Food preservation

  • Plum jam

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    The past few days were busy. It was the time to harvest plums. We have only 2 plum trees but we got around 30 kilos (1058 oz.) of plums from them. The first 10 kilos we used for cakes and…

  • Pear & Chocolate jam

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    Yesterday our neighbors brought us pears again so I’ve decided to make a pear and chocolate jam. Here is the recipe:1 – 1,5 kilos (35 ,2 oz – 52 ,8 oz) of summer pears1 lemon1 teaspoon of cinnamon1 tablespoon of cacao0,5…

  • Sour pickle recipe

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    Over the years we heard many different recipes for pickles but till now there are only two of them we like and use every year. “Summer sour pickles” and “Winter sour pickles” we call them like that cause that’s the…

  • Elderberry flower syrup

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    Today I’ve made elderberry flower syrup. I’ll leave the recipe I use here…maybe some of you will want to try it.Most people prefer elderberry syrup that is made out of berries, but I prefer the one that is made from…