PREP How's the canning going?
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Amberglass
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Scotto,
Those jars look beautiful. Up where I am, the berries are just starting.I will share pictures when I start canning.
I think this is the year to get really busy canning!
Those jars look beautiful. Up where I am, the berries are just starting.I will share pictures when I start canning.
I think this is the year to get really busy canning!
fairbanksb
Freedom Isn't Free
Oh that canning. I was going to say, fine, I've emptied 3 so far.
Scotto
Set Apart
I hope everyone goes out and gets their canning supplies early. Around here, they can hardly keep the supplies in stock, and the local nursery is completely out of veggie starter plants.
The lady who runs it told me;
"I planted double the amount, and was sure I'd have a lot to last all year long and then some. It all went so fast, and I've been sold out for weeks. Never saw anything like it."
I bought one of those Foley Mills to make tomato juice, it was the last one the hardware store had. He told me he tried to get more but his supplier was all out.
lafrteacher
Inactive
(8)pints and (2) .5 pints of blueberry jam done.
I put the blueberries in the blender to liquefy them, and then make the jam. It's almost a jelly, very spreadable, and it has all the anti-oxidants and fiber from the skins in it.
Doing pears (orientals) next weekend.
I put the blueberries in the blender to liquefy them, and then make the jam. It's almost a jelly, very spreadable, and it has all the anti-oxidants and fiber from the skins in it.
Doing pears (orientals) next weekend.
pkchicken
resident chicken
Teriffic start folks!
I have canned pickled beets so far.
Our berries were just enough to eat this year due to neglect of the patch over the last 2 years (but I'm catching up)
My goals are
salsa
hot red bell pepper jam
grape juice
I only have a few cases of jars to work with since I over did it last year
So I plan to dehydrate the chard and tomatos and vacuum pack in pickle jars.
I counted the jars one year and we had just short of 800. Of course that figure fluctuates with gifting and buying thrift shop jars.
Please don't make me count them again! I do have 13 cases of tomatos left from last year and a fine collection of jams and pickles left over too.
I've beeen trying not to get more jars but you know how it goes.
Happy canning folks!
Scotto, your jams made me hungry!!!
pk
I have canned pickled beets so far.
Our berries were just enough to eat this year due to neglect of the patch over the last 2 years (but I'm catching up)
My goals are
salsa
hot red bell pepper jam
grape juice
I only have a few cases of jars to work with since I over did it last year
So I plan to dehydrate the chard and tomatos and vacuum pack in pickle jars.
I counted the jars one year and we had just short of 800. Of course that figure fluctuates with gifting and buying thrift shop jars.
Please don't make me count them again! I do have 13 cases of tomatos left from last year and a fine collection of jams and pickles left over too.
I've beeen trying not to get more jars but you know how it goes.
Happy canning folks!
Scotto, your jams made me hungry!!!
pk
duchess47
Has No Life - Lives on TB
Been canning for three weeks here. So far, I've put up kiwi jam, mango jam, raspberry jam, orange marmalade, salsa, pickled hot peppers, and dehydrated tomatoes. No - not out of my garden, the only thing from my garden so far is pickled radishes (which are gross, by the way).
A friend has been bringing me boxes of food and I've been putting it up. Right now, I have a bag of habaneros waiting for me to pickle tonight.
My garden still hasn't decided if it's summer yet. I've only been able to pick radishes and lettuce so far.
A friend has been bringing me boxes of food and I've been putting it up. Right now, I have a bag of habaneros waiting for me to pickle tonight.
My garden still hasn't decided if it's summer yet. I've only been able to pick radishes and lettuce so far.
beowulf
Contributing Member
canning
Hello everyone,
I started in May canning mayhaw jelly. Then a friend invited me to go pick free strawberries on two occasions. I canned whole strawberries, jam, and several quarts of a heavy syrup for snowcones. In June I found a blueberry farm with inexpensive prices and canned blueberry jam and whole berries. I had never canned these before, but I really like the taste of the jam. Last week I made sweet lime pickles, and today I finished up sweet lime jalapenos. I have been busy dehydrating bell peppers and onions. After reading some of the news posts about food problems, I have decided to put up everything I possibly can this summer. There is no telling how much food will be in the stores this winter, if it is available.
