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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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 Posted - Jul 03 2018 : 07:52:11 AM
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| Sometime today I will fill my electric water bath canner to have it ready to pressure can dried beans in the morning. I use the water bath canner when pressure canning to heat the jars and fill the pressure canner. If I find peaches at a fair price I would like to put up spiced peaches using my electric water bath canner. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Jul 04 2018 : 05:52:34 AM
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This morning I'm pressure canning four pints heirloom snow cap dried beans.
Tomorrow is grocery shopping day and peaches are on sale so will see how they look and if I like them I'll get some for spiced peaches. I have a recipe for sweet tea peaches which I also want to try. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
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Denise
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jul 04 2018 : 06:14:59 AM
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| Sara, peaches sound wonderful! Ours start to come in here soon. Love fresh peaches. We have a farm down the road that have a lot of orchards around. |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
2459 Posts |
Posted - Jul 05 2018 : 10:49:44 AM
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The peaches were terrible so not doing peaches this week. Did find ox-tails in marked down bin so will cook them in slow cooker overnight for canning on Sat morning. Bought a pkg of chicken thighs for 39 cents a pound - will cook tomorrow in slow cooker and can Sun or Mon morning.
May can beans in the morning. At Save a Lot I got amber colored squatty Ball pint jars. Reminds me of the time baked beans came in brown jars. I treated myself to four 4-to a pkg jars. When I buy something outside my budget I always tell myself it's a treat. Adds to the enjoyment of getting it. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9201 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jul 05 2018 : 11:01:11 AM
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Sara,
Sorry you didn't find any good peaches. I used up my blueberries by making cupcakes and topping them with homemade whipped cream and fresh blueberries. They were delicious!
New jars are always a treat to find! |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Jul 05 2018 : 11:04:00 AM
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| Denise your cupcakes sound delish and I know they were pretty too. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9201 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
2459 Posts |
Posted - Jul 07 2018 : 04:29:36 AM
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| Canning 4 pints ox-tail beef broth this morning and cooking chicken thighs in slowcooker to can chicken broth in the morning. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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hudsonsinaf
True Blue Farmgirl
1846 Posts
Shannon
Rozet
Wyoming
USA
1846 Posts |
Posted - Jul 07 2018 : 08:54:04 AM
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| Today we will be making some mozzarella cheese and butter with our abundance of milk. We may try to make some other cheeses as well. I also have multiiple jars of tinctures going at the moment. We harvested echinacea a few days ago, so I want to get some tincture of that going. |
~ Shannon, Sister #5349
Farmgirl of the Month January 2016
http://hudson-everydayblessings.blogspot.com/ |
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
2114 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
2114 Posts |
Posted - Jul 08 2018 : 1:02:32 PM
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I decided since it cooler! Yay! To make a Peach Bundt Cake from Southern Living magazine! it started out easy..... I filled the pan too full, spilled over in my oven, smoked up the kitchen. I had to open the front and back door, put a box fan in the kitchen to help blow the smoke out.! Had to turn the oven off and clean it, Spoon some batter out and re-cook it. It came out Yummy! Fresh peaches from the Jones Orchard farm stand down the road from me.
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hudsonsinaf
True Blue Farmgirl
1846 Posts
Shannon
Rozet
Wyoming
USA
1846 Posts |
Posted - Jul 08 2018 : 2:30:50 PM
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| We were gifted six to seven pounds of rhubarb... So today we are making strawberry rhubarb crisp and vanilla ice cream for dessert and the rest will be used for rhubarb jam :) |
~ Shannon, Sister #5349
Farmgirl of the Month January 2016
http://hudson-everydayblessings.blogspot.com/ |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
2459 Posts |
Posted - Jul 09 2018 : 05:11:59 AM
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Connie your cake looks yummy!
Shannon enjoy the rhubarb crisp and jam.
Pressure canning four pints of pinto beans with un-cured salt pork. Today is the first time to use the amber squatty jars so I feel like a kid playing with a new toy. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9201 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jul 09 2018 : 05:35:33 AM
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Connie that looks delicious! Can wait for the peaches to be ready here.
Shannon, rhubarb crisp sounds so good. Haven't had rhubarb in years.
