All Four Burners

2013: the Year in Preserving

Posted on 03 January 2014

This post is full of braggadocio. And chagrin.

I’m alternately in awe of and sheepish about how many jars I cranked through last year. Nearly 300.

I put the LOADS of time I had on my hands to good use. Friends and family reaped the benefits. #humblebrag

But perhaps I should consider other hobbies. #embarrassed #awkward

The full list is below — with links to recipes when appropriate.

Enjoy! And look away.

Yet another reminder about the giveaway for the Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving!

1. Blood orange marmalade with Campari (January 2013)
2. Pineapple rum jam with lime (February 2013)
3. Strawberry-strawberry balsamic jam with vanilla (February 2013)
4. Red onion-thyme jam with brandy (March 2013)
5. Orange rhubarb chutney (April 2013)
6. Strawberry-rhubarb jam with vanilla (May 2013)
7. Strawberry lime jam (May 2013)
8. Strawberry chocolate sauce (May 2013)
9. Cherry jam with kirsch (May 2013)
10. Cherries preserved in zinfandel (May 2013)
11. Strawberry-zinfandel jam (May 2013)
12. Spiced pickled cherries (June 2013)
13. Blueberry bay jam (June 2013)
14. Blueberry port jam (June 2013)
15. Blueberry-rhubarb jam with mint (June 2013)
16. Olallieberry jam (July 2013)
17. Spiced blackberry jam with orange (July 2013)
18. Blackberry ketchup (July 2013)
19. Concord grape apple chutney (August 2013)
20. Peach barbecue sauce (August 2013)
21. Concord grape balsamic vinegar jam with black pepper (August 2013)
22. Peach-plum jam with lemon and ginger (August 2013)
23. Balsamic red pepper jelly (August 2013)
24. Spicy tomato jam (August 2013)
25. Spiced peach jam with bourbon (August 2013)
26. Spiced apple jam (August 2013)
27. Pluot butter with cardamom and port (September 2013)
28. Peach-lemon butter (September 2013)
29. Gravenstein apple jelly (September 2013)
30. Hot pepper harissa sauce (September 2013)
31. Gravenstein apple butter with lemon (September 2013)
32. Vanilla caramel pear butter (October 2013)
33. San Marzano tomato jam with basil (October 2013)
34. Cherry tomato jam with basil (October 2013)
35. Spicy tomato salsa (October 2013)
36. Thai sweet chile jam (October 2013)
37. Quince jam with ginger and black pepper (October 2013)
38. Spiced tomato chutney (October 2013)
39. Spiced quince chutney (November 2013)