Jam in a Jiffy, Instant Fruit Pectin to the Rescue! Last Friday my refrigerator died. It died hard and, of course, we didn’t notice until things were dripping and melted. The ice cream was a gonner, but I was able to grab four bags of frozen fruit and move them...
Strawberry-Raspberry Waffle Sauce Made with Instant Pectin With seven hungry kids home for Christmas break, making a big breakfast every morning was a must! Thick, fluffy Belgian waffles hot off the waffle iron are a favorite in our home. Cornaby’s has some AMAZINGLY...
Bottled Apricot BBQ Sauce Using a Special Thickener for Canning It’s been a really good apricot season here in Utah, so the neighbors have been putting out calls for anyone willing to take some of the fruit off of their hands. I was willing because I am all out...
Quick Turkey Gravy Thickened with Instant Corn Starch One of the holiday questions I keep seeing come up is how to make gravy that doesn’t have lumps which could sink the Titanic floating about the middle. The other top questions are about making gravy that will...
Special Thickener for Homade Bottled Jams and Preserves This week I’ve had several people write me looking for a great cooked jam recipe. When we talk about a cooked jam we are referring to a jam where we’re going to grind and cook down the fruit a bit and...
Making Instant Freezer Jam from Frozen Fruit Sometimes I think you can have too much of a good thing. Right now, for example, the farmers markets and local stores around me are bursting with fresh fruit at great prices and my own garden is busy as can be. I love...
