Recent content by wildclover

It has been years, but one summer my dad went on a canning binge when he got gifted a bushel of tomatoes and another of peaches. From there we went to jelly, and there was one recipe that used sherry. A very light tasting jelly that was super simple. It just takes a lot of pectin. You can use...

I was planning to hit the local shop that has both proper yeast and equipment, as soon as I had some money. The gas to go pick up a bucks worth of yeast wasn't worth it when I could experiment just for giggles for free. Not finding an answer, I looked for my own, having had a couple friends...

Friends were gifted with about a dozen jars of grape jelly when their dad developed diabetes...it was his stash for the Apocalypse I guess... and now they are borderline diabetic and don't like grape jelly much anyway. I have a horror of wasting food, and had the bright idea of turning it into...

Stevia is a plant which tastes extremely sweet. If you use the dried leaves, it has a grassy aftertaste (which works in tea and some coking) or there is a refined version which is a white powder. I can't stand artificial sweeteners, but I can do the stevia. Check the local health food store if...

I've been searching the net for anyone who may be as insane as I am. I ended up with a huge amount of grape jelly, (you don't want to know) which is approximately a lifetime supply at the rate my family eats it. I have been using the google looking to see if anyone had ever tried to make wine...