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.

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.

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

1 quart berries
3/4 cups sugar

Place berries in saucepan. Cover with water and boil until berries are soft. Mash while cooking. Strain through cheesecloth. Measure syrup and put on to boil for 15 minutes. Add 3/4 cups sugar to each cup of juice.… 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

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  

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