Ingredients: 3 lb red seedless grapes 1 cup water 1 1/4 cup white vinegar 3/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon yellow mustard seeds 12 black peppercorns 2 springs rosemary 2 1/4-inch thick slices fresh ginger 2 dried tien tsin peppers 2 bay leaves Directions: Prep your jars/lids. Slice an shallow X into the stem side of […]
Ingredients: 2 crookneck squash, sliced into 1/4 inch thick rings 3 jalapenos halves (aka 1 1/2 peppers, sliced lengthwise) 1/2 small onion, sliced 1/2 teaspoon celery seed 1 tablespoons black peppercorns 1 tablespoon yellow mustard seeds 1 teaspoon dried Valencia orange peel 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar 1 teaspoon dill seed 3 cups water 3 cups […]
Ingredients: 4 large nectarines, pitted and sliced 1 cup water 1 1/4 cup white vinegar 3/4 cup sugar 8 whole cloves 4 white cardamom pods 12 black peppercorns 2 whole star anise 10 coriander seeds 2 bay leaves 2 dried Thai birds-eye chiles Directions: Prep your jars/lids. Evenly divide the spices and nectarine slices between […]
Ingredients: 1 head cauliflower, broken into florets 2 jalapenos, halved 8 cloves garlic 1 teaspoon celery seed 3 teaspoon black peppercorns 1 1/2 teaspoons caraway seeds 3 teaspoons yellow mustard seeds 1 1/2 teaspoons fennel seeds 1/2 teaspoon charnushka 3 cups water 2 cups white vinegar 1/3 cup pickling salt Directions: Bring the water, vinegar […]
Ingredients: 3 lb Black Beauty grapes 1 cup water 1 1/4 cup white vinegar 3/4 cup sugar 1 tablespoon yellow mustard seeds 1 tablespoon black peppercorns 8 whole cloves 4 4-inch cinnamon sticks 4 whole star anise 2 Tahitian vanilla beans, halved Directions: Prep your jars/lids. Pierce each grape with a fork*. Evenly divide the […]
Ingredients: 20 mirabelle plums 1 cup water 1 1/4 cup white vinegar 3/4 cup sugar 2 whole star anise 2 whole cloves 2 whole white cardamom pods 10 white peppercorns 1 bay leaf Directions: Add the plums and spices to a quart jar, taking care to leave a little more than 1/2 inch of headspace […]
Ingredients: 12 oz fresh raspberries 4 large black plums, finely chopped 3 tablespoons powdered pectin* 2 cups sugar Directions: Use a potato masher to gently mash the raspberries. It should yield 1 cup crushed raspberries. Repeat with the plums to yield 2 1/4 cups. Evenly sprinkle the bottom of the Ball Jam Maker with the […]
Ingredients: 3 1/4 cups crushed (with a potato masher)pitted mirabelle plums (about 2 lbs) 3 tablespoons powdered pectin 2 cups sugar Ingredients: Prep jars/lids for canning. Place the plums into a large, heavy bottomed pan. Add the sugar. Bring to a boil, stirring until it begins to reduce and thicken. Stir in the pectin. Continue […]
Ingredients: 1 bunch long beans (aka yard long beans, Chinese long beans) 1 Korean or Chinese hot pepper, cut into strips 2 cups white vinegar 2 cups water 3 tablespoons shoaxing wine 1/4 cup pickling salt 4 cloves garlic 1 inch knob ginger, cut into 4 slices 1 tablespoon broken star anise 8 black peppercorns […]
Ingredients: 3 lb Black Velvet apricots, stones removed 2 1/4 cups sugar 1/4 cup lemon juice 2 tablespoons whole Tellicherry peppercorns Directions: Place the peppercorns in tea ball. Place everything in a heavy bottomed pot. Stir. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat slightly and cook until thick, stirring occasionally and smashing up the apricots with […]