Jennifer Maffett's Page

Join IthaCanners as we visit Myer Farm Distillers, a new farm distillery on Route 89 in Ovid.Myer Farm uses organic grain from their own Farm—one of the largest and oldest currently operating organic farms in the Northeast United States—to craft distill a range of spirits. They currently offer tastings of their vodka made from soft white winter wheat, blueberry orange vodka (blueberries from Luce Farm), ginger vodka (ginger from the Good Life Farm), and more.See More

The holidays are over and the quiet of January mixes with the promise of a new year.  The unsorted mail is full of seed catalogs with those glossy veggie photos and voluptuous descriptions calling to you like a 17 year old male spying the Victoria Secret catalog.Whelp, share the joy and come to the first annual IthaCan Seed Catalog Tea.We'll compare catalogs, exchange faves and have tea.  Maybe even combine orders, if it seems like a good fit.Bring:  Seed catalogs and a finger food to share.See More

We are downsizing our flock and have 3 pairs of ducks plus one drake that are looking for a good home.  Khaki Cambells are good layers often producing an egg a day even in winter. They are only 1.5 years old. One mamma gave us four chicks this spring and another one would have if some other creature hadn't crushed her eggs. So, although they are not supposed to be that broody, these guys seemed to like the idea. Contact me via email (jpmaffett@gmail.com) if you are interested or have questions.

I have a bunch of purslane ready for pickling and I have found recipes but they all call for refrigerating. Does anybody have advice for pickling that allows for no refrigeration? I'm new to pickling so I'm not sure how it all works. Thanks!  See More

Canning topics: water bath, pressure canning, supplies, etc.