Can Jam-February

I shoulda known goats would pick something like…
Carrots for the February Can Jam ingredient.
I promised BarBBQ Bill that I would not stray (too far) from our personal canning resolution of “If we won’t eat it, we’re not going to waste the ingredients or the time to put it up.”
The majority of carrot recipes I found [...]



 Cranberry Chutney Revisited

A couple of weeks ago, I made a batch of cranberry chutney, which we thoroughly enjoyed with our Thanksgiving turkey.  The other night, BarBBQ Bill was eating some on his grilled pork chop and got “That Look” in his eye.  “Hey, Hon, I really like this, but could you make some that’s not so “desserty”?
Translation [...]



 Putting Up-Cranberry Chutney

For the past few years, I’ve given homemade canned goods as gifts.  After checking the pantry (getting low), I’d better get started making some more stuff.
I discovered two bags of frozen cranberries in the freezer this morning.  Hmmm, how about a cranberry chutney?  This might be a bit more interesting than just a plain cranberry [...]