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Farm Kitchen: What have you canned so far? |
Cissik
True Blue Farmgirl
578 Posts
Sylvia
Kent
WA
USA
578 Posts |
Posted - Feb 08 2014 : 10:22:00 PM
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I made two pint and a half jars of sliced lemons and kalamata olives. They are immersed in evoo, oregano, basil and thyme. They have to sit for 4-6 weeks and ferment. My friend who shared this with me says it's from Israe. Has anyone made some?
Sylvia Kent, WA Farm Girl #5389 http://vintagehousegoods.blogspot.com |
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Doreenlee
Farmgirl in Training
22 Posts
Doreen
Harmony
North CArolina
USA
22 Posts |
Posted - Mar 17 2014 : 4:14:59 PM
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I will be picking strawberries soon to make jam. There is a farm just about a mile away from my home and you can pick the berries yourself. This is usually the first thing I can. Have you or anyone ever made jam with a sugar substitute? My daughter is diabetic and many seniors in my church are also. I would love to make them some jam but am not sure it will be the same thick texture. Can anyone help me.
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naturemaiden
True Blue Farmgirl
2568 Posts
Connie - Farmgirl #673
Hoosick Falls
NY
USA
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Nanniekim
True Blue Farmgirl
206 Posts
Kim
Arizona
206 Posts |
Posted - Jul 17 2014 : 8:38:33 PM
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Our cherry and apricot trees have blessed us with a lot of fruit this year, which was great since last year the birds got the cherries and we only got 1 apricot! So far - 10 pt. strawberry freezer jam, 18 - 1/2 pt. cherry jam, 21 qt. cherry pie filling, 20 pt. apricot pineapple jam, 9 pt. apricot pineapple butter, 21 pt. apricots. Still have oodles of apricots so I will be making fruit leather and maybe canning apricot puree.
Kim |
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naturemaiden
True Blue Farmgirl
2568 Posts
Connie - Farmgirl #673
Hoosick Falls
NY
USA
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6488 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
6488 Posts |
Posted - Jul 19 2014 : 05:32:48 AM
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Our canning season, here in Florida, started back in June when our spring gardens matured. My daughter lives on a Hobby Farm and has a large garden. In early June, I made the family favorite bread and butter recipe, Wild Plum Jelly from the tree in daughter's yard, and a few jars of Florida Blueberries and Ga. Peaches. Come later in August, the florida Sand Pears will be ripe and I love to can some in a simple syrup and also make a canned pear relish that has orange juice and zest in it. I have found that using MaryJane's ChillOver powder makes a better tasting jam/jelly because you can use less sugar and cook it longer to allow the fruit flavors to come out. It is so fun to look inside my little Jelly cupboard and see all the jars stacked in there of 2014 garden bounty!
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danyel
True Blue Farmgirl
349 Posts
Danyel
Robertsdale
PA
USA
349 Posts |
Posted - Jul 20 2014 : 4:36:14 PM
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I really appreciated the tips on the canning of chicken, that's next on my list. I hope mine turns out half as nice as the pictures on here. As a family we started our canning. full steam ahead. Strawberry jam, strawberry rhubarb jam, mulberry jam, dilly beans, dill pickles. green beans, onions and peppers, hot dog chili sauce, hot pepper mustard. in the freezer more mulberries for jam, sour cherries for jam and juice, blueberries for jam, wild raspberries for jam and juice. when we have a day off from what is on now, I need to empty the freezer. Waiting for apples ( for pie filling, drying, maple vanilla bean applesauce, apple preserves, and crock pot apple butter). Waiting for freeze some peaches. but for now its more beans, dill pickles, and time for corn. Its a busy time of the year but I am enjoying putting up for winter. I really want to try to can chicken, and beef, we do pork and venison. And really like how it turns out.
Happy canning to each Danyel 4202
feeling busy but blessed.
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Simply Satisfied
True Blue Farmgirl
427 Posts
Emily
Montana
USA
427 Posts |
Posted - Jul 21 2014 : 1:54:18 PM
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In Montana it takes awhile to get canning season started. I just got my first batches of Huckleberry-Raspberry Jam made. I was wondering if anyone has any canning recipes for red currants that isn't jelly? I was looking at some red currant chutney but all the recipes I have found aren't for canning. I also found that drying them can be great for baking. Anybody have any fun canning thoughts for my currants?
Emily Farmgirl # 3591 |
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Simply Satisfied
True Blue Farmgirl
427 Posts
Emily
Montana
USA
427 Posts |
Posted - Jul 30 2014 : 7:43:08 PM
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Canning up a storm here now. I made bar-le-duc, or red currant preserves last week. This week zucchini relish, and lots of cherry pie filling. I like to see my shelves filling up.
Emily Farmgirl # 3591 |
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hudsonsinaf
True Blue Farmgirl
3162 Posts
Shannon
Rozet
Wyoming
USA
3162 Posts |
Posted - Jul 30 2014 : 8:16:14 PM
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I am officially exhausted! Our family went peach picking on Saturday.... Which meant canned peaches, peach salsa, peach honey, peach barbecue sauce, and peach butter, along with frozen and dehydrated peaches. Oh and of course we have eaten MANY, and have made peach ice cream and grilled peaches. I think tomorrow night I may make some peach cobbler.
I really do love preserving food, and truly feel blessed for the freshness it the middle of the winter!
~ Shannon
http://hudson-everydayblessings.blogspot.com/ |
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Simply Satisfied
True Blue Farmgirl
427 Posts
Emily
Montana
USA
427 Posts |
Posted - Jul 31 2014 : 5:35:24 PM
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I so agree with you. The peach salsa sounds so yummy.
