Category Archives: Canning

Homemade Pizza Sauce

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Mary

Here is my friend’s famous pizza sauce recipe, as per yesterday’s  request by “fellow midwesterner”! First of all, to make pizza sauce, we start with tomato sauce. Tomato Sauce (taken from the Ball Blue Book of Preserving) 45 lbs of … Continue reading →

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Bread and Butter Pickles

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Mary

There’s something spiritual about the canning process. The age-old way of a woman providing for her family. Moving the rugs aside. Donning an apron. Washing glass jars in hot sudsy water. Heating up the canner–and the kitchen with all that … Continue reading →

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Homemade Salsa and Canning Tips

Posted on July 30, 2007 by Mary

It’s canning time again! A good friend from church passed along two big bags of tomatoes, so this morning I lugged my canning supplies down from attic storage and like a kid on Christmas morning, I dug into it. Exciting … Continue reading →

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Peach Lemonade Concentrate–Another Canning Recipe

Posted on August 30, 2006 by Mary

This recipe is the brain child of my friend. The originial recipe came from a Taste of Home magazine and was for Strawberry Lemonade. Just substitute strawberries for the peaches if you’d like. Strawberry Lemonade makes beautiful Christmas gifts…especially if … Continue reading →

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Home-canned Salsa

Posted on August 23, 2006 by Mary

We love Mexican food and this week, we’ve already been immersed in the stuff! I made Taco Soup and cornbread for supper Monday, canned salsa yesterday, and today (besides canning stewed tomatoes) I’ve been working on a triple batch of … Continue reading →

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