Several days ago, I encouraged customers to place their orders before the next vendor event, (as my mother would say, just in case because you never can tell ...). Well, "Just in case" and "You never can tell" happened this past Friday at our last scheduled vendor event at Charlton Methodist Medical Center! We sold out of or sold almost out of every product we made. Our store website reflects a limited number of the jars available; certainly not enough to do a vendor event with.
So, if you missed getting your favorite jar(s) of preserves before the holiday season, we are so sorry...
If its any consolation, we will be back cooking in the kitchen in early March.
Until then, we wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

​Keep preserving good memories,
Ken & Deb at Providence Preserves LLC

We've been reminding you all season to hurry and get your order(s) in. Well, we're down to our last 2 shows for the year and our inventory reflects that. You already know we DO NOT make our preserves with out-of-season-growing produce. Lets be real, jams, pickles and chow-chow taste the way they're suppose to taste when the fruits and veggies are grown, harvested and made into preserves during their growing season. You will appreciate your cup of tea, with a hot buttered biscuit, (we got biscuit mix too) and some of our jam on these cold windy mornings. so, go on and place your order before they're all gone. You can thank us later!

Am I still making jams, pickles and chow-chow? Yes.
Am I still selling online? Yes.
Am I still vending at local and regional markets? Yes. 
Do I still get excited when we go to the comm kitchen? Yes.
Am I developing new recipes? Absolutely Not!

Providence Preserves LLC has more than enough products for almost anyone's fussy palate. We have traditional & old-fashioned goodies like Strawberry and Peach Jams;  spicy preserves like Peach Habanero Jam & Hot Chow-Chow and finally, the unusual items like Watermelon Rind Pickles & Tomato Pear Chutney. 

The 2025 canning season is slowly coming to a close and the selling season is about to get cranked-up starting mid-September and ending in December. 

Now might just be a good time to place your order...

Well, it has been quite some time since we last posted on the site. There has been quite a bit happening over the past few months. Let us bring you up to date:
   * We won 1st place for condiments at the National Zest Fest Competition held in Fort Worth Texas this 
       spring.
   *  We traveled to the east coast 3 times between April and August and ate lots of fresh seafood, saw 
       the ocean, family and friends
   * We found ourselves attending, cheering and silently coaching at EVERY basketball game our grandson 
​       played
   * Our only granddaughter graduated from high school in May
   * We attended various small business events & workshops
   * We connected with some new minority-owned farmers over the summer for local produce
   * We sold some of our products in the GoTexan General Store at the State Fair of Texas in Oct.
   *   Finally, November is proving to be the busiest month as far as vendor events go. Three down 
       and two to go!
Please continue to follow us on Instagram and Facebook for updated vendor events and the latest going ons with Providence Preserves. As always, we truly thank you for supporting our small minority-owned business.

After a much-needed and restful Christmas and Kwaanza holiday, Providence Preserves is back in the kitchen. We try to use this month as a time to assess the previous year and plan, order and strategize for the new year. Our inventory always starts a little slower at the beginning of the year, but as the year progresses, so does our preserves availability. This is probably the first time we began a new year with absolutely NO products. Generally, there are usually a few jars left over from the previous year. But, by the end of December 2023, there was nothing left on our shelves. We saw that as both a good thing (it showed we had a good year) and a not so good thing (we had to tell customers sorry no products available). However, thanks to some greenhouse farmers, we now have both Mild and Hot Chow-Chow in stock as well as some Strawberry Jam and Tomato Pear Chutney.
Some of our repeat customers are very specific about what they want. We know who you are Carolyn, Claudia and Nicole and, we know what you want - Chow-Chow, Peach Habanero Jam and Hot Squash Pickles! You will be among the first to know! We appreciate your support. 

Hello everyone, the holidays are almost here and we've been busy attending some vendor events on weekends. In September & October we were at Duncan Switch and the Methodist Marketplace. November events included the Holiday Bazaar and the 2day event Funky Finds in Fort Worth. The first weekend in  December had us in Waxahachie with the Sparkle and Sleigh Christmas event and Dallas with West Wall Street. Holiday on the Hill is our next scheduled event. I believe after participating in all of these vendor events, Providence Preserves will be due for a break! We may as well take a break until spring because, we are out of stock of just about every item.

Its been a minute (a few minutes actually) since we've shared on the website. We've been doing events, making product, posting videos on other platforms, making more product and of course grand-parenting. Friends and customers, we are fully stocked and ready to receive your orders. Please don't wait until the holidays to contact us. Our inventory will probably be lower by then and you may have fewer items to choose from, as we have market and vendor events scheduled October thru December.
​We are looking forward to connecting with you soon!

I guess I slept through February, because I did not post one thing on my Facebook/Providence Preserves site. Looking back at the calendar, I see we only had one sale event at one of the middle schools in Dallas. Reed MS highlighted several minority businesses at the conclusion of their Black History play in the gym. Although it was only a 2 hour event, it went by very fast. While answering their questions about my business, I saw 2 full trays of samples get devoured before my eyes! Sixth graders still run everywhere they go, 7th graders still walk and hold hands because they are in love and the 8th graders think they are too mature to be bothered with any of the underclassmen. It really was a lot of fun. We took several pics but due to privacy we will not post them without parental permission. However, take my word for it, middle schoolers are still very high energy AND...I am so thankful I am a retiree. 
​

Meet us at Red Bird Mall in Dallas Texas, Saturday, Feb. 4th from 12 until 3 for the 1st Annual BITS (Building Intellect Tutorial Services) Black History Celebration. Expect to see invited vendors, (including Providence Preserves) and local city officials and talented presentations. The Black Girl Magic Museum at Red Bird will also have its grand opening. Come out and support. 

These pickles are the notorious Aunt Elsie Pickles. They were made and named in her honor. She was one of my mothers' six sisters and the "spiciest" of all of them. Aunt Elsie was also among the first persons I saw canning. Our family loved her sweet & spicy pickles. She never shared her recipe, but after several trials, I think I just about nailed it! These crunchy pickles are only made for and given to family around Christmas. A card/warning always accompany the pickles reminding the cousins the pickles are very hot & spicy just like our auntie.