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"Warp-Speed because you make it in the microwave - no all-day cooking for this spicy-sweet spread! My kids like to put it on their toast, and pretend they're having pumpkin pie for breakfast! It does taste like pumpkin pie filling, and makes a wonderful hostess gift. Make sure your recipient puts this right into the refrigerator! NOTE: Don't..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, cloves, ginger...

"I use a lot of bell peppers when I cook, and I like to use all different colors, but those yellow and orange babies get mighty pricey where I live, so when they go on sale I buy up a few of every color and they're right at my fingertips whenever I need them! (These are for use in cooking, not for fresh eating)."

Ingredients: water, bell peppers...

"I developed this way to freeze corn when other methods came out watery, mushy or tasteless. The butter puts a seal around the kernels the lets it keep crunch and the flavor in. I do about 2-3 batches per year and it keeps me through to next season. Number of ears will vary depending on size."

Ingredients: corn on the cob, ziploc bags...

"Great way to use those tomatoes at the end of the season. Can be canned if you can keep it around that long."

Ingredients: banana peppers, cornstarch...

"The peppers, saurkraut and sugar combine to make a spicy/sour/sweet mixture. We eat these like pickles or with meals. I also give them as Christmas gifts. This is an old recipe given to me by my ex-grandmother-in-law."

Ingredients: banana peppers, sugar, vinegar...

"A unique blend of peppers, onions and cilantro give this homemade pico de gallo type salsa it's deliciously fresh taste. Serve fresh or bottle to preserve."

Ingredients: cilantro, pepper...

"This is a great recipe to use when peaches are in season. This filling freezes wonderfully, and you can enjoy "Fresh" peach pie in the middle of winter!"

Ingredients: fresh peaches, sugar, tapioca...

"This is a recipe that my husband came up with when we had a lot of apples after apple picking several years ago. It has become a family favorite and one that we look forward to making after what has become a fun annual family outing at a beautiful orchard. We like using a combination of at least two or three varieties of apples for flavor and texture...."

Ingredients: cornstarch, lemon juice...

"Flavorful and rich, for toast and muffins. This may be canned! From Organic Gardening(1986)."

Ingredients: cinnamon, cooking apples...

"Just want a small amount of pickles with no cooking or processing? This recipe will fix you up with 3 to 4 half pint jars in about 10-15 minutes. The hard part is waiting the week until they are done!

The recipe below calls for carrots, but you can use any fresh vegetable--my favorite is (canned) baby corn, but cucumber, green or jalapeño..."

Ingredients: cucumbers, dill, garlic cloves...

"These are excellent when served with cheese and crackers. I eat them straight from the jar all year long. They go great with beer too."

Ingredients: jalapeno peppers, garlic cloves...

"This is a traditional way to prepare any kind of chiles or peppers for immediate use in cooking or for freezing for later use. As with many old-timey ways of doing things, it can be labor intensive. If you are not making poppers the seeding goes faster when you can cut open the pepper. Totally worth it - the flavor can't be beat!"

Ingredients: jalapeno chiles, water...

"This is a recipe I came up with to use the abundance of our garden's tomato supply. Our family loves this chunky spaghetti sauce!"

Ingredients: fresh mushrooms, garlic...

"This is the recipe my mother has been using for years. It was given to her by her good friend, Thresa Brain. I fill our 5 quart pan with 3 or 4 batches. I don't like a lot of liquid when it comes to packing this. To avoid this, I only use 1/4 cup water."

Ingredients: sweet corn, salt, sugar...