Apple Valley Farm

Tomato Base 

Prep Time: 20 minutes 

Cook Time: 60 minutes 

8-10 Fresh Tomatoes 

3 TSP Salt 

1 TBSP Lemon Juice (fresh or bottle) 

Core tomatoes. Cut shallow “x” on the bottom of each. Drop in boiling water for 60 seconds…

This recipe is a mixture of the Watt’s Cookin’ recipe that my mama used, and the Blue Willow Inn Cookbook for the biscuit (crust) dough. This is not the “rising crust” or the cake crust that many of us are…

Pickled Okra 

Prep Time: 10 minutes 

Cook Time: 5 minutes 

Ingredients: 

About 2 Pounds Fresh Okra 

5 Cups White Vinegar 

5 Cups Water 

6 Tsp Pickling Salt 

4 Tsp Dill Seeds 

Black Peppercorns 

Diced Garlic (fresh or prepared) 

Dried Dill 

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Pear Relish 

Prep Time: 30 minutes 

Cook Time: 30 minutes 

Ingredients: 

About 30 Medium Sized Pears 

6 Yellow Onions 

2 Green Bell Peppers 

3 Red Bell Peppers 

4 Jalapeño Peppers (optional, for a hotter relish) 

5 Cups Apple Cider Vinegar 

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Pear Preserves 

Prep Time: 30 minutes 

Cook Time: 2 hours 

Ingredients: 

About 20 Medium Sized Pears (aprox 10 Cups, cut and peeled) 

2 1/3 Cups Sugar 

1 ½ Cups Water 

2 tsp Lemon Juice (fresh or bottled) 

Wash, peel and…

Mexican Restaurant Salsa 

Prep Time: 20 minutes 

Cook Time: 60 minutes 

8-10 Fresh Tomatoes 

1 Medium Yellow Onion 

2 TBSP Minced Garlic 

1 TBSP Diced Jalapenos (From jar. Fresh is fine.) 

3 TSP Salt 

1 TSP Sugar 

3 TBSP Lime…

Fig Preserves 

Prep Time: 30 minutes 

Cook Time: 1-2 hours 

Ingredients: 

2 lbs Ripe Figs (same ripeness is good, but not critical) 

2 lbs Sugar 

2 tsp Vanilla Extract (not imitation) 

½ cup Water 

¼ cup Lemon Juice (fresh or…