Emily Farmgirl # 3591 |
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danyel
True Blue Farmgirl
349 Posts
Danyel
Robertsdale
PA
USA
349 Posts |
Posted - Jul 31 2014 : 6:02:16 PM
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Those peaches sound yummy! what is peach honey?
Danyel farmgirl sister 4202 |
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naturemaiden
True Blue Farmgirl
2568 Posts
Connie - Farmgirl #673
Hoosick Falls
NY
USA
2568 Posts |
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hudsonsinaf
True Blue Farmgirl
3162 Posts
Shannon
Rozet
Wyoming
USA
3162 Posts |
Posted - Aug 01 2014 : 03:50:29 AM
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For peach honey, you take the peels and pits and cover them with water. You cook them for around twenty minutes, then strain out the juice. Measure the juice and then add that much sugar to it. You cook that until it becomes a honey like consistency. Super yummy and a great way to use the peels and pits, though they do end up in the compost when all is said and done.
~ Shannon
http://hudson-everydayblessings.blogspot.com/ |
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countrygrace
True Blue Farmgirl
1181 Posts
Grace
Salkum
WA
USA
1181 Posts |
Posted - Aug 27 2014 : 2:40:33 PM
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Green Beans are my favorite veggie, Been canning every other day. so far have 51 pints done
http://home.earthlink.net/~daveandgrace/gifts/
Traditional Farmgirl Aprons ~Pattern from Grandma. ~ made by a 5th generation farmgirl
"The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong." ~Laura Ingalls wilder |
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lorizspr
Farmgirl in Training
11 Posts
Lori
Spencer
Ohio
USA
11 Posts |
Posted - Aug 27 2014 : 8:56:17 PM
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So far I have canned a mess of dill pickles, peaches, tiny new potatoes, green beans, salsa, and I froze bags of corn. No garden this year except for tomato plants in pots on the deck; I had surgery for a torn meniscus in June, so that put an end to the garden this year. I have been buying produce at the Amish produce auction and at a farm stand, which has worked out really well! But hopefully I will be back to gardening next year! |
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naturemaiden
True Blue Farmgirl
2568 Posts
Connie - Farmgirl #673
Hoosick Falls
NY
USA
2568 Posts |
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
4658 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
4658 Posts |
Posted - Aug 28 2014 : 04:09:36 AM
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Blueberry, raspberry, and three berry jams, and dill pickles. Want to can some strawberry jam and mint jelly too. Also will try a recipe I've wanted to do for awhile - green tomato basil spread. I really needs get a pressure canner so I can do more.
Love the pics! Farmgirl hugs, Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155 KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE Chapter Leader, Connecticut Simpler Life Sisters Farmgirl of the Month, January 2013
Suburban Farmgirl Blogger http://sfgblog.maryjanesfarm.org/ |
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cajungal
True Blue Farmgirl
2348 Posts
Catherine Farmgirl Sister #76
Houston Area
Texas
2348 Posts |
Posted - Aug 28 2014 : 2:01:06 PM
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This summer I've put up..... Fig Brandy and Brandied Fig Syrup Dried Figs Mulberry Jelly Black Beans Red Beans Chicken meat and Chicken Broth Roasted Bell Peppers
All yummy!
One of the best compliments from one of my daughters: "Moma, you smell good...like dirt." |
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Simply Satisfied
True Blue Farmgirl
427 Posts
Emily
Montana
USA
427 Posts |
Posted - Aug 28 2014 : 8:18:47 PM
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I just got back from the county fair and found a very pretty Champion ribbon on my pepper jelly!
Emily Farmgirl # 3591 |
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Simply Satisfied
True Blue Farmgirl
427 Posts
Emily
Montana
USA
427 Posts |
Posted - Aug 28 2014 : 8:20:38 PM
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oops! wrong picture sorry. Let's try it again.
that should be better. The Mule deer was in our neighbor's yard this week.
Emily Farmgirl # 3591 |
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naturemaiden
True Blue Farmgirl
2568 Posts
Connie - Farmgirl #673
Hoosick Falls
NY
USA
2568 Posts |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6747 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6747 Posts |
Posted - Aug 29 2014 : 07:09:54 AM
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Emily, congrats on your 1st place Ribbon.
Sara Walk in Peace - Live with Joy FarmGirl Sister #6034 Aug 25, 2014 |
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SheilaC
True Blue Farmgirl
1948 Posts
Sheila
Vermont
USA
1948 Posts |
Posted - Aug 30 2014 : 06:13:35 AM
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I tried something new this year :) Canning fish! We catch a lot of fish (and eat a lot too!) but we usually freeze it, which takes forethought to thaw it :) so tried canning -- turned out great! this was white perch. We'll not can it all, of course, b/c we do love fried fish also :) but we just tried this on fish tacos and it was perfect!
http://troutwife.blogspot.com/
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cajungal
True Blue Farmgirl
2348 Posts
Catherine Farmgirl Sister #76
Houston Area
Texas
2348 Posts |
Posted - Aug 30 2014 : 06:47:53 AM
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Emily, congrats on your ribbon. Way to go, Farmgirl!!
Sheila, I'm impressed with your canned fish. I've done beef and chicken before. Now, you've given me a challenge!
I harvested several pounds of grapes off our vines yesterday. So, I'll be canning grape jelly today.
One of the best compliments from one of my daughters: "Moma, you smell good...like dirt." |
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Farm Kitchen: What have you canned so far? |
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