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September 13, 2010 · 10:23 am

Southern Kitchen – Pickling

There was a period in the South where everyone knew how to jam, can, preserve and pickle. Southerners knew how to preserve just about everything using all natural household ingredients and every home would have pantries stocked with jars of canned vegetables, fruits and everything in-between. Learning how to pickle, or to brine, is very simple and doesn’t require any special tools. The best part about learning how to pickle is getting to experiment with creating your very own Southern brine recipes.

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September 10, 2010 · 10:00 am

Southern Kitchen – Blueberry Lemon Preserves

Encouraged by our “success” with the peach honey and inspired by an amazing deal on fresh blueberries, my wife decided our next endeavor would be Blueberry Preserves. Unlike the last time with the peaches, we felt like we were walking into things with a little experience under our belts. Armed with a bit of confidence, we chose Paula Dean’s blueberry lemon preserve recipe.

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September 3, 2010 · 10:00 am

Southern Kitchen – Georgia Peach Honey Preserves

As we’ve noted before, ’tis the season for the farmer’s market. It just feels right to get up Saturday morning and go buy fresh fruits and veggies from real people. Problem is, sometimes I get carried away and buy a bit too much. The tomatoes/peaches/cucumbers/etc are just too good to pass up when in season, and there’s only twenty one meals in a week. The question naturally presents itself…..What am I gonna do with the twenty {insert produce here} I just came home with? Answer- Invite a bunch of Hungry Southerner’s over to your house for a party…….or…..do a bit of canning, pickling, and preserving.

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