Category Archives: Canning

Canning Tuna

Posted on November 22, 2023 by dep31

The new adventure this week has been canning tuna! A friend of ours drove to Seattle area for a dock sale, and brought us back two whole frozen tuna. And when I say whole tuna, I mean whole. They flash-froze … Continue reading →

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Tomato Sauce Season Continues.

Posted on September 2, 2023 by dep31

The hardest part of walking into the house with this: … is turning it into this: Thirteen pints of roasted tomato sauce and nine quarts of masala sauce. I cut all the beefsteak tomatoes in half and rotated at 350° … Continue reading →

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Cidering

Posted on November 4, 2022 by dep31

Most years in the fall, we pick apples and press sweet apple cider. This year we spent a couple hours in a friend’s orchard and picked about 20 boxes of apples. The next day, we set up our apple-washing line … Continue reading →

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Vanilla Concord Grape Jam

Posted on November 3, 2022 by dep31

We have a beautiful line of vintage Concord grapes vines that produce amazing grapes every fall. This year, I turned a bin’s worth into grape jam, and added vanilla. First step after picking: wash and remove from stems. Gloves are … Continue reading →

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Pork Bone Broth

Posted on October 30, 2022 by dep31

The same evening that we butchered and wrapped all the pork, we also started bone broth. I primarily use pork broth for making (somewhat) authentic ramen from scratch, but it also gets used in combination with other bone broths in … Continue reading →

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Pie Cherries – Easiest thing I can all year

Posted on July 19, 2022 by dep31

Here in Eastern Washington, we are blessed with one of the largest Montmorency (pie cherry) operations west of Michigan: Northwest Tart Cherry in Mesa. Every year or two, I organize a bulk buy with friends, and make the trip out … Continue reading →

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Making Beef Bone Broth

Posted on April 1, 2022 by dep31

There’s been an increase in interest in making bone broth, so I thought I’d document my latest batch. For me, making broth is a four step process. First, the supplies: I always ask for all my bones when making a … Continue reading →

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Grape Season

Posted on October 9, 2021 by dep31

We picked our Concord grapes a couple days ago, and spent the rest of the day turning them into juice, jam and fruit leather. I’m blessed with a good washer team. The majority of the grapes were steamed. We can … Continue reading →

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Last tomatoes

Posted on October 8, 2021 by dep31

This week has been an absolute frenzy of “harvest before everything freezes”. I’ve brought in bin after bin of assorted peppers, tomatoes, herbs, onions, beans and grapes, and we’ve been staying up late washing, chopping, freezing, canning and dehydrating everything. … Continue reading →

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Chicken broth with backs, feet, and wing tips

Posted on January 31, 2021 by dep31

After butchering 25 birds last week, I wanted to put up a bunch of broth… but I also wanted to end up with plenty of stewing hens in the freezer for soup. Being the thrifty sort, I managed to have … Continue reading →

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