In a year of challenges we made changes for the better. Looking forward to making more jam.
Hindsight is 2020
Peanut Butter & Potlicker Jelly Cups
Customize cravings with your very own Peanut Butter & Jelly cups. With dozens of Potlicker Jam flavors available, there is a PB & Potlicker combo for everyone. We had some DELICIOUS chocolate peanut butter from Cape May Peanut Butter Co. that went into the first batch. We then made a second batch with plain jane …
Sausage Bites
Cocktail wieners in the slow cooker were at every party that I went to as a child of the 80's. Kids asked for them and grown men made meals on them. These are still a huge hit at every party even if it's just nostalgia. Then, the standard recipe was a combination of grape jelly, …
Skillet Caramelized Onion Dip
Put those preserves to work. This thick and cheesy, savory-sweet caramelized onion dip made with a scoop of Potlicker jelly is perfect for digging into while watching the ball game but is also appropriate for movie night, game night, or “I just felt like eating dip for dinner” night. We suggest using Oatmeal Stout or …
Vanilla Cake with Carrot Cake Filling & Peanut Butter Frosting
Vanilla butter cake filled with Carrot Cake Jam covered in peanut butter frosting and topped with toasted coconut.Recently I made this cake for a friends’ birthday. It was an impromptu party just for the two of us and a spur of the moment baking session. After a couple of drinks we decided that friend needed …
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Low Sugar Peach Jam
Late summer means steamy days, swimming holes, and the juice of fresh, ripe fruit dripping down your chin. The sweetest fruits of summer must be peaches, with their halo of fuzz and tender flesh that melts into pulpy syrup in your mouth. Last week I received a glorious box of Washington peaches at my door, …
Get Hooked On Canning
Careful! canning can become one fierce addiction! After all, my canning addiction launched this little business. Maybe you have an over flowing garden, maybe you like the idea of stocking up your own pantry, maybe you want to make a few gifts… Get yourself hooked on canning! Throw yourself a preservation party! Sweet Preservation has some …
8 Tips For Getting The Most Out Of Your Farmers Market
Summer is in full swing and market tables around the country are starting to groan under the weight of the fresh veggies & fruits, local meats & cheeses, small batch baking & canning. Big or small there is likely a local farmers market near you These 8 tips can help you get the most out of the …
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Vermont Beer Jelly
In our tiny kitchen we (Tall Dark & Handsome & myself) make over 2 dozen varieties of preserves on a regular basis but the thing we are most well known for and get the most questions about is our Vermont Beer Jelly. Beer Jelly? How did you come up with that?? Long story short, it was …
Store Highlight: Cabot Annex Quechee
Store number 2 Planning your food tour of Vermont? That sound like a fun trip! Be sure to plan a stop into one of the Cabot Creamery annex stores to sample award winning cheese. Not only are they store #2 on my list, the folks at Cabot very generously lay out samples of almost every …
