The pioneers worked hard in their gardens all summer long and preserved what they could for the harsh winter months ahead by storing vegetables in the root cellar, drying, salting or by canning. Canning was first invented in 1809 as a way to preserve food for the French army. Canning is a method of preserving…
Category: Recipes From Our Kitchen
Zucchini Relish
This summer, our zucchini plant produced a lot of wonderful zucchini. Since we had so much, I decided to make this zucchini relish. It tastes great with crackers or taco chips, on hamburgers or hot dogs as a condiment, with sandwiches, with fresh cut vegetables, in a salad, or eaten as you would a pickle….
Pickled Mustard Beans
I have been enjoying these pickled mustard beans since I was a child. It was something my mom made at the end of every summer from the abundance of yellow beans we had growing in the garden. Its tangy mustard flavor goes great with an array of meals. This year the beans were bountiful. We…
Borscht aka Beet Soup
I have grown up eating beet soup. I always enjoyed when my mom would make this hearty soup — it was tangy yet a little sweet. It was a delicious soup that we enjoyed with a spoonful of sour cream or even just the soup as is, that had a bounty of fresh garden vegetables…
Fried Dough
When I was younger, anytime my gramma would make bread, she always asked us if we would like fried dough, and of course we always did. The fried dough smelled like a doughnut, tasted like a doughnut but it was simply rustic and old fashioned and did not resemble the typical doughnut shape. She always…
Sourdough Cinnamon Pull-Aparts
This cinnamon pull-apart bread is perfect for dessert, an afternoon tea or coffee break and even for breakfast. It combines the flavors of cinnamon buns with coffee cake in a pull-apart form so there is no need to slice it! This bread always is well liked by anyone who tries it – and it is…
Easy Strawberry Shortcake
It’s strawberry season and what better way to enjoy strawberries but in a strawberry shortcake!?! Fresh, in season strawberries are equally delicious eaten fresh, but when you have an abundant of strawberries, this is the perfect summer dessert! These strawberry shortcakes are simple to prepare, are absolutely delicious and uses a muffin recipe rather than…
Gramma’s Home Canned Fruit
My gramma made canned fruit every summer to enjoy throughout the cold snowy winter months when fresh fruit was not as readily available from the garden and the grocery store was much too far to get to often. I have always loved the taste of homemade canned fruit and I enjoy making it, reminiscent of…
