I was asked to be on CBC Montreal's Homerun to talk about seasonal canning. Guest host Morgan Dunlop and I talk about pickles and jams for beginners, community gardens and what's in season now. Here's the audio from last week: … [Read more...] about My Interview on CBC’s Homerun About Canning: We Talk Jams, Pickles and Boozy Creations
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Canned and Pickled Everything
The person who gave me the copy I have of the 1948 Joy of Cooking and a cast-iron skillet came to my house for lunch. It had to be one heck of a thank-you lunch. The 1948 freaking Joy of Cooking, for goodness sake! (I edited that sentence...) So we had soup, yes, one of my … [Read more...] about Canned and Pickled Everything
Sticking Things In Cans (Well, jars, really…but it wasn’t such a “jarring” experience)
Today I learned to can. I'm a very strange girl in her 20's who obsesses about things such as canning. I've been trying to find someone to show me the wonders of this jar-art all summer. Well, I understand already how wonderful it is, so maybe more the intricacies of canning was … [Read more...] about Sticking Things In Cans (Well, jars, really…but it wasn’t such a “jarring” experience)