Category Archives: canned peaches

Let the madness begin

Posted on August 20, 2011 by danmalleck

I’m currently on a little trip to visit some friends. I’ve been away for a week and am beginning to think of the return journey. In two weeks, classes begin again, and along with planning a syllabus, working out readings, … Continue reading →

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Winter time… uncap the goodies

Posted on December 16, 2010 by danmalleck

Until the snow flies, I feel it untimely to begin digging into the preserves.  So in some ways, I’m quite happy that it has become cold and snowy so early this year.  In many ways, of course, I’m not too … Continue reading →

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And so to wrap up

Posted on November 30, 2010 by danmalleck

It’s the end of NaBloPoMo.  I have had a month of rambling on.  Here goes the reflections, things I didn’t talk about, things I did, and things yet to come.  I’ll be off for a few days (avoiding the blogosphere) … Continue reading →

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Where do I begin?

Posted on November 12, 2010 by danmalleck

I have about nine jars of peaches in the basement.  I have probably twice that many jars of apple sauce, and far fewer jars of apple preserves, plum preserves and canned plums.  I want to begin eating my fruit, but … Continue reading →

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Na blo po mo kickoff

Posted on November 1, 2010 by danmalleck

I’m trying to write a post a day for the month of November, for Na Blo Po Mo. It can get difficult, especially since this blog is about canning and brewing, and I’ve been easing up in the canning and … Continue reading →

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Just peachy

Posted on September 5, 2010 by danmalleck

I’ve been canning for the past month.  It all began with peaches, moved into various forms of tomato products, shifted to pickles (cucumbers only) and has now turned to a quick adventure in plums.  It was all partly inspired by Food … Continue reading →

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Home on the range?

Posted on September 4, 2010 by danmalleck

It took some time to figure out what to call this blog.  I had to discard things like “urban homesteading” because it was too precious and bourgeois (and like most of the bourgeoisie, I don’t want to appear bourgeois!).  At … Continue reading →

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