Today’s post was delayed for good reason – we were waiting to get the release to share the following two secrets we’ve been hoarding (one of them for months) and the approval came after I went to work. I know I’m a geek but I can’t find the words to say how excited I am [...]
Posts Tagged ‘jam’
The Periodic Table of Waterbath Preserving (Our Latest Article in Edible Toronto)
Posted in Our Original Designs, tagged canning, Design, Food, food art, food posters, jam, local food, periodic table of preserving, preserving, seasonal foods, Slow Food, water bath preserving on March 28, 2011 | 50 Comments »
Come and Jam with Us… Challenge Reminder and offer for Torontonians
Posted in !!!Uncategorized, tagged can jam, how to make jam, jam, jam swap, jarring, make your own jam, making jam, Pickles, Pickling, preserving, slow food toronto, toronto preserving on December 5, 2009 | 6 Comments »
We rarely post on the same subject twice – there’s always room for exceptions and this is well worth some extra attention. For those of you familiar with the preserving challenge she is hosting there are a few offers that are new and may help motivate you to join in the fun. There are more [...]
It’s not too late…
Posted in !!!Uncategorized, tagged canning, jam, jarring, make your own jam, make your own preserves, preserves, preserving on July 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It’s mid July and the cool of summer has been extending growing seasons. Today’s post is a short reminder – our version of a public service announcement. 90 Minutes of work today can bring you fresh flavour beyond compare come winter. 90 minutes can make the difference between a chemical-filled, poor tasting, imported, gellatenous composite [...]
Happy Birthday!!
Posted in !!!Uncategorized, tagged bernway farm, birthday, canadian red seal chef, cathy hansen, everdale, farm, father's day, jam, local food, ospringe ontario, philosophers kitchen, Pickles, preserving, sustainable living on June 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s Joel’s birthday on Sunday, there is definitely going to be some getting together with family and friends for food and drink over the weekend. This weekend is also the end of Toronto’s Luminato so we’ll seeing some art and I’m sure experiencing some tastes at the 1000 Tastes of Toronto in the Distillery. Joel [...]
Peach Jam in April
Posted in !!!Uncategorized, tagged breakfast, jam, peach jam on April 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There really is nothing better – it’s like pulling a fresh peach right off the tree. A most wonderful breakfast:
The Hidden Pleasure of Preserving
Posted in !!!Uncategorized, tagged community, family, friends, jam, making jam, preserves, preserving on March 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been a while since we’ve put a posting up about preserving – the Canadian winter certainly limits options to create new preserves (although it is certainly possible) and it’s more about consuming than creating and making new preserves…or so I thought. Preserving is the closest thing we have to time travel. It’s an amazing [...]
Butterscotch Peach Jam… s(peachless)
Posted in Canning (Waterbath), tagged butterscotch, damn thats good, desert, jam, jarring, make your own jam, peach butterscotch, peach jam, peaches, preserves, preserving on February 21, 2009 | 13 Comments »
I’m just not that into you – well not that into sweets anyhow. But some things are like heroin of the preserving world – this is one of them:
Garlic Jam and The Laws of Sugar
Posted in !!!Uncategorized, tagged canning, garlic jam, jam, jamming, jarring, make your own jam, preserves, preserving on February 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Being that last night was Valentines, I thought Sunday would be an ideal day to post about garlic. I found a wonderful blog filled with recipes and fantastic photography named Sugarlaws. There are several jam-related articles including one for Garlic Jam – and intriguing promise of one of my favorite things (garlic) and one of [...]
Kick up the Jam – Avoid jam foam without skimming
Posted in !!!Uncategorized, tagged avoiding jam foam, canning, jam, jam foam, jam tips, jams, makking jam, preserves, preserving, skimming jam foam on February 14, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Y’a learn something new every day - some days are better than others. Apparantly 1 teaspoon (or so) of butter added to your fruit and sugar (before heating) is enough to almost eliminate foam on your jam! For those of you who have no idea what I am talking about – cooking a jam requires bringing [...]



