189 FACTS FOOD Apple pudding on wintry days ? Runner beans for dinner in December? This is the time to make sure you will have these dishes later on. Preserve every ounce of home-grown food you can spare for the winter. You are on a fighting food standard now. Nothing must be wasted. Gather in the garden harvest now, so you can enjoy your 'Harvest Home' in the winter. ELDERBERRY AND APPLE JAM Ingredients : 3 lb. elderberries, 3 lb. apples, 5 lb. sugar. Method: Remove berries from stalks and wash.