I appreciate the knowledge I have gleaned from this website - especially the recipes! Hope you all have a great 4th of July!
beowulf
Hello everyone,
I started in May canning mayhaw jelly. Then a friend invited me to go pick free strawberries on two occasions. I canned whole strawberries, jam, and several quarts of a heavy syrup for snowcones. In June I found a blueberry farm with inexpensive prices and canned blueberry jam and whole berries. I had never canned these before, but I really like the taste of the jam. Last week I made sweet lime pickles, and today I finished up sweet lime jalapenos. I have been busy dehydrating bell peppers and onions. After reading some of the news posts about food problems, I have decided to put up everything I possibly can this summer. There is no telling how much food will be in the stores this winter, if it is available.
I appreciate the knowledge I have gleaned from this website - especially the recipes! Hope you all have a great 4th of July!
beowulf
duchess47
Has No Life - Lives on TB
I would love to hear how you make sweet lime jalapenos and how they taste.
HereIam has put up alot while I was working and we finished peaches today since I was off..
11 Qt sweet pickles
10 Qt dill pickles
9 pt sweet relish
5 pt plum butter
5 Qt peaches in light syrup
2.5 Qt peach preserves
3 pt peach jam
6 pt mix berry jam
7 pt fruit drizzles (syrupy for ice cream, french toast, etc)
4 pt cinnamon jam
2 pt kiwi jam
4 pt strawberry jam
3 pt strawberry kiwi jam (with ginger)
7 pt blueberry/lime jam (my favorite so far this season)
I've also frozen about 20 qts of squash and 5 quarts of sliced peaches. Trying to keep my eggs in different baskets.
11 Qt sweet pickles
10 Qt dill pickles
9 pt sweet relish
5 pt plum butter
5 Qt peaches in light syrup
2.5 Qt peach preserves
3 pt peach jam
6 pt mix berry jam
7 pt fruit drizzles (syrupy for ice cream, french toast, etc)
4 pt cinnamon jam
2 pt kiwi jam
4 pt strawberry jam
3 pt strawberry kiwi jam (with ginger)
7 pt blueberry/lime jam (my favorite so far this season)
I've also frozen about 20 qts of squash and 5 quarts of sliced peaches. Trying to keep my eggs in different baskets.
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prudentwatcher
Veteran Member
Twelve pints of blueberry jam, though we gave a couple away and ate some, so only have 6 left in the pantry.
Dobbin
Faithful Steed
40 Pounds of strawberries being processed as we speak.
Actually, we're not right now. The cone of silence would be a noisy diversion in comparison. She's pissed at having to work late on 4th of July night and missing the Boston Pops/Fireworks on TV. Plus she has to get up early tomorrow a.m. to coach a swim meet.
I did make the query when we were out in the fields. "How many pounds do you want to gather?" With no reply we worked until the fields closed for the holiday at 1 p.m.
But - those strawberries will taste good in the cold winter to come. By then the insult of poor time management will have passed.
Best,
Joe
Actually, we're not right now. The cone of silence would be a noisy diversion in comparison. She's pissed at having to work late on 4th of July night and missing the Boston Pops/Fireworks on TV. Plus she has to get up early tomorrow a.m. to coach a swim meet.
I did make the query when we were out in the fields. "How many pounds do you want to gather?" With no reply we worked until the fields closed for the holiday at 1 p.m.
But - those strawberries will taste good in the cold winter to come. By then the insult of poor time management will have passed.
