Jams and Preserves

This sweet and spicy pepper jelly is a perfect accompaniment to a cheese and charcuterie platter.

Rebecca Landman leans on family recipes for her canned offerings such as bread-and-butter pickles, corn relish and barbecue sauces.

Yummy with pancakes, waffles, crepes, smoothies – you name it!

This salsa goes well with pork, chicken, turkey or fish and is also nice with crackers and cheese.

Experiment with other fruit or vegetable purées to celebrate what is available each season, such as pumpkin, pear or carrot.

Use the small varieties of heirloom tomatoes for this. They collapse on the trays and the taste is deep, rich and oily after roasting for 2 to 3 hours.

When pickling whole cucumbers, take a thin slice off the blossom end to help keep the pickles crisp.

Canning Instructions Follow Cathy’s step-by-step canning instructions in the Dilly Pickle recipe.