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    Preserving Food

    Preserving your own food just makes good sense! Whether canning or dehydrating your harvest from your garden or making jerky from wild game, I've got a collection of recipes you can use.

    I've got everything from freezing rhubarb to making homemade jam to canning tomatoes.

    • Jars of Blueberry Basil Vinegar tied with string.
      Blueberry Basil Vinegar
    • A jar of homemade blueberry jam with a spoon.
      Blueberry Jam
    • A freeze bag filled with frozen blueberries.
      How to Freeze Blueberries
    • A small jar filled with dried oregano.
      How to Dry Oregano
    • Homemade Canned Cranberry Sauce in glass canning jars.
      How to Can Cranberry Sauce
    • A jar filled with dried ground sage leaves.
      How to Dry Sage
    • Strawberry rhubarb jam spread on a piece of toast.
      Strawberry Rhubarb Jam
    • A glass crock filled with dried parsley.
      How to Dry Parsley
    • Dried basil in a glass crock.
      How to Dry Basil
    • A jar filled with dried rosemary leaves.
      How to Dry Rosemary
    • Broccoli on a strainer over a pot of water.
      Blanching Broccoli
    • A wooden bowl filled with fresh chicken eggs.
      Can Eggs Be Frozen?
    • A bowlful of blanched green beans.
      Blanching Green Beans
    • Pouring turkey broth into a stock pot.
      How to make Turkey Stock
    • A glass crock filled with dried prunes.
      How to Dry Plums
    • An English muffin covered with peach jam.
      Peach Preserves
    • Canning jars filled with sliced peaches.
      Canning Peach Pie Filling
    • A large blue and white enamel pot on a stove.
      Water Bath Canning
    • Canning jars filled with cherries.
      Canning Cherries
    • Morel mushrooms on a dehydrator rack.
      Drying Morel Mushrooms
    • Canning jars filled with chopped carrots.
      Canning Carrots
    • Canning jars filled with chili with beans.
      How to Can Chili
    • A pressure canner on a stovetop.
      How to Use a Pressure Canner
    • Canning jars filled with kidney and pinto beans.
      Canning Dried Beans
    • Canning jars filled with chicken stock.
      Canning Chicken Stock
    • Small canning jars filled with chunks of fish.
      Canning Fish
    • A bowl of green relish in front of several canning jars.
      Green Tomato Relish
    • Canning jars filled with tomato sauce.
      Homemade Tomato Sauce
    • Slices of homemade pastrami on butcher paper.
      Homemade Pastrami
    • A ziplock bag filled with frozen peach slices.
      Freezing Peaches
    • Glass jars filled with sliced peaches.
      Canning Peaches
    • A canning jar filled with smoked fish.
      Canning Smoked Fish
    • Smoked fish piled on a rack.
      Smoked Kokanee
    • A pile of dried jerky on a white surface with a red and white towel.
      Ground Venison Jerky Recipe
    • Quart sized canning jars filled with apple pie filling.
      Canning Apple Pie Filling
    • A jar filled with oven roasted tomato sauce.
      Oven Roasted Tomato Sauce
    • Oven roasted tomatoes with fresh herbs and garlic on a roasting pan.
      Oven Roasted Tomatoes
    • Dried pears on a board with a glass jar filled with pear chips behind them.
      Dried Pears
    • A glass jar filled with homemade rhubarb jam.
      Rhubarb Jam
    • A glass crock filled with brown apple butter.
      Apple Butter

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    I'm Kathy, and I love to create delicious recipes from scratch, utilizing many ingredients that we grow and raise. I'm a recipe creator, food photographer, and cookbook author!

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