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| texdane |
Posted - Aug 10 2012 : 07:37:51 AM
We picked peaches this week, so I am making peach jam over the weekend. Anybody else canning this week? What's cooking at your house?
Nicole
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| AliciaNak |
Posted - Nov 16 2012 : 4:48:35 PM
Debbie,
I came across an article in Countryside magazine about dry canning, in your oven, for things like dried beans, flours and rice. Send me a message and I can send you more info. =)
Alicia
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| LNsGirl |
Posted - Nov 16 2012 : 2:26:42 PM
Unfortunately we didn't get a garden in this year, but hope to next year. Luckily we have some left over from the last year's canning. I love canning! I am waiting anxiously for chicken or ground beef to go on sale so I can can some meats. I have lots of green beans, corn, peas, peas and carrots, and I don't know what all already canned. I did can some roast beef this year.
I do have a question for all of you canners, well, actually 2. Number 1. Have any of you ever tried canning rice or dried beans? My husband is wanting to can them dry in a water bath canner. I don't know if it will work or not. Number 2. Have any of you ever canned butter? I found a recipe on the net on how to do it and am wanting to can some soon. We don't use a whole lot of butter, but I still think it would be great to have on hand!
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| pinokeeo |
Posted - Nov 14 2012 : 08:44:42 AM
36 jars of applebutter, 22 jars of applesauce. I still have apples, but only a few jars left. has anyone ever frozen applesauce? Is it still good when it thaws out?
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| AliciaNak |
Posted - Nov 14 2012 : 08:29:59 AM
I'm juicing the first batch of grapes (from 80 lbs. that my parents picked for me) to make jelly. Jelly goes quick in this house!
Alicia
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| westfork woman |
Posted - Nov 08 2012 : 10:40:53 AM
I am still at it. Today I am making tomato sauce to freeze. I cooked up onions, celery, garlic, and added fresh peeled tomatoes. I will cook it down, cool it, then put it in freezer bags. Then I can brown up some hamburger and have quick spaghetti.
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| Yart |
Posted - Oct 23 2012 : 3:42:55 PM
I got all the sweet potatoes done and I've moved on to the chicken... I love having canned chicken on the shelf for a quick meal.
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| westfork woman |
Posted - Oct 22 2012 : 08:42:36 AM
Grape juice today, we picked Concords yesterday, then put them in the steam juicer last night, and I am bottling them today. Another good smell in the house. Got to get started on pears. They are my least favorite to can.
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| Yart |
Posted - Oct 17 2012 : 11:26:15 AM
I have another 7 quarts of sweet potatoes out of the canner and after I get the monsters from school I will be doing another full load.
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| AlyssaMarie |
Posted - Oct 17 2012 : 10:28:51 AM
I've been diving into my boxes of apples to make applesauce today. Going to make some unsweetened and plain since I think its healthier for my little ones. But I'm also going to make some sweetened and spiced batches for a treat!
AlyssaMarie @ Link'd Hearts Ranch
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| neeter302 |
Posted - Oct 17 2012 : 09:26:15 AM
Apple butter canning as we speak! house smells so good, ahhh I love fall! Secret ingredient, just a touch of chinese five-spice. |
| westfork woman |
Posted - Oct 15 2012 : 4:10:45 PM
Today is applesauce day. There is a roaster full of apples cooking down. The house smells so good.
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| westfork woman |
Posted - Oct 13 2012 : 08:23:14 AM
Thanks Christine, I will try it.
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| herbquilter |
Posted - Oct 12 2012 : 6:50:37 PM
Exactly like lard. The tallow made the best french fries ever!!! Then a few days later we made apple fritter with maple frosting. Yummy!
Blessings,
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| Yart |
Posted - Oct 12 2012 : 07:23:57 AM
So far 14 quarts of sweet potatoes... just under half a box left to jar up. But that will wait till next week... I'm tired. :)
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| westfork woman |
Posted - Oct 11 2012 : 2:41:06 PM
Kristine, Did you make beef tallow? I have done lard, but not tallow. Did you render it like you do lard? Kennie Lyn
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| Yart |
Posted - Oct 10 2012 : 6:47:57 PM
7 Quarts of potatoes done! Still a big bag to get through... I don't mind doing the potatoes though... Its quick work.
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| herbquilter |
Posted - Oct 09 2012 : 9:52:30 PM
I just did about 12 quarts of tallow. Wow, is it great for frying foods. We made french fries and apple fritters...yum!
Making Green Enchilada Sauce, Green Tomato Mince Meat, Elderberry juice for Herbal Elderberry Tonic (our winter favorite herbal remedies).
Blessings,
Kristine ~ Mother of Many, Herbalist, Master Energy Intuitive
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| westfork woman |
Posted - Oct 09 2012 : 3:20:59 PM
I just finished up the last of the tomatoes, making 8 qts of juice. I added fresh basil and parsley, it smells so good. DH gave me a great tip, (he was watching food shows on TV). After the tomatoes are cooked down, puree them in the blender, then put them thru the colandar. It is so much faster, and you get way more of the tomato. There is very little pulp and skin left. I have pears and apples left to do, but not today.
