What Are You Preserving This Summer?

We know that many of you are avid canners, jammers, picklers, and preservers. So we're curious: Have you "put up" anything yet this summer, and if so, what?

I've "put up" a few jars of sour cherries in sweet wine (full story coming next week) and also this green walnut liqueur.

I am planning on doing a couple more liqueurs for holiday giving, but my garden, while lovely, isn't so large as to yield enough fruit and vegetables to preserve.

What about you? Have you canned anything this summer? Do you plan to? We'll be bringing you some hands-on guides to basic canning and easy refrigerator jams during the harvest season. For now, here are a couple of books we've reviewed this summer that are good resources for cooks interested in preserving and canning:

• Well-Preserved by Eugenia Bone
• Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It by Karen Solomon

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posted originally from: TheKitchn

Comments (5)

Bravas sauce from farmer's market tomatoes. Blueberry jam. Thai-style shredded pickled carrots.

Hoping to do a batch of tomatillo salsa once my garden has produced enough tomatillos.

posted by Kuri on August 26th 2009 at 9:35am
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I'm in the midst of packing and moving, but once that is done, I hope to can some dilly beans (my favorite!) and some roasted red peppers for delicious wintertime meals.

posted by mssarcastic3 on August 26th 2009 at 11:16am
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So far: strawberry and blueberry ice cream toppings (nice change from jam), pickled asparagus with tarragon, brandied peaches, and bread & butter pickles. I'm waiting for the apple crops for applesauce, and thinking about doing some pickled beets, pickled mushrooms, and apple pie filling.

posted by marylouh67 on August 26th 2009 at 1:14pm
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so far 17 jars of blackberry preserves from fruit foraged in the forests around my house. also 5 jars of plum jam from my mother in law's plum tree!

posted by fruitsoftheforest on August 28th 2009 at 8:50pm
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It's apple season in my home state (Virginia), so I'll soon be canning lots and lots of applesauce.

posted by JenontheEdge on September 2nd 2009 at 11:16am
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