Haven’t had a cherry bomb pepper before? Do yourself a favor and buy a jar today! These little guys have so much flavor. The canning process mellows out their flavor...
We’re thrilled to introduce our new preservationist Tracey. She started here last month, and comes to us with almost 10 years of kitchen experience, most of which has been at...
It was a few summers ago now. At a time where food culture was just kicking in my bloodstream and local farmer’s markets were closing more and more cross streets...
A lot of the canning we do in store is bringing the old nearly forgotten recipes, those recipes that our mom’s used to make us, and making them shine again....
Southport Grocery has been canning for a few years now. Growing more ‘hungry’ each year, trying to capture spring, summer, fall – the harvest seasons packed into tiny jars. Recently,...
You’ve seen jars of hot pepper jelly in the far flung corners of grocery stores for years. We think it’s an unsung hero of food. Some of the big-store versions...
Yes, we can! Can: verb (canned , canning) 1. preserve (food) in a can. 5 summers and 4 winters have come and gone since we started canning here at Southport Grocery. The summers have...
There is a laundry list of types of fruit preserves – not only are there fruit possibilities but the different preserve styles. But what are the differences between a jam,...
We here at Southport Grocery and Cafe like to take advantage of fresh ingredients when we can. It’s spring so that can mean only one thing: it’s canning season. The early fruits...