I love jars. I do store some things in plastic, but if it will fit in a jar, that is where it goes. This is my jar cupboard. Many of the jar...

TOMATO SAUCE 3 large onions - chopped Splash of olive oil 1.25kg (3lbs) ripe tomatoes, skinned and chopped 150 ml (5 fl oz) cider vinegar 2 ...

Before you start your preserving session, wash all your jars and lids and run your fingers around the rims to check for chips or cracks. Che...

Preserving food in jars is something of a mystery to many people but bottling/canning is one of the skills of simple living that will allow ...

The swapped napkins are starting to be received all over the world so I'll take this opportunity to remind everyone that the deadline fo...

This is my flat bottomed fruit bowl that I use to store and ripen fruit on the kitchen bench. Using a flat bottomed bowl will allow you to ...

Bread and butter cucumbers with red onion and mustard seeds. I have only one jar of peach jam left! It's my favorite. I'm hoping to ...

Sauerkraut is made with just two ingredients - cabbage and salt, with a bit of time thrown in for good measure. I used four small sugarloaf ...

I thought I knew what was going on in my backyard but I didn't. I didn't really discover the microcosm out there until I stopped rus...

One of the things that's allowed us to live well on little money is our stockpile. That, along with our backyard vegetables, fruit and c...

This will make about 9 x 250ml jars of tomato paste. 50 large tomatoes 3 chopped red capsicums (sweet peppers) 2 bay leaves 1 teaspoon salt ...

Being the type of person I am I always read about things before I do them, or soon after. When I had my kids, I read everything I could whil...