Category: Preserves Recipes

1 lb package yellow split peas
1/4 cup butter
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

Wash peas and put in a cloth bag. Do not pack tightly. Place bag in pot with a quart of water . bring to a full boil and then turn heat down to a slow boil.… Read the rest

3 pounds onions
3 pounds rhubarb
Spices and salt to taste
Cinnamon, spices, cloves
2 cups water
1/2 cup brown sugar

Put onions in pot first. Cut rhubarb and put on top. Let come to a boil for about 2 1/2 – 3 hours.… Read the rest

2 L of raspberries
250 ml of Water
1 500 ml sugar

Combine berries and water and crush in a large kettle. Add sugar and cook to the jelly stage. Seal in clean, sterile jars. Seal with hot paraffin wax. … Read the rest

6 cups partridgeberries
3 cups sugar

Cook berries in a small amount of water about 2 cups enough to keep pan from burning. After adding sugar, cook quickly for 15 minutes. Seal in hot sterile jars. … Read the rest

2 cauliflower
3 or 4 cucumbers
1/2 cup pickling onions
1/2 cup pickling salt
1/2 cup cold water
3 cups sugar or to taste
1 tbsp. dry mustard
1/2 tsp. turmeric
5 cups vinegar
1 tbsp. mustard seeds
1 24-oz bottle prepared mustard
flour

Wash cauliflower and cucumbers well.… Read the rest

3 lbs Onions- chopped
2 lbs Carrots
4 cups White Sugar
1 quart Vinegar
1 med. cabbage

Paste:
3 tbsp dry mustard
1/2 cup brown Sugar
1 Cup flour
1 tbsp turmeric
1/2 cup vinegar
1/2 cup water

Cut or grate onions and cabbage.… Read the rest

8 cups blueberries
1 cup water
4 cups rhubarb
4 cups sugar

Cut washed rhubarb into 1/2″ pieces. Combine fruit and water and cook 10 minutes. Add sugar, bring to boil and cook until thick. Seal in hot sterile jars. Seal with hot wax … Read the rest

4 cups blueberries
4 teaspoons lemon juice
2 cups water
2 cups sugar
Few grains salt

Cook blueberries with water, salt and lemon juice until soft. Add sugar. Boil until jelly stage.

Photo courtesy of Tish Walsh   … Read the rest

1 pound washed bakeapples
1 3/4 pound white sugar

Put sugar on berries and let stand overnight. Next day put on to cook, bringing the jam slowly to a boil. boil 20-30 minutes. Pour immediately into sterilized hot jars and seal.… Read the rest