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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 18 2025 : 03:27:43 AM
Good Morning All. Trying to convince myself to go out and milk. Almost 5:30 am. Oh my gosh Heather, that is so funny, I can just picture the fun you had using a skidsteer to press apples. A farmer thing for sure, hahaha. Glad your press held up to all the weight, lol.
I had a chance to pick grapes from my neighbor. I got my canner pot full, and I ended with with over 2 gallons of canned juice. I steam juiced it.
I also did 2 quarts and a pint of tomato juice. I picked another big bowl of tomatoes yesterday and will make juice with them. I run them through the squeezo attachment on my mixer, making it easy. Happy Canning.
Farming in WI
Michele
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| nndairy |
Posted - Sep 17 2025 : 7:34:46 PM
I learned the hard way to grind the apples LOL! The first press resulted in absolutely nothing. Oh, the look on my husband's face!!!! We quartered the apples, I did remember the bag, but used the skidloader first to push on the board on the lid. The front wheels of the loader were off the ground and nothing was happening. I ran them all through my food processor for a quick pulse (which took forever to do all of them!) and then we used a jack and a chain (don't ask LOL!) and the cider was flowing!!!! I used to freeze the stuff I bought. I don't have enough freezer space for it this year and after my husband found some bugs in an apple he wanted it all "cooked".
I canned 12 jars of pasta sauce yesterday.
~Heather
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington
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| windypines |
Posted - Sep 13 2025 : 03:39:19 AM
Good luck Heather. I did purchase a press quite a few years ago, along with a grinder to attach on it. You get alot more juice out of the apples with a press. Don't forget a bag to keep the apples in the bucket. We quarter the apples, and grind them, then press. Our kids all come over and help, which makes things go faster. And everyone goes home with all the cider they want. I like to use sweet apples. This year I will freeze the cider. I normally can, but I read that canning pasteurizes it the juice, losing some of the good benefits. Though it is much easier to open a quart jar and drink it. Who knows I might end up canning it.
Great find Judith.
Farming in WI
Michele
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| Jokamartell |
Posted - Sep 12 2025 : 7:53:50 PM
I was lucky enough to find a small press at a local thrift store for $12.99. It had all the pieces and worked beautifully…once we learned what to do to get the most juice out of the apples!! :)
Karen :)
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| nubidane |
Posted - Sep 12 2025 : 3:37:18 PM
Heather, McGyver would be proud! |
| nndairy |
Posted - Sep 12 2025 : 12:52:27 PM
Lisa - this was our first year trying apple cider so we made a "press" by putting holes in a bucket and using a jack (lots of youtube videos about it). I'm going to keep my eye out for a real press now at estate sales or auctions.
Michele - thanks for the tip! I'll try that next time. Sounds like it will save a lot of time.
~Heather
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| MaryJanesNiece |
Posted - Sep 12 2025 : 12:52:11 PM
I have 22 more pounds of tomatoes ready again. This time I am going to try making some spaghetti sauce. The recipe I found seems promising and I am excited to give it a try over the weekend.
Krista
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| windypines |
Posted - Sep 12 2025 : 05:07:44 AM
The tomato sauces are done 14 pints in all. Of course after I spilled about a pint. Getting a few tomatoes yet that I will just make juice with.
Denise I found a recipe on the internet I kind of went by for enchilida sauce. I did not have any dried chilis, so I used some mild to hot peppers, and spiced it up. Waiting on the apples to start falling so I know they are ripe. They still pull off the tree kind of hard but the seeds are mostly brown.
Farming in WI
Michele
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Sep 10 2025 : 06:15:44 AM
Denise I looked in my canning books and didn't find recipes for either sauce. I did find a recipe for a tomato, garlic, basil sauce. If that will do I can copy and send it to you. When I can't find a recipe in my canning books I google it.
Sara
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| levisgrammy |
Posted - Sep 10 2025 : 05:02:00 AM
I'd love to find an enchilada sauce to freeze or can. Also a marinara sauce.
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| windypines |
Posted - Sep 09 2025 : 03:39:16 AM
5:30 am rise and shine!! Lisa I will give dry canning french fries a try. I had tried before, but it was with water in the jar. I did dry can potato chunks this year, and have a jar that did not seal to taste.
I have canned up tomato paste now, and getting a bucket of tomatoes from my sister to make sauce, and that will be about it for the garden. I would like to find a recipe for enchilada sauce and can too. Will see how far the tomatoes go, along with the ones I have.
I dug horseradish yesterday and ground that up. Got 4 jelly jars worth and in the fridge.
Krista next year your garden will be bigger so you can can more!
Sara, notes are always good cause we never remember what we did, at least I don't haha.
Lisa nice to get the freezer cleaned out, and a few more jars of broth made.
