Month: July 2021

• Make Ahead Apple Pies

  

  Making apple pies when the apples are ready for picking may seem like a great deal of work. The work is worth the effort when you are able to pull out a pie ready to bake the rest of the year. The same day we pick our apples we will make up 17-18 pies for…

• Apple Jelly and Pancake Syrup

  

  When you grow your own apple tree, you quickly learn how many varieties of preserves you can make to last until the next season.  This recipe is simple to do.  The most difficult part is staying on top of the fruit as it reaches the optimal time to complete the recipe. Apples naturally contain pectin,…

• Canned Apple Juice

  

  Once you have had home canned apple juice you will likely be spoiled and find the store purchased juice not as much to your liking.  Methods to Extract the Juice There are several ways to extract juice from your apples, the method you choose will likely be based on the type of apples you have.…

• Growing and Preserving an Apple Harvest

  

  Many years ago when we bought our first home we were lucky enough to have two apple trees.  The trees were heavy producers and provided a bounty of fruit. We soon were learning different methods of preserving to keep us in apples until the next harvest. We also had a steep learning curve on how…

• Happy Canada Day!! 🇨🇦 – Special Edition

  

  Happy Canada Day!! Murlo is a pro ud Canadian and Western prairie urban dweller!  A country considered one of the greatest countries in the world.  Together, we all can make this country even better! Our selfie to the left was taken on Canada Day in Ottawa, our nations capital in 2017. The photo was taken…