January 2011

My Visit to Blue Chair Fruit Company

January 30, 2011
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Rachel Saunders creates delectably modern takes on jam and marmalade with ingredients such as bergamot at her Oakland, CA company Blue Chair Fruit Company. My canning tendencies have always been decidedly more in the pickle camp. My few forays into the realm of fruit preserves, while perfectly passable and edible, have always felt uninspired and [...]

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Chicken Stock Test Run

January 25, 2011
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My attempt to capture the happy jiggle of the pressure canner weight. Before I teach a class I always like to do a test run of my recipe. Mostly out of anxiousness but also to confirm I have not left anything out of my class handouts. This was particularly important for my pressure canning class [...]

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Nothing But Apples Applesauce

January 21, 2011
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100% Apple Applesauce   One of the benefits of canning is the ability to control the type and quality of ingredients you use in a recipe. For many people, this is a nice thing to control. However, this can be particularly important if you have family members with special dietary requirements. In the past, I [...]

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Not canning….

January 17, 2011
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I took up knitting in November and have become a little compulsive about it. It is a good use of time when there aren’t as many things around to can….

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Classes Announced, Sign Up Now!

January 5, 2011
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Get a jump start on learning to can this year by taking a class in January or February.

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