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| Yart |
Posted - Oct 09 2012 : 2:51:56 PM
Just got my first canning of the season done! Beets can now be marked off the list! YEAH! 20 quarts
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| Annette Kath |
Posted - Oct 08 2012 : 8:32:57 PM
Just finished picking the remainder of my green beans on Mon, Oct 1. Today I finished picking my lima beans. Will probably freeze these; about 2 qts.
Annette |
| Fiddlehead Farm |
Posted - Oct 06 2012 : 1:45:11 PM
I am canning Kohlrabi and my fall green beans!
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| Peg Graham |
Posted - Oct 05 2012 : 8:28:01 PM
quote:
Originally posted by texdane
We picked peaches this week, so I am making peach jam over the weekend. Anybody else canning this week? What's cooking at your house?
So far this season I have canned:
1. Dill pickles
2. B&B pickles
3. Peach Jam
4. Strawberry Jam
5. Strawberry Syrup
6. Chocolate Syrup
7. Sweet Potato Butter
8. Orange Blossom Rice Mix- dry
9. Granola- dry
10.Chai Tea Mix- dry
11.Gardener's Hand Scrub- non food
12.Onions- freezer
13.Sweet Peppers- freezer
14.Bananas- freezer
15.Apple sauce
...going to try Watermelon Jelly tomorrow
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| Peg Graham |
Posted - Oct 05 2012 : 8:23:06 PM
quote:
Originally posted by FieldsofThyme
Canning watermelon jelly for the first time. If it doesn't set, I'll use it for syrup and try another recipe later this week.
I too am making Watermelon Jelly for the first time.
My recipe is this one:
How to Make Homemade Watermelon Jelly
• 4 cups chopped up watermelon (inside)
• 3 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 package of dry no-sugar pectin
Step 1 -Wash, cut, dice and Puree the watermelon!
Place diced watermelon in a blender or food processor. You’ll need 2 cups of blended watermelon in total.
Pour the 2 cups of blended watermelon into a large pot.
Step 2 - Add lemon juice
Add the 3 Tablespoons of lemon juice to the pot!
Step 3 - Mix the dry pectin with about 1/4 cup of sugar
In a small bowl, mix the dry pectin with about ¼ cup of sugar. Keep this separate from the rest of the sugar.
Notes about pectin: I usually add about 20% more pectin or else the jam is runnier than I like.
Step 4 - Mix the watermelon juice with the pectin and cook to a full boil
Stir the pectin into the watermelon juice and put the mix in a big pot on the stove over medium to high heat (stir often enough to prevent burning). It should take about 5 to 10 minutes to get it to a full boil (the kind that cannot be stirred away).
Step 5 - Add the remaining sugar and bring to a boil
When the berry-pectin mix has reached a full boil, add the rest of the sugar and then bring it back to a boil and boil hard for 1 minute.
Step 6 - Testing for "jell" (thickness)
I keep a metal tablespoon sitting in a glass jar of water, then take a half spoonful of the mix and let it cool to room temperature on the spoon. If it thickens up to the consistency I like, then I know the jam is ready. If not, I mix in a little more pectin (about 1/4 to 1/2 of another package) and bring it to a boil again for 1 minute.
Step 7 - Fill the sterilized jars and put the lid and rings on
Fill them to within 1/4 inch of the top, wipe any spilled jam off the top, seat the lid and tighten the ring around them. Then put them into the boiling water canner!
Step 8 - Process the jars in the boiling water bath
Keep the jars covered with at least 1 inch of water. In general, boil them for 10 minutes.
Step 9 - Remove and cool the jars - Done!
Lift the jars out of the water and let them cool without touching or bumping them in a draft-free place (usually takes overnight) you can then remove the rings if you like. Once the jars are cool, you can check that they are sealed verifying that the lid has been sucked down. Just press in the center, gently, with your finger. If it pops up and down (often making a popping sound), it is not sealed put the jar in the refrigerator right away. Once cooled, they're ready to store. I find they last up to 12 months. But after about 6 to 8 months, they get darker in color and start to get runny. They still are safe to eat, but the flavor and texture aren't as good.
~miles of smiles~
Peg Graham
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| westfork woman |
Posted - Oct 03 2012 : 08:31:05 AM
Yesterday, I canned a canner of peaches in pints, and made a batch of my MIL's great peach jam. With the peaches left, I made a peach pie. I pureed too much for the jam recipe, so added that puree to the peach pie, it tastes pretty good. I have a whole bunch of pears, but they aren't ripe enough to do anything with.
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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Sep 30 2012 : 09:52:54 AM
Coleen, we love zucchini relish. I make mine a bit spicer than sweet pickle relish, and the kids and hubby love it too.
I may make watermelon jelly again (second attempt). There are no responses from other farmgirls, so I will adapt the recipe to one of my own and try it again.
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