This time of year pineapple is fairly cheap and filling the farmers markets, local groceries and back of pickup trucks. While you can buy pineapple in stores, I find it just as easy to can it from home. Pineapple being a high acid fruit does not need pressure canning just hot water bath. The process is simple, trim your pineapple, cut into bite sized cubes and place in clean jars. Make a batch of simple syrup to your personal liking and pour over the fruit in jars. Seal and process in hot water for 15 minutes for pints and 20 minutes for quarts.
Archive for April 29th, 2011
Canned Pineapple
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Water Rooting Gardenia’s
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It was a delight of the senses today to walk out into the front yard and be graced with a soft wind carrying the fragrance of the gardenia bushes through the air. I have been working on creating a gardenia hedge to border our yard, gardenia’s are wonderful for cutting propagation methods. All you need to do is cut branches from a healthy plant, remove lower leaves and place in water. Keep the water fresh and place plant in a warm location with good light but not direct light. In a few weeks small white roots will begin appearing along the stem in water. Some wrap the stems in paper towels before putting in the water. I don’t and have never had issue with rootings. 
A Little Slice.... 