This month's notes: May 2012: Strawberries are here in much of the US. They will be finished in the South in a couple of weeks, so don't miss them! Blueberries will only be a few weeks after them! See this page for hundreds of easy canning and freezing instructions/recipes, canning equipment guide! Also make your own ice cream - see How to make ice cream and ice cream making equipment and manuals. Then see each state's crop availability calendar for more specific dates of upcoming crops. Organic farms are identified in green! See our guide to local fruit and vegetable festivals!. Please tell the farms you found them here - and ask them to update their information!!
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How to Make Homemade Pumpkin Pie - from a Real Pumpkin, Not a Can! - Easily! With Step-by-step Directions, Photos, Ingredients, Recipe and Costs
Time
for a little pumpkin pie humor! You saw the
recipe about how to make a pumpkin
pie from a fresh real pumpkin. Now, here's how a fresh real pumpkin makes a pumpkin pie! :)
Hmm, I'll bet it still tastes better than a cow pie!
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Complete Water Bath Canner KitThis is the same type of standard canner that my grandmother
used to make everything from applesauce to jams and jellies to tomato and
spaghetti sauce!. This complete kit includes everything you need: the canner, jar rack, jar grabber tongs,
lid lifting wand, six pint jars with lids and rings, a plastic funnel,
labels, bubble freer, and the bible of canning, the Ball Blue Book. You'll
never need anything else except more jars and lids! Average Customer Review:
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Deluxe Food Strainer & Sauce MakerD220-DLX
With the Deluxe Food Strainer/Sauce Maker, you can make
creamy apple sauce and smooth tomato sauce without
having to peel and core! This muli-use strainer forces
food through a stainless steel screen, automatically
separating the juice and pulp from the seeds, shins, and
stems. Perfect for purees, creamed soups, baby foods,
pie filling, juices, jams, and more. Save time, effort,
and money by preparing your own tasty sauces to be used
immediately or boiled for future use. Do bushels with
ease and in a fraction of the time. Includes the
tomato/apple screen with easy twist on design and
instruction/recipe booklet.
The Deluxe model comes with the standard Tomato/Apple Screen; as well as the Berry Screen, Pumpkin Screen, and Grape Spiral. Note |
Retail:
$89.95|
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Lids, Rings, Jars, mixes, pectin, etc.Need lids, rings and replacement jars? Or pectin to make jam, spaghetti sauce or salsa mix or pickle mixes? Get them all here, and usually at lower prices than your local store! |
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Illustrated Canning, Freezing, Jam Instructions and Recipes
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