Heche's Homestead

10/12/2026

Canning cranberry juice! For each quart jar:
🧃 1 cup cranberries
🧃 1/4 to 1/2 cup sugar
🧃 water to 1/2 inch headspace
💦Waterbath for 15 minutes

What variations are you trying? I gotta know!

10/11/2026

The how-to video is on my page!

To enjoy, just strain the berries out and pour into your favorite glass 😍

Tips, tricks, and notes:

🫙jars, water, and the waterbath should be ALL HOT or ALL COLD. In this canning session, I added cold water to cold jars and put everything in a cold waterbath before turning on the stove.

🫙you can skip the sugar altogether if you wanna just sweeten by the glass!

🫙”fingertip tight” to me is screwing the ring on loose enough that I could unscrew it with one hand if I’ve got a baby in the other 😅

🫙fun additions: add a slice of orange or lime in with the cranberries! Brewing the water with herbs and spices - and straining before pouring into jars - can add some great flavor!

🫙while this recipe is considered Rebel Canning, you can muddle or crush the cranberries if you’re worried about them being whole. Cranberries are extremely acidic though, and preserve very well, especially in this recipe!

Have you tried this? What did you think? How did you make it your own?

10/11/2026

Where my one handed mamas at?!🙋‍♀️

This recipe was a HIT last year and I only got one tiny jar for myself, so this time I stocked up 😂

With the seeds scooped out, I wouldn’t call this jam spicy at all, but if hot peppers aren’t your jam 😅 just skip em!

Super tasty on toasty sourdough, or the perfect addition to one of those fancy cheese plates 😛

🫙CRANBERRY PEPPER JAM🫙
- 4 cups cranberries
- 4 jalapeños, stems and seeds removed (or your hot pepper of choice, or skip altogether!)
- 3 cups sugar
- 1 cup apple c***r vinegar
- 4 Tbsp lemon juice

- Boil everything. Mash with a potato masher or blend the mixture (I’ve done both but this time used my immersion blender).
- Turn down the heat and simmer 10 more minutes.
- Ladle into 12 quarter pint jars or 6 half pint jars.
- wipe rims and add lids. Screw on rings fingertip tight.
- water bath 5 minutes for quarter pints or 10 minutes for half pints.
- remove from water bath and let sit 12-24 hours undisturbed.
- check seals then wash jars in warm soapy water to remove any sticky residue.
- remove bands and store, or add a decorative fabric scrap to the lid and screw the ring on over it to make a gorgeous giftable treat!

Cranberries are not expensive (in Wisconsin at least!) which makes this a super budget friendly gift that doesn’t skimp on flavor or thoughtfulness❤️⭐️

10/10/2026

10/10/2026

What critters have been stompin around our backyard? 🤔

10/09/2026

Cranberry season is officially here! 🫙✨

There’s nothing quite like hearing those lids pop and watching your pantry shelves fill up for winter.

Whether you’re water-bath canning cranberry juice, putting up applesauce, or prepping your very first batch of jams, I want to know...

What's currently sitting in your canner or on your prep counter this week? 👇 Drop a picture or tell me below!