Of necessity, a Northeast locavore will do some preserving: the winter is long and not all of us have the luxury of hothouse produce or a functioning root cellar. Canning is an obvious choice, but there are many ways to preserve: freezing vegetables, fruit, soups, stocks and stew bases, cold storage of root vegetables and fall fruits, dehydrating, curing, smoking, fermenting. Explore some of the many ways to preserve the harvest in the recipes below.
Looking at diving into preserving this year? Or simply need a memory jog to get you ready for the season? Check out Preparing for Preserving Season for a handy checklist to get your pantry ready, and Canning Tips & Tricks from your Favorite Bloggers for tools, tips & advice from around the web. Here’s to a great summer of putting up!
FRUIT
Apples
- Applesauce
- Apple Bourbon Butter
- Apple Bourbon Chipotle BBQ Sauce
- Apple Carrot Chile Chutney
- Apple Cider Jelly with Rosemary & Peppercorn
- Apple Cider Vinegar
- Apple Ginger Jam
- Apple Jalapeno Preserves
- Apple Jelly with Lemon & Lavender
- Apple Pectin Stock
- Apple Quince Jelly with Vanilla Bean
- Apple Rhubarb Chutney with Fennel & Cardamom
- Canned Apple Pie Filling
- Cranapple Chutney
- Cranberry Apple Butter
- Curried Apple Chutney
- Fiery Apple Chile Syrup
- Indian-Spiced Apple Butter
- No Peel ‘Em Apple Butter
- Plum Apple Chutney
- Preserving Apples
- (Virtually) No Stir Apple Butter
Apricots
Blackberries, Blueberries and Raspberries
- Blackberry Lemon Preserves
- Blackberry Lime Jam
- Blubarb Jam
- Blue Leather
- Blueberry-Basil Vinegar
- Blueberry, Lemon & Chile Jam
- Blueberry Vodka
- Cantaloupe & Blackberry Preserves with Chardonnay
- Cantaloupe Wineberry Granita
- Chile Blackberry Syrup
- Classic Blueberry Jam
- Homemade Berry Cordial
- Irene’s Jam
- Maple Bourbon Blackberries
- Red Raspberry & Dark Chocolate Refrigerator Jam
- Rhubarb Blueberry Pie Filling
- Wild Blueberry Jam with Mint
- Wild Wineberry Preserves
Cherries
- 10-Minute Sour Cherry Bam!
- Black Cherry, Rhubarb & Red Wine Preserves
- Cherry Key Lime Marmalade
- Cherry Vanilla Preserves
- Cherry Walnut Conserve
- Crock-Pot Cherry Butter
- Currant Sour Cherry Compote
- Drunken Cherries
- Preserving Cherries
- Smoky Chipotle Cherries
- Sour Cherry & Almond Preserves
- Sour Cherry, Balsamic & Vanilla: Syrup and Leather
- Sweet Cherry Chutney
- Sweet Cherry & Rhubarb Pie Filling
Citrus
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- 1-2-3-4 Citrus Jam
- Blackberry Lime Jam
- Bubbly Meyer Marmalade
- Cara Cara Chile Marmalada
- Cherry Key Lime Marmalade
- Cranberry Meyer Lemon Chutney
- Grapefruit Guajillo Marmalade
- Honeyed Grapefruit Jamalade
- Kumquat and Meyer Lemon Marmalade with Chile & Kaffir Lime
- Kumquat Habanero Marmalade
- Lazy Citrus Salt
- Lemon Lavender Marmalade
- Lime Curd for Water Bath Canning
- Meyer Lemon Cavatelli
- Meyer Lemon: Citrus Salt, Simple Syrup, Powdered Pectin & Scouring Scrub
- Meyer Mandarin Marmalade
- Orange Cranberry Marmalade
- Orange Rhubarb Butter
- Pink Grapefruit Curd
- Pumpkin Cascabel Marmalade
- Rangpur Lime Preserves with Honey & Chile (no added sugar)
- Rio Red Grapefruit & Meyer Lemon Marmalade
- Roasted Garlic & Lemon Mustard
- Spicy Candied Kumquats
- Texas Grapefruit & Tahitian Vanilla Bean Marmalade
- Valencia Curd
- Vin de Pamplemousse
- What to do with Citrus Peels
- What to do with Preserved Lemon
Cranberries
- Cranapple Chutney
- Cranberry Apple Butter
- Cranberry Habanero Mustard
- Cranberry Marmalade Sauce
- Cranberry Meyer Lemon Chutney
- Cranberry Sauce with Rosemary & Juniper
- Easy Cranberry Sauce
- Irene’s Jam
- Local Cranberry Chutney
- Spicy, Gingery Cranberry Chutney
Currants
Grapes
Melon
- Cantaloupe & Blackberry Preserves with Chardonnay
- Cantaloupe Wineberry Granita
- Honeydew Melon Jam with Forsythia & Citrus
- Watermelon Jelly with Balsamic & Mint
Peaches & Nectarines
- Dried Nectarines
- Honey-Spiced Peaches
- Maple Bourbon Peach Butter
- Nectarine Ginger Pie Filling
- Nectarine Meyer Lemon Butter
- Nectarine, Pear and Chile Jam
- Nectarine Plum Butter
