then poured into a clean, hot Mason jar, leaving a one inch head space.
Prudent Pantry: Elusive Sour Cherries
Sour cherries grow in Vermont but their season is very short. They also seem to be a fruit tree that is easily affected by the weather. As a result some years there is not any fruit produced. Our local orchard where we usually go to pick sour cherries did not have a harvest this year.Continue reading “Prudent Pantry: Elusive Sour Cherries”
Prudent Pantry: Freezing Strawberries
I still have strawberries coming in from my garden. As much as I enjoy strawberry jam I only want to have so many jars in the pantry for consumption and gifts! We’ve been enjoying the strawberries for dessert and for breakfast and I still have some left. What to do? I decided to freeze aContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Freezing Strawberries”
Nancy on the Home Front 