Pickles & Preserves Recipe Videos
Around here we grew up making pickles and jams with Ma and Gran... As a kid I hated picking fruit or veg out in the garden in the morning, and then spending the afternoon in the kitchen. But the jam sure was great all winter long.
Now that I'm a little older, it's not a chore at all - don't be afraid, we'll pick recipes that are easy and only make a few jars at a time.
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Canning School
Tips and tricks
Just learning how to make jams jellies and home preserves? Maybe you've been away for a while and need a refresher and some tips. We are here to help with this series of videos from the pro's at Bernardin!
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Dried Peaches
Really versatile
Foodland Ontario and Emily Richards team up to bring you this great recipe for real “fruit leather” easy to pack for snacks or chopped up and added to cookies and cakes.
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Bread and Butter Pickles
An old family favourite
You'll need a crock and some patience, but it'll pay off in the end.
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Cucumber Table Pickle
Quick summer treat
This was always on the table during the summer at my house. Cukes, mayo, vinegar, salt, pepper; couldn't be easier - couldn't be tastier.
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Strawberry Jam
Fresh flavour all year.
Nothing better on your morning toast, or on some home made ice cream, than some strawberry jam. Making it yourself is not as daunting as you might think, in fact with only a handful of ingredients and a pot you'll never go back to store bought.
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Home Preserves
Complete preserving guide.
Confused about home preserving? In a rut and looking for new preserves recipes? Look no further, this is the book for you.
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Gooseberry Jelly
You've never had gooseberries?
Julie stops by Nana Murphy's house to pick the gooseberries and make this sweet / tart jelly.
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Peach Preserves
Summer in a jar!
Fresh Niagara peaches are in season, nothing beats the taste of tree ripened local fruit. However, with a little time you can preserve some of this goodness for the long winter months ahead. Let Julie show you how simple the process is.
Canning School
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Sterilise your Jars
Start clean!
Sterilising your jars is a very important first step. If you are using your oven, then watch this because you're doing it wrong.
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Hot Water Bath
Last step and very important
Don't skip over this step if you want quality results that are shelf stable, and safe to eat.
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Pectin
All natural thickener
There are several different kinds of pectin that will help you get great results when making jams and jellies.
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Prepare your lids
Don't boil them
Emerie lets you know why you shouldn't boil your lids, just heat them gently.
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Strawberry Freezer Jam
So Simple
3 ingredients and some stirring... that's all it takes to make freezer jam.
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Floating Fruit
Here's what you did wrong
If your fruit floats to the top when you make jams, you probably didn't crush the fruit enough.
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Crushing Fruit
One layer at a time
Crushing your fruit makes sure that your jam turns out great.
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Grilled Sambol Shrimp
Such incredible flavour!
The Indonesian Sambol marinade gives just enough heat and a ton of flavour to these succulent grilled shrimp.
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Make Vanilla Extract
Make at home for deeper flavour
I know you can buy this stuff in the grocery store... But if you make it at home you can get better control of the flavour.
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Bread Pudding
With Glenfiddich Whisky
Not an average bread pudding, this one has Glenfiddich single malt in it... and don't forget the Glenfiddich whisky sauce!
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Short Bread
Melt in your mouth
Gran always said that it was the Rice flour that made the difference.
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Microwave Peanut Brittle
So Easy!
This stuff almost makes itself...
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