- Nectarine Preserves with Watermelon & Mint
- Peach Cascabel BBQ Sauce
- Peach Chocolate Dessert Sauce
- Peach Jam with Caramelized Onion & Basil
- Peach Preserves with Forsythia & Chile
- Peach Salsa
- Pirate Peaches
- Plum, Nectarine & Chile Jam
- Procrastinaty Peach Butter
Pears
- Boozy Pear Sauce
- Caramelized Pear Jam with Vanilla Bean
- Nectarine, Pear and Chile Jam
- Pear and Pumpkin Ale Preserves
- Pear Butter with White Wine & Fennel
- Pear Syrup with Fennel
Plums
- Local Apricot & Plum Preserves
- Nectarine Plum Butter
- Plums in Wine & Honey
- Plum Apple Chutney
- Plum Hot Jelly
- Plum Jam with Preserved Lemon
- Plum Pie Filling
- Plum, Nectarine & Chile Jam
- Roasted Golden Plums with Honey & Sage
- Shiro Plum & White Corn Salsa
- Spicy Plum Sauce
Rhubarb
- Apple Rhubarb Chutney with Fennel & Cardamom
- Black Cherry, Rhubarb & Red Wine Preserves
- Blubarb Jam
- Honey-Sweetened Rhubarb Rosemary Jam
- Irene’s Jam
- Orange Rhubarb Butter
- Preserving Rhubarb
- Rhubarb & Black Currant Jam
- Rhubarb Barbecue Sauce
- Rhubarb Blueberry Pie Filling
- Rhubarb Prosecco Jelly
- Rhubarb Rosemary Jelly & Leather
- Rhubarb Syrup & Rhubarbaritas
- Strawberry Rhubarb Amaretto Sauce
- Strawberry Rhubarb & Caramelized Onion Jam
- Strawberry Rhubarb Jam, Two Ways
- Strawberry Rhubarb Preserves
- Sweet Cherry & Rhubarb Pie Filling
- Tai’s Rhubarb Ginger Jam
Strawberries
- Preserving Strawberries
- Rose’s Strawberry Puree
- Simple Strawberry Skillet Jam
- Strawberry, Balsamic & Black Pepper Jam
- Strawberry Chipotle Preserves
- Strawberry Habanero Margarita Mix
- Strawberry Jam with Mint, Basil & Habanero
- Strawberry Pinot Noir Preserves
- Strawberry Rhubarb Amaretto Sauce
- Strwaberry Rhubarb & Caramelized Onion Jam
- Strawberry Rhubarb Jam, Two Ways
- Strawberry Rhubarb Preserves
- Strawberry Syrup
- Strawberry: Whole Berry Preserves
HERBS & FLOWERS
- Preserving Herbs
- Lemon Lavender Marmalade
- Forsythia Syrup
- Blueberry-Basil Vinegar
- Purple Basil Vinegar
- Basil-Sage Pesto
- Cilantro Pesto
- Ramp & Cilantro Pesto
- Seriously Minty Mint Pesto
- Lemon Basil Pesto
- Tomato Sauce with Fresh Basil
- Chile Verde Base (cilantro)
- Dilled Carrots
- Garlicky Dill Pickles
- Lemony Mint Tea
VEGETABLES
Alliums (Onion, Garlic, Leek, Scallions, Ramps, etc.)
- Candied Ramp & Fennel Jam
- Caramelized Shallot Jam
- Jamaican Jerk Sauce
- Mirepoix, Sofrito & Soup Base For the Freezer
- Pink Pickled Shallots
- Ramp & Cilantro Pesto
- Ramp Pickles
- Ramp Powder
- Roasted Garlic & Lemon Mustard
- Roasted Leek Confit
Beans
Corn
Cucumbers
Carrots
Eggplant
Fennel
Leafy Greens (kale, chard, spinach, etc.) & Cabbage
Peppers, Sweet & Hot
- 9-Chile Salsa
- Charred Chile Barbecue Sauce
- Cranberry Habanero Mustard
- Fiery Habanero Mustard
- Garden Antipasto
- Homemade Sriracha
- Marinated Green Bell Peppers
- Mirepoix, Sofrito & Soup Base For the Freezer
- Pickled Peppers
Pumpkin & Winter Squash
Radishes
Tomatillos
Tomatoes
- 9-Chile Salsa
- Basic Red Salsa
- Charred Chile Barbecue Sauce
- Cherry Tomato Confit
- Classic Tomato Ketchup
- Curried Yellow Tomato Chutney
- Fire Roasted Tomatoes
- Fire Roasted Tomato and Ancho Chile Sauce
- Flaming Wing Sauce
- Garden-Busting Roasted Tomato Sauce (freezer)
- Garden Vegetable Tomato Sauce
- Grilled Corn Salsa
- Mirepoix, Sofrito & Soup Base For the Freezer
- Restaurant-Style Tomato Salsa
- Roasted Heirloom Tomato Sauce
- Roasted Tomato & Chipotle Salsa
- Salsa Rojo
- Spicy Indian Tomato Chutney
- Tomato Jam
- Tomato Paste
- Tomato Purée for Sauce or Canning
- Tomato Sauce with Fresh Basil
Zucchini & Summer Squash
DAIRY
Up to date as of 22 October 2015 (ABC BBQ).
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What a great resource. Thank you!!
Wonderful. Thanks, it makes is much easier to find some great recipes.
Kaela, you are amazing. I always knew it, but here’s solid proof!
This is so wonderful! I’ve bookmarked so many of your recipes, and here it is–a list so I can find new ones easier.
Thank you for this listing. It makes it soo much easier to find your terrific recipes!
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