The Canning Doctor

My adventures with canning, cooking, foraging and do-it-yourself foodiness.

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Keeping Currant

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O ne of the types of plants that we put in the front garden, which is an edible garden, were several red currant bushes. This is the first y...
Saturday, June 21, 2025

Jellied Plans

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T he farm share sent along a bunch of mint. I don't use fresh mint a lot in my cooking, maybe I should, but the first thing I thought of...
Sunday, May 11, 2025

From Freezer to Cupboard

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M aking stock involves taking meat or vegetable scraps out of the freezer and converting it to canned, shelf-stable stock. This is helpful f...
Saturday, May 10, 2025

Added Benefits

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F or the past few months we've been getting a mushroom share from our CSA. Every other week we bring home about 2 pounds of oyster, lion...
Monday, April 7, 2025

Back From the Dead

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L egion was ailing. The rise time was getting longer and longer, and Legion didn't smell right. At first, it was more sour, but then it ...
Monday, December 2, 2024

Fermentation Success

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W e've been getting a farm share all year from a different farm, and while there hasn't been the overabundance of produce as was the...
Saturday, October 26, 2024

Single Servings

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L ast weekend, the stars aligned and we went apple picking. The youngerchild was home from college and the rest of us were free. It was also...
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I wear many hats: mother, doctor, traveler, cook, just to name a few. I like to experiment. I like to eat. I love seeing the world. I like to get a little lost when I drive so I can find a new way home. This blog is my way of recording some of my experiments, recipes and experiences. Enjoy!
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