Sara, I'm right there with you on jars feeling like a new toy! |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
3455 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
3455 Posts |
Posted - Jul 10 2018 : 11:43:08 AM
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Connie~~ I'll be right over for a slice!! YUMMMY !!
Shannon, I love Rhubard jam and cobbler. It is uniquely delicious. Enjoy your gifted stash! |
Winnie Nielsen #3109
Red Tractor Girl
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4642 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
4642 Posts |
Posted - Jul 10 2018 : 7:41:00 PM
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Today I bought a new Ball Electric Water Bath Canner on sale at a Habitat for Humanities ReStore. Then on the way home Ed got a text message from his neighbor saying to come and pick grapes off their grape vines. I picked about 2-1/2 gallons of grapes. Now what??? I have never canned or made jelly before. LOL!
Sara is going to send me a recipe she says I can follow. Wish me luck. This will be my first canning effort.
I'd also love to do pickles - bread and butter or dill. Any good easy recipes? |
Linda B
quiltee
Farmgirl #1919
FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9201 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
9201 Posts |
Posted - Jul 11 2018 : 03:36:40 AM
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| Linda, I highly recommend getting a Ball Blue book. You'll never go wrong using one of them to learn from. I use to make grape jelly from the wild grapes that grew along the fence all our old house. |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4642 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
4642 Posts |
Posted - Jul 11 2018 : 08:27:47 AM
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I have a Ball Blue Book. And I actually found it. That's where my grapes are coming from - along the fence. These are old grape vines - heritage grapes? Jelly making has a lot of steps. I guess the first time is always hardest to start. Once I know what I am doing, I am sure it will be easier.
I am also wondering - can I take shoots from these grape vines to root and start some at my house? |
Linda B
quiltee
Farmgirl #1919
FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
2459 Posts |
Posted - Jul 11 2018 : 08:32:04 AM
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Linda I have answered your last e-mail with a line by line breakdown of recipe - hope it helps.
I would definitely take cuttings and give it a try. I will look through my gardening books to see what I can find out about propagating grape vines. There's always the internet. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4642 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
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Posted - Jul 11 2018 : 09:46:37 AM
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I got your email Sara - THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
I was going to the Internet. These grape vines are definitely hardy - they have been through many hot summers and cold winters here. |
Linda B
quiltee
Farmgirl #1919
FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
3455 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
3455 Posts |
Posted - Jul 11 2018 : 4:05:25 PM
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| LInda, local grapes make wonderful jelly and jam. Like Sara soys, just read up and follow the instructions carefully. You will enjoy the results big time because local grapes give you a flavor that you cannot get in store bought jelly or jam. Breakfast toast is about to get a whole lot tastier!! |
Winnie Nielsen #3109
Red Tractor Girl
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9201 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
9201 Posts |
Posted - Jul 12 2018 : 06:04:10 AM
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The peaches are coming out now. They are the Cling stone but very good. I always wait to do any canning or anything until the Freestone come on. These sure are juicy and they ripen quickly.
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Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4642 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
4642 Posts |
Posted - Jul 12 2018 : 08:50:41 AM
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Well, I'm halfway through taking the grapes off the stems. That was an entire fix-n-mix bowl. I have one more fix-n-mix bowl to go. LOL! The first one took an hour and I should have been sitting - I was standing and that was too long.
That's interesting, Winnie, that local grapes taste different. Ed's neighbor said these grapes are VERY SOUR off the vine and it takes a lot of sugar. YUM! |
Linda B
quiltee
Farmgirl #1919
FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
2459 Posts |
Posted - Jul 12 2018 : 10:44:35 AM
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Linda now you know why I make juice one day and can another. Sometimes I prep fruit one day - make juice the next day - and then can. The easier I make it the more apt I am to do be able to do it.
My kitchen is quiet this week - maybe next week I'll get back to canning dried beans. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9201 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jul 12 2018 : 1:11:19 PM
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| Sara, That is what I do when I am making jelly. I get the fruit prepped one day and make it the next. |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4642 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
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Posted - Jul 12 2018 : 8:45:19 PM
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Well. I simmered the grapes and they are ready to squeeze through cheesecloth. I will do that tomorrow morning and make tomorrow morning. The simmering grapes smelled WONDERFUL! I hope the jelly tastes as good.
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Linda B
quiltee
Farmgirl #1919
FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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