Category Archives: canning & preserving

Recipe of the Week

Posted on February 20, 2012 by okieranchwife

Over at one of my favorite blogs, http://www.survivalblog.com , there is a new category, “Recipe of the Week” that is published every Monday.  Today there are several recipes! Bonus!!  The recipes can be made from storage items in your pantry or during … Continue reading →

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Jalapeno Jelly with Sugar Substitute

Posted on February 7, 2012 by okieranchwife

This is my sugar substitute recipe for Jalapeno Jelly. I name brand names in this recipe because I have found that they work better for me. I use this as a refrigerator jelly. Meaning that I don’t process in a water … Continue reading →

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Jalapeno Jelly with Sugar

Posted on February 7, 2012 by okieranchwife

I normally can my jelly using Splenda since I am concerned about the diabetes that runs in my family so I am posting both reduced sugar recipe first and a sugar substitute. Enjoy! 3/4 pound Jalapeno, destemmed, deseeded and sliced 2 cups … Continue reading →

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Refrigerator Dill Pickles

Posted on October 15, 2011 by okieranchwife

Today in the fridge I had about 10 pounds of pickling cucumbers from our garden. I knew I had to do something with them but I didn’t want to break out all of my canning equipment. So I rummaged in … Continue reading →

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Drying Garden Vegetables

Posted on September 11, 2011 by okieranchwife

This post isn’t so much a recipe but more of harvest preservation. I enjoy canning my produce from our garden but sometimes I do run out of shelf space for the glass jars. This Spring I took the plunge and … Continue reading →

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Momma Manie’s Christmas Pickles

Posted on September 9, 2011 by okieranchwife

This recipe has a story behind it. For several years my husband has been talking about his mother’s Christmas pickles. He is in his late 50’s and said that as long as he could remember, there were Christmas Pickles in … Continue reading →

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Oklahoma Chow-Chow

Posted on August 18, 2011 by okieranchwife

Good recipe!!!!! 8 quarts Green Tomatoes 1 medium Green Cabbage 2 Green Bell Peppers, chopped fine 2 tablespoons Mustard Seed 1 tablespoon Whole Cloves 6 medium Onions, chopped fine 8 cups Sugar (It seems like alot but won’t taste sweet) … Continue reading →

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Pickled Okra

Posted on August 12, 2011 by okieranchwife

Last year I had a bumper crop of okra. It is a plant that loves the heat but also likes a good supply of water. This year because of the extreme heat and drought even the okra didn’t want to … Continue reading →

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Apple Butter

Posted on August 4, 2011 by okieranchwife

I never liked the apple butter that you can buy from a store so I didn’t eat it until I started canning my own 3 years ago. In September and October I can approximately 40 pints of Apple Butter. I … Continue reading →

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