CAA Photo of the Week

We’ve been lucky enough to have a photo from Laura Odom before, and this week, we have another of the apple butter and applesauce that she recently made. If you’d like inspiration for how to go about making your own apple butter, check out her blog.

Thank you, Laura!
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This week’s spotlighted photo is by Betty, also known as Snappy Shop on Flickr. This looks like a wonderful use of “chopped fennel, meyer lemon slices, organic white vinegar, salt, white pepper, fennel seeds and honey!” She also blogged about this recipe in her post on Delishy Town.

Thanks for sharing, Betty!
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For this week’s feature from our Flickr pool, we chose something a little different than what we normally do — a watercolor sketch Marcia Milner-Brage submitted to our Flickr pool titled “Marie’s Pantry.” Separately, Marcia’s also captured Marie’s harvest before the canning. She shared some comments about Marie and the pantry pictured above:

“Growing what one cans is a whole different level of dedication to sustaining one’s family. Marie grows much of what she puts up in their in-town backyard garden, here in Cedar Falls, Iowa. She also is an ace urban forager. Much of her apple sauce and spiced apples were made from apples scavenged from trees that had dropped their crop on the ground in public places, like boulevards.”

About herself and her art, Marcia says:
“As for me, I am a visual artist who draws and paints from the world before me–I paint on sight. Whether it be in my own home or hometown or of places I travel to. I do not use photographs. I also am a writer. And very much enjoy combining the painted or drawn image with word images.”

Thank you for sharing your talents with our flickr group, Marcia!

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This week’s CAA photo of the week is by one of our newer contributors to the Flickr pool, Amanda Rudd. Those labels and jewel tones caught our attention, but the story behind making rosehip jam is a serendipitous one worth checking out on Amanda’s blog Ardor, Zest. For those of you reading from the US Pacific Northwest, you’ll find good leads and information on foraging also.

Thanks for contributing, Amanda — we’re looking forward to seeing more of your projects and photos!

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This week’s featured photo is by Ashleigh, aka Beautiful Meadow. Don’t these peaches look glorious?

Thanks for sharing this with us, Ashleigh!

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Our photo of the week is by Brook Hurst Stephens, the author of Learn to Preserve and an active Seattle member of Canning Across America. If you’re looking for a fun, seasonal project this weekend, check out her accompanying blog post on making Brown Sugar-Pear Butter. In that post, Brook helpfully and visually guides readers step by step through the entire process.

Her blog is a fabulous resource for those who love to preserve. Thank you, Brook!

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Janelle, AKA talkoftomatoes, recently shared her lovely canning pictures in the CAA Flickr pool. This week, we’re featuring her photo of Blackberry Plum Cardamom here. She’s also shared her recipe and process for this “new favorite” on her blog, so be sure to check that out.

Thank you for sharing with us, Janelle!

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This week’s featured photo is a very seasonal Pear Conserve by Lisa, aka Realisa, on Flickr. You can check out a number of her projects in her Canning set on Flickr. Thanks, Lisa!

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Mama Urchin shared another great photo with us — this time, of her BBQ Sauce. You can find the recipe on her blog, Putting By. She is a canning regular — be sure to check out her other inspiring entries!

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This week’s featured photo is by Crystal, of Pickled Green Chili Pepper Rings. Don’t you wish you had some of those right now? Check out more on her blog.

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