Great canning blog

Photo from Food in Jars

I've starting reading this great local canning blog, Food in Jars and thought I would share it with IMBY members.

It's written by a Philadelphia named Marisa McClellan and she says "the goal of this blog is to document this canning journey and get as many people excited about canning as is possible. In between canning projects, I also write about some of my favorite cookbooks, participate annually in the Dark Days Challenge (cooking locally during the winter months) and occasionally offering up a recipe that makes use of all those canned goods I make."

She has great photos and recipes, and explains canning clearly - check it out!

Fruit Fly Deterrent

Lots of us who seriously compost find that we have fruit fly problems. A friend made a suggestion that works for me. Take an unbleached coffee filter and spritz it with "Orange Guard" pesticide (made out of orange peels) and put it on the bottom of your composting container. It seems to repel fruit flies, is not toxic and can go right into the compost. The label says that it is safe to use around food and it's available on Amazon. (Apparently it's not completely safe for cats according to one of the reviews there, tho.)
- Sally

P.S. Note from Melinda: If you check this page, you'll see it's also available at Selene, Great Pumpkin and Whole Foods: http://www.orangeguard.com/buy.html