Sterilize pint or half pint canning jars. Into each jar, place a clove of garlic (optional), and a sprig of Mexican oregano (also optional, but highly recommended). Pack the washed peppers into the jars. For a hotter product, prick each pepper a couple of times with a fork (I dont know why, but it seems […]

Wash jars and scrub cumbers. Cut off stems and blossom ends and prick cucumbers with a fork. Pack in jars and pour boiling water over cumbers and let stand for 3 minutes. Drain off water. Combine vinegar, 10 cups of water and salt. Bring to a boil. Pour over cucumbers in jars, add a sprig […]

1. Peel carrots, cut in half lengthwise then into 4cm (1.5 inch) long pieces. Cut celery into similar sized pieces. Remove seeds from Capsicums and cut into 2cm (3/4 inch) strips, 4cm long. Break the cauliflower into 4cm flowerets. Dissolve the salt in cold water. Dissolve the salt in cold water. Cover the vegetables with […]

Wash beets, cut off leaves, stems and all but an inch of root, and cut into bite size pieces. Cook till tender then drain and peel. Boil remaining ingredients except eggs together for 10 minutes, cool and dump in beets. let stand a week or so. Add the eggs and let stand in cool place […]

If you like chili, youll want to make a lot of this and freeze it. Add whatever extra ingredients you like and you have your own custom chili. ROAST, PEEL AND SEED the pasilla, Anaheim and red peppers, then dice them. Preheat oven to 325F. Heat the oil in a medium ovenproof skillet over medium […]

Salt Remove stem and seeds from peppers. WEAR RUBBER GLOVES AND/OR WASH HANDS AFTER. Saute peppers and garlic in oil for about 10 minutes. Crush 2-3 tomatoes with fork and add to fry pan. Saute for another 20 minutes. Season with salt.

Rinse and drain unopened day lily buds; clip off any stem remnants. Put buds in a saucepan; add water barely to cover. Bring quickly to a boil, cover, and simmer 20 minutes. Drain. (At this point, the buds can also be served as a simple vegetable dish after adding salt, pepper, spices, etc. Another thing […]

1. Boil the red beets until tender and then skin. 2. Place the skinned beets in a pan and add the sugar, vinegar and water.Boil for 10 minutes. 3. Let the cooked beets stand in the broth for several days, two or three, in the refrigerator. 4. Hard boil the eggs, cool, shell and then […]

Wash and pack jalapeno peppers tightly into hot jars. Combine remaining ingreds. in an enameled or glass saucepan and bring to boil. Cover peppers with boiling liquid, leaving 1/2″ head-space. Seal jars with sterilized 2 pc. canning lids and process in boiling water to cover by 2″ for 10 min. Cool on rack. Store for […]

Wash Okra and pack into clean jars with screw tops. Into each jar put 1 red or green hot pepper and 1 clove garlic. Bring remaining ingredients to a boil and pour over the okra, filling the jars to overflowing. Seal while hot and let age for 2 months before using. Makes 5 pints