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| naturemaiden |
Posted - Jul 18 2015 : 1:24:20 PM
So far I've put up dilly beans, kidney beans and today is turkey stock. When I'm done today I will have canned 24 quarts. I still have 3 turkey carcasses to make more stock from.
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| windypines |
Posted - Sep 21 2026 : 04:37:53 AM
Todays canning project----- taco meat. 7 pounds hamburger frying in the pan.
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Michele
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| windypines |
Posted - Sep 20 2026 : 04:51:31 AM
Heather I keep my tallow and lard in the freezer. I am not sure on putting it in jars and letting it seal. Alot of people do. My son did and he said it was good, so I don't know. Apple pie filling will be nice this fall. I put the pie filling in pint jars, and make small pies in my cast iron for the two of us. Also nice to use in a pie iron over the campfire.
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Michele
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| nndairy |
Posted - Sep 19 2026 : 12:51:37 PM
How do you store your tallow?
I just pulled 7 jars of apple pie filling out of the canner - hoping to hear them pop soon! Also hoping the rain lets up so I can go get some peppers from the garden.
~Heather
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| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - Sep 19 2026 : 11:17:00 AM
You're incredible Michele! I would imagine you freezer and pantry are full. Have fun figuring out your next sewing projects.
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| windypines |
Posted - Sep 19 2026 : 04:51:28 AM
Rotel got canned yesterday. Chicken stock is done, meat pulled. Will take it up to my ma's, as she wants to freeze some. I will can what she does not want. Keeping busy in the kitchen. Oh ya got my sewing room cleaned up yesterday. So maybe I can get back to doing something in there at some point.
Farming in WI
Michele
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| windypines |
Posted - Sep 18 2026 : 05:04:52 AM
Tallow is done and moving on to cooking chicken backs. My ma needed some stock, so got the nesco full. Finally pulled the elderberrys out of the freezer and have those in the dehydrator. Did not have alot this year, but it was some. I did put three gallon bags of apples in the freezer, sliced and peeled, and have a 2 quart jar of apple cider vinegar brewing.
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Michele
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| windypines |
Posted - Sep 17 2026 : 04:44:45 AM
Great canning job Krista. That was alot of banana peppers. I have tomatoes ripening and will make rotel. Also rendering tallow.
Farming in WI
Michele
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| MaryJanesNiece |
Posted - Sep 16 2026 : 4:29:16 PM
I canned 11 pints of pickled banana peppers. Time got away from me in the garden and half of my banana peppers had changed to orange and red. At least the jars look beautiful and colorful! I also made some sun-dried tomatoes. I ended up with a pint jar of them. There are many more cherry tomatoes waiting to go in the oven.
Krista
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| Nancy Joplin |
Posted - Sep 15 2026 : 09:42:32 AM
Heather, that recipe looks like it is really great! Can't wait to try it. Krista, thanks for requesting it!
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| MaryJanesNiece |
Posted - Sep 14 2026 : 4:48:02 PM
Thank you so much Heather! I will give this a try. I will probably half it first to make sure my family likes it first.
Krista
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| nndairy |
Posted - Sep 13 2026 : 10:48:50 AM
Denise - I hope you're back at it soon!
Michele - I agree! I have some beef in the freezer to get canned up soon.
Krista - here's my recipe:
Tomato Soup
8 quarts ripe tomatoes
12 medium onions
2 small bunches of celery
1 cup butter
1 cup flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup salt
Wash tomatoes, remove stems, and cut into 1/4's. Chop onion and celery. Cook tomatoes, onion, and celery together until tender. Put through colander (I have a fruit strainer for my mixer that I use). Discard pulp; save puree.
Blend together butter, flour, and salt. Add all this to the puree. Let it come to a brisk boil; pour into hot jars and seal. (I water bath pints for 20 minutes.)
I do not like store bought tomato soup - only to dunk a grilled cheese in but I can't finish the soup. But I LOVE this soup. It can be diluted with milk when you heat it to eat (my husband's preference) or just heated the way it is (my preference). I hope you enjoy it!