Heather i started straining my tomato sauce, instead of trying to cook it down all day. So easy. It was in a recipe in a Mennonite cookbook I have. I use a jelly bag and strain out the water, till the consistency I like. Then put it back in the pot and add spices and cooks for a bit.
Happy canning all!
Farming in WI
Michele
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| MaryJanesNiece |
Posted - Sep 08 2025 : 2:31:04 PM
Lisa, so am I! I really wish I had a root cellar!
Krista
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Sep 07 2025 : 5:22:46 PM
Lisa great job on your beef broth, zucchini relish & cowboy candy, just guessing that's candied jalapeno peppers.
I added salt & a fresh bay leaf to each jar. I didn't add other herbs or spices because I want to add them when I use the beans. They'll be a good base for Tex-Mex, Italian, or Greek flavors.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| nubidane |
Posted - Sep 07 2025 : 4:32:47 PM
You all have been busy!
Michele, have you tried dry canning potatoes? I've had pretty good success with them, and they make great air fries.
Heather, do you have a cider press? I see the old-time hand crank ones and think how Little House on the Prairie they look, but not sure if they are the best way or not.
Krista, it's a great feeling to need to create more space for your goodies!
I am so jealous of people with giant root cellars or basements.
White beans in tomato sauce is a nice addition for sure Sara! Did you add any spices?
I have been fairly boring. We are getting our beef next week, so I cleaned out the freezer and cooked down the soup bones for 24 pints of beef broth, with lots of beef scraps as well.
5 pints zucchini relish, and 4 pints cowboy candy.
Still need to get cracking on tomatoes.
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Sep 07 2025 : 3:09:22 PM
Today I put up 7 pints white beans in tomato sauce and all jars sealed. As Michelle does, I wrote in my Preserving Italy canning book that though the recipe called for 2 cups of tomato sauce (1/4 cup to each jar) I only had enough for 5 jars. I noted that it should be 3 cups of tomato sauce.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| MaryJanesNiece |
Posted - Sep 05 2025 : 2:15:51 PM
I canned 8 pints and 1 quart of salsa, 12 pints of carrots, and 7 (with 4 more in the canner right now for a total of 11) pints of beets! So far all of them have sealed! Since I have been canning a lot more this year I am running out of pantry space. This weekend the kids and I are going to clean off a shelf in their craft closet to make room for my cans!
Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Sep 05 2025 : 06:19:23 AM
Michelle, if I come across a good sale on rustic potatoes I may give canning fries a try. Good job on all your canning.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| windypines |
Posted - Sep 05 2025 : 04:32:34 AM
Sara don't give up on canned fries until you try a jar. You may prefer them that way. I probably did something wrong, but everyones tastes are different.
Been canning potatoes, salsa, elderberry juice. The garden is winding down, and that is ok by me.
Enjoy the products everyone is making!!
Farming in WI
Michele
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Sep 04 2025 : 1:05:46 PM
27 jars of apple cider and they all sealed, that's got to be a canning record for sealed jars. Enjoy your apple cider, Heather.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| nndairy |
Posted - Sep 04 2025 : 12:44:03 PM
It's apple time at my house. I canned 27 pints of apple cider from the trees in my in laws back yard, and am very happy to say they all sealed! My potatoes didn't do very well this year but I'm planning to make some french fries with the bigger ones. I followed Michele's example last year and they were great!
Sara - sloppy joes sounds like a great thing to have on hand! I'll add that to my list.
Karen - great job on the beans. That's one thing that is doing really well for me this year too.
Krista - it's wonderful to grow your own food isn't it!?! Carrots are one of my favorites.
Tara - do you like the way the sauce turned out in the crockpot? I run out of time with having to milk the cows and I think the crock pot might be a very useful tool.
~Heather
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington
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| lovecatsandsunshine |
Posted - Sep 03 2025 : 5:05:50 PM
Great food to enjoy! Good job ladies!
Today's good mood brought to you by a lot of coffee!!!
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| MaryJanesNiece |
Posted - Sep 03 2025 : 1:11:12 PM
I am working on some salsa today. My tomato plant had tons of ripe tomatoes over the weekend. Everything in my salsa is from my garden which makes me feel even more proud of all the work! I am also planning to can some carrots either later today or tomorrow. This would be my first time canning carrots.
Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
Farmgirl Of The Year 2025 |
| YellowRose |
Posted - Sep 02 2025 : 06:08:17 AM
Thanks for the heads up, Michelle. I'll scratch canning french fries off my list.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| windypines |
Posted - Sep 02 2025 : 03:21:44 AM
Karen, always great when all jars seal.
Sara, I freeze french fries. I tried canned, but did not like them as much, they were ok.
Farming in WI
Michele
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| Jokamartell |
Posted - Sep 01 2025 : 6:29:56 PM
Hubby and I canned 8 pints of green beans this morning! :) All sealed!
Karen :)
To quote one of my past preschoolers “Not one of those Karens, but a good Karen”! Haha |
