fruit preserve

A couple of days ago it was last call for the remaining red currant berries hanging on the bush; they had to be dealt with, or would be spoiled.I had a bottle of brandy in my pantry, so I decided to preserve this fruit crop by making an Aufgesetzter, which is basically the same thing as Rumtopf, but made with brandy instead of rum. ‘Aufgesetzt’ simply … Read More

Summer is here, and the harvest season begins. In the Pacific Northwest we are blessed with a climate suitable for a large variety of fruit crops, which are offered at farm stands. My own garden currently produces strawberries, red and black currants,  blueberries,  red and black raspberries and gooseberries. It is time to start preserving some of this bounty for the winter. Canning is too labor … Read More