Links: Fig Syrup, Blackberry Butter, and Winners

I stayed up too late canning last night (vanilla peach butter, peach-plum-cherry jam, and apricot everything) and then got up early this morning to fly to Chicago. Just call me the canning jetsetter! I have a slew of events this week and then I’m back to the east coast on Friday afternoon. Now, links!

Check out this fabulous fig syrup on Serious Eats from Autumn.
Pretty pictures of tomato canning and a canning recipe round-up.
I’d heard a couple months back that Ball no longer requires softening the sealing compound in lids, but I still do it. What do you think?
An inspired apple fig chutney, based on my apple pear version.
Sriracha pickled eggs. Love that bright red brine!
Loved this interview with Karen Solomon over at Eat Boutique.
Honey sweetened blackberry butter!
Savory . I bet these would be amazing served with jam and cheese.
I have a blackberry sage jam in my first book that I love and I bet this version with blueberries is no less delightful!

Because I didn’t get a link post up last Sunday, I also didn’t manage to announce the winner of the Mrs. Wages giveaway last week either. But here it is now. The winner is #12/Earle Grossman, who said:

My favorite pickle is a half-sour pickle that I have eaten and made since I was five years old. Started buying them out of a pickle barrel and then learned how to make them from my grandmother. 60 years and I am still looking forward to making them this summer.

I will update this space later tonight with the Orchard Road giveaway winners. Stay tuned!

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