~Heather
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| windypines |
Posted - Sep 13 2026 : 03:29:38 AM
Denise I hope things get better for you soon.
Canning season is getting towards the end, with the garden anyways. Yesterday was tomato paste, and sauce. I hope to get some meats done this fall. They are just handier then heck.
Farming in WI
Michele
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| levisgrammy |
Posted - Sep 12 2026 : 4:55:17 PM
Your canned goods all look so wonderful. Can't wait to be able to get back into the swing of things and get going again. I haven't been able to do it for awhile.
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| nndairy |
Posted - Sep 12 2026 : 11:24:39 AM
Michele - that's what is happening with mine! I assumed it's the raccoons.
Krista - absolutely! Let me get my notebook out and I'll get it posted here later today or tomorrow for you.
~Heather
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| MaryJanesNiece |
Posted - Sep 11 2026 : 6:11:13 PM
Heather, would you be willing to share your tomato soup recipe? I normally make salsa with my tomatoes, but I ended up with so many cans of salsa last year that I would like to make something different this year.
Krista
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| windypines |
Posted - Sep 07 2026 : 04:38:26 AM
Heather I am having that same issue with my tomatoes, something is taking bites out of them. I have been picking as soon as they are turning. Good luck with the apples.
Farming in WI
Michele
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| nndairy |
Posted - Sep 06 2026 : 12:00:11 PM
I got my potatoes done, some pickled beets that were a gift from a neighbor, and more cowboy candy. I finally was able to get a few tomatoes before the critters so I put them in the freezer with fingers crossed for more. I'd like to make a couple batches of tomato soup. I will be dehydrating apples next week and may make a batch of pie filling.
Pear sauce sounds delicious! I love fresh pears but don't really like them canned.
~Heather
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| windypines |
Posted - Sep 06 2026 : 04:43:54 AM
Nice to be checking things off a list and getting it done. I got tomato sauce canned yesterday. Doing small batches as they ripen. Happy Canning.
Farming in WI
Michele
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| lovecatsandsunshine |
Posted - Sep 05 2026 : 4:10:10 PM
azure standard pint and a half jars. This was a long day of canning potatoes. We are set on canned potatoes
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| lovecatsandsunshine |
Posted - Aug 31 2026 : 07:54:11 AM
Ladies, bet you love seeing good food on the shelves!
1rst batch of chunky pear sauce . There were a few spoonful left, delicious!
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| windypines |
Posted - Aug 31 2026 : 05:23:11 AM
Got some salsa verde canned up yesterday. Got a bunch of tomatillos still out in the garden. Couple of my boys want to make some as well.
Farming in WI
Michele
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| windypines |
Posted - Aug 30 2026 : 04:35:43 AM
Great job Debbie. It sure is nice to have those jars on the shelves.
Farming in WI
Michele
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| debbieklann |
Posted - Aug 29 2026 : 12:34:02 PM
Michelle and Tara, you have been busy!!! How wonderful to have all of that on your shelves!
The past couple of weeks I’ve made sweet pickle relish, dill pickles, tomatoes, a double batch of Shirley sauce, three berry jam and plum jam. I finished drying all of my peaches and am now working my way through the apples before the pears arrive next week. I’ve been stashing my plum tomatoes in the freezer until I get a bunch and then I think I will make it into salsa.
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| Nancy Joplin |
Posted - Aug 29 2026 : 12:11:55 PM
Sounds so good, Michele! Makes me want to cook pizza tonight!
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| windypines |
Posted - Aug 29 2026 : 10:09:31 AM
Nice canning ladies. I did get 11 quarter pints of pizza sauce canned up this morning. Had just one bowl of tomatoes, so that turned out nicely. I make up a small crust and freeze them, then I have "pizza kits". I cook up a few pounds of pork sausage also and refreeze in small bags.
Farming in WI
Michele
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