Canning

When Life Gives You Migraines, Make Marmalade

March 5, 2012

I knew this label existed, but it is the first time I have ever gotten one on my medication. After the Marmalade Incident of 2011, the idea of me making marmalade was not making any top 100 lists in my house, let alone top 10. I was only grudgingly allowed to order citrus with the [...]

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Starting off the New Year

January 9, 2012

An array of New Year canning. Through the years, New Year celebrations have come and gone but I have only started to develop my own traditions that have taken hold over the past few years. There is one tradition I have retained from childhood- the firm belief that all Christmas decorations must be put away [...]

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What You Can Preserve in the Winter

January 1, 2012

Home made and home canned apple sauce! When last I posted it was regarding an appearance on a local show to discuss canning and preserving. Two weeks before the end of the year. Comments on the show’s facebook page had suggested there was some skepticism on this being an appropriate time of the year to [...]

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Pickles and Kojo!

December 13, 2011

First, I need to apologize for the picture. I needed something quick to throw in here so there you go. Next I need to apologize for this really weird question I am going to ask- should I turn off the radio before leaving the house tomorrow so the cats do not get all freaked out [...]

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Preserved Sour Cherries for Cocktails

November 26, 2011

You can take Manhattan, I will be curled up over here with my sweet, sweet, tequila and cherries. There is a sour cherry season in the DC area during the late spring/ early summer that lasts about 2 weeks. Every year, I stalk the web page of my preferred orchard and compulsively dial their number, [...]

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Gin and Pickles chronicles the DIY adventures of a a Master Food Preserver in Washington, DC pursuing the "post-domestic" past times of cooking, knitting, food preservation and gin-guzzling. I also like to talk about "biking and knitting". If only I could do them all at once! Send E-Mail

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My Pantry

See what is going on in my Pantry, either now or in the past by visiting my Pantry Page!

2012 Pantry Items to Date

January

Candied Kumquats, Pickled Cranberries, Sauerkraut, Cocktail Onions, Turkey Soup, Turkey Broth with Meat, Chicken Stock

February

Stewed Pears

March

Blueberry Catsup, "Boozy" Oranges, Pickled Oranges, Grapefruit Marmalade, Pickled Tongue