Thursday, July 11, 2013

Dehydrated Blueberries


almost 5 pints of dried blueberries
Source: Tree Ripe Citrus
Recipe: Prick with toothpick and dehydrate at 135°F

Blueberry Butter




5 half-pints of blueberry butter
Source: Source: Tree Ripe Citrus
Recipe: Blueberry Bonanza, p. 60, Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving, 2006
Notes: 2 half-pints left from 2011; used three Tattler lids and two regular lids; two Tattler lids did not seal. When I reviewed the Tattler box, it recommends fingertip tight before processing and then fully tighten when removing jars from bath.

Frozen Blueberries




3 quarts of frozen blueberries
Source: Tree Ripe Citrus
Recipe: Freeze flat on wax paper lined cookie sheets the package

Blueberry Syrup



3 pints and 1 half-pint of blueberry syrup
Source: Source: Tree Ripe Citrus
Recipe: Blueberry Bonanza, p. 60, Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving, 2006
Notes:  4 pints left from 2011; Tattler lids; one pint jar did not seal - drip on rim?

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Blanched Sugar Snap Peas





2 quarts blanched sugar snap peas
Source: Blue Moon Community Farm CSA

Blanched Broccoli





2 quarts blanched broccoli
Source: Blue Moon Community Farm CSA

Tree Ripe Citrus

Today was the first visit of the Tree Ripe Citrus truck. I bought five 5-lb boxes of blueberries and three 25-lb boxes of peaches and made: