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New Food Labeling Rules: What You Need to Know

A new California law changes food labeling, banning “Sell by” dates and introducing “Best if used by” and “Use by” labels to reduce food waste. Businesses like Potlicker are adapting their labels to meet new standards, aiming to educate consumers about the safety of food beyond printed dates. Emphasis is placed on resourcefulness and cookingโ€ฆ

Celebrating 15 Years of Creativity

This month I celebrate 15 years of Potlicker, my small business. A source of inspiration & creative outlet.

Available online only!ย 

Did you want exclusivity?! Well me too.ย Potlicker Jam is only avaliable online this holiday season.

2024.

While some of you may be well into the new year, our house has only recently gotten in the groove of what the new year brings because the girls *finally*โ€‚returned to school. Now I can focus on Potlicker. This year I will be focused on quality, not trying to keep up with quantity.โ€‚After some ofโ€ฆ

Adorable Gift Sets & a Biscuit Recipe

I blinked and Fall is here. The Summer heat has broken and the Winter snow has kissed the mountains. There is a steady buzz of energy as we build to the end of year Holidays. This season in life brings me deeper to my roots as I have become more of a care taker forโ€ฆ

Back to Flatlander Status

Hello my friends. Itโ€™s my slowest season of the year and it always gives me some time to reflect a bit on what I learned last year. Honestly the turn from December to January happens so fast for me every year, I barely have time to process the reflection. Spring as the new year makesโ€ฆ

Marmalade.

Born and raised north of Tampa Florida, I watched the orange groves around us get cleared for progress. We too were part of that progress I suppose. Once a rural citrus and hemp farming town, Lutz, has been swallowed by suburbia. Our family property once thrived with more than 20 kinds of citrus, now onlyโ€ฆ

Can I still say Happy New Year?!

By now you may have noticed that we pretty much took a hard break from social media at the end of the year. We? I mean ME. All these 12 years the social media has been done by me (except two projects).  I love the creation & sharing of beautiful or interesting things but honestlyโ€ฆ

Finally, Gift Sets are in stock.

As promised, beer and wine jellies have made the move to smaller sizes and I have packed them up ready to gift.ย ย Shop https://potlickerkitchen.com/. The last day to order for Christmas shipping is December 15th, so get your orders in! Fruit Jams are available in 9oz jars and are making their way back to stores. Theโ€ฆ

Jam delivery.

Jam is on itโ€™s way and tracking numbers should go out soon! Pineapple Habanero has not shipped yet. If you havenโ€™t placed your first order on our new web site, you will have to create a new account when you check out. Questions? Email potlickerkitchen@gmail.com or text me (802-526-4475).  Thatโ€™s 802-JAM-GIRL (please appreciate the awesomeness of thisโ€ฆ

Hindsight is 2020

In a year of challenges we made changes for the better. Looking forward to making more jam.

Jam Out – Change in the Time of Covid

Change in the time of COVID. It is with some sadness I have to tell you that I am no longer producing jams & jellies. In the past few years I have weathered changes and challenges I never imagined and this one, in this moment, has hit me particularly hard. In the weeks before COVID19โ€ฆ

Marmalade Ice Box Cake

Use a little, use a lot! Use up to 8oz of jam for a fruitier flavor and make this easy peasy by using frozen whipped topping instead of making whipped cream. Ice Box Cake 1 cup whipping cream 1 8oz package of cream cheese, softened 1/2c Potlicker marmalade or jam ยฝ tsp lemon extract (optional)โ€ฆ

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