I’ve found over a dozen creative ways to preserve cucumbers, and I’ll also share a few of my favorite pickle recipes too! Cucumbers are harder to preserve because they have a high water content. That makes coming up with ways to preserve them a bit harder than apples or other fruits ...
Why preserve food? Maybe you own a garden and know the problem: Suddenly everything ripens at once and you have buckets of fresh fruit and vegetables to consume. Or maybe you just bought too much food and cannot use it all in time.Instead of throwing away the excess food, you should ra...
When the winter lemon crop comes in, it can be hard to find a way to put up all those lemons before they spoil. Fortunately, preserving lemons is easy and there are literally dozens of creative ways to preserve lemons for use all year long. Growing up in California, we were always spoi...
To get started, you’ll need awater bath canning kitand aset of mason jars. You’ll also need to decide on what recipe you’ll be using for canning.Hereis a great resource for free water bath canning recipes. Whether you choose a jam, sauce, puree, salsa, or preserve, it should be...
Preparation time:Minutes to hours Energy use:Low Preservation time:Months Cost:Low Drying is a timeless and low-stress way to preserve fruits, herbs, and grains. All you really need to dry food is warm air with good circulation. There are a few ways to achieve this: ...
There’s never better a better time to learn how to safely preserve food at home. Home food preservation helps you stock up and save money, whether you’re growing your own food or buying in bulk.
Here is a way to preserve lemons for use as flavoring in marinades, salad dressings, and many fish and stew recipes. You will find the flavor a bit salty, pleasantly fermented, and just slightly bitter. Use this method to preserve ‘Meyer’ lemons, limes, and oranges. The peak season for...
Chives can be added to dishes both warm and cold. Add chives at the very end of cooking to preserve their flavor or, better yet, do not cook them at all and add them just before serving. Chives add a mild onion flavor. Use them to flavor and garnish vinaigrettes, mayonnaise, salads,...
Whether you eat the item fresh or preserve some for later, it’s only a good deal if it’s a good price AND you have a way to use it. 14. BUY ITEMS THAT LAST LONGER. Think cabbage, carrots, kale, apples, oranges. This isn’t an exhaustive list, but by buying more items that ...
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