Category: Preserving the garden’s bounty

• Why you and I should make jam

  Because it’s wonderful. Because it’s not that difficult once you have the right gear and a work flow. Because I’m going to give you both of those. Because preserves make great gifts. Because when you’re done, you’ll have something to show for your work, something to put on the shelves and admire. Gear begins, obviously,…

  JoAnn Rhodes Grose

  May 19, 2020

  Being present in our lives, Cooking from the garden, Preserving the garden’s bounty, Seasonal food

  canning, healthy eating, Kitchen equipment, Making jam, Strawberries

• Figgy jam

  When they simmer for a little more than an hour with sugar, lemon juice and zest, something mysterious hangs in the background, behind the smell of sweetness. Something dark, serpents in the trees and jungle-y

  JoAnn Rhodes Grose

  November 1, 2019

  Cooking from the garden, Flavors of the Earth, Fruit, Preserving the garden’s bounty

  Figs, Gifts from the kitchen, jam, thespruceeats.com