Soak pears in water& fruit fresh/lemon juice to keep from browning.Tie pickling spice, ginger and cloves in a spice bag.Prepare liquid-combine spice bag, sugar, water, vinegar and lemon slices in a ...
Pre-heat the oven to 300* and lightly oil two jelly-roll pans.Combine first 4 ingredients and set aside.Boil water and dissolve the salt.Add the syrup and the oil and simmer.Remove from heat and whi ...
*NOTE: Dark green and pretty poblano chile can be substituted for the jalapeno for less heat if you wish.SALSA: Combine all ingredients in a non-reactive serving bowl, cover and let sit at least 1 h ...
Bring milk to a boil in a thick bottomed pot. Turn heat off and leave for about 40 min until the milk has cooled down to body temperature. If you can keep your finger in the milk, you can go ahead a ...
Put the apricots, water, lemon juice and cloves in a large bowl.Cook, covered with pierced plastic wrap for 10 minutes on high, stirring frequently.Remove cloves and add the sugar, stirring well.Coo ...
Combine syrup, honey, and cinnamon in a saucepan.Bring to a boil.Reduce heat, stir in vanilla and pecans, simmer 5 minutes.Ladle hot syrup into hot sterilized jars, leave 1/4 inch headspace.Adjust 2 ...
Heat vinegar, sugar, mustard seed, salt, and garlic in a small saucepan over medium high heat until it begins to simmer and sugar dissolves.Toss the dill, bay leaf, and sliced cucumbers together in ...
Peel sweet potatoes and parsnips; cut into chunks.Place in large saucepan and just cover with water.Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce heat to medium and continue cooking until just soft, not mu ...
Roll out pie dough and cut into rectangles.Spread jam on half of them, leaving one-half inch or so on edges without jam.Cover with another rectange.Crimp edges with a fork.Bake until pie dough is do ...
Combine sugar, lime juice and water in a bowl. Stir to mix and then let stand until sugar is almost completely dissolved, about 15 minutes (mixture will be thick).In a blender or food processor, com ...