Best,
Joe
garnetgirl
Veteran Member
Recipes, please!! These sound so good:
Beowulf - sweet lime jalapenos
and
Niner - 7 pt blueberry/lime jam (my favorite so far this season)
I do not really like blueberry jam (love blueberries, but not the jam for some reason), so I would really like to try the blueberry/lime jam this year as I am about to have more blueberries than I know what to do with - I'm not filling my freezer full this year because I don't trust the power grid anymore.
Those sweet lime jalapenos sound really incredible - I make regular sweet lime cucumber pickles and they are my favorites, so I'd very much like to try these.
Thanks in advance! Pretty please!!
garnetgirl
Beowulf - sweet lime jalapenos
and
Niner - 7 pt blueberry/lime jam (my favorite so far this season)
I do not really like blueberry jam (love blueberries, but not the jam for some reason), so I would really like to try the blueberry/lime jam this year as I am about to have more blueberries than I know what to do with - I'm not filling my freezer full this year because I don't trust the power grid anymore.
Those sweet lime jalapenos sound really incredible - I make regular sweet lime cucumber pickles and they are my favorites, so I'd very much like to try these.
Thanks in advance! Pretty please!!
garnetgirl
Haven't done that much canning yet, on purpose. So far only 9 quarts of peaches in a light syrup. I had 10, but one burst in the canner. 
Everything else has gone in the freezer - about 140 ears of corn, a couple of pints (so far) of butter peas, about a pint of blackberries (all that was left after the kids ate them) and over three gallons of blueberries. We're going to freeze all the peas and beans for now and can them during the winter when we can use the extra heat. We don't have central air so it's just too hot to do much canning now.
Lafrteacher, that sounds like a great idea - liquifying the blueberries for jam. I may have to try that.
Everything else has gone in the freezer - about 140 ears of corn, a couple of pints (so far) of butter peas, about a pint of blackberries (all that was left after the kids ate them) and over three gallons of blueberries. We're going to freeze all the peas and beans for now and can them during the winter when we can use the extra heat. We don't have central air so it's just too hot to do much canning now.
Lafrteacher, that sounds like a great idea - liquifying the blueberries for jam. I may have to try that.
sssarawolf
Has No Life - Lives on TB
Son didn't want the cherries on his sweet cherry tree 
so we have 12 gallons of sweet cherries we picked yesterday. We always had pie cherries in the past but ours aren't doing well and we lost out early apples with at 30 deg. weather and snow fall 2 WEEKS AGO. Every you are making me drool.
so we have 12 gallons of sweet cherries we picked yesterday. We always had pie cherries in the past but ours aren't doing well and we lost out early apples with at 30 deg. weather and snow fall 2 WEEKS AGO. Every you are making me drool.
SheWoff
Southern by choice
Our first year of peaches are ready so will be making peach preserves this week end. Then by the middle of next week the blackberries will be ready, so will be making jelly with those. It's so easy to do now with the berry screen for the Victorio strainer. Should also have some first pickings of purple hull peas next week too. Yep, it's canning season!
She
She
Scotto
Set Apart
beowulf
Contributing Member
sweet lime jalapenos
duchess 47 asked for this recipe, so am posting it. I attended a secret pal party this spring where I found this recipe. One of the members brought a jar of these and a package of cream cheese to put on snack crackers. I thought this stuff was wonderful. The lady told me she sliced up 7 pounds of jalapenos and treated them the same as sweet lime pickles. I am letting them age for a few days before we try them, so I hope mine turn out like hers.
7 pounds of sliced jalapenos
1 cup of pickling lime
2 gallons of water
9 cups of apple cider vinegar (5%)
9 cups of sugar
1 Tablespoon of salt
Pickling spices tied up in cheesecloth - about 2 Tablespoons
Place 2 gallons of water and 1 cup of lime in a granite canner or a crock. Stir well and carefully add the sliced jalapenos. Soak overnight. Shake or stir occasionally. Take the sliced jalapenos out of the lime water and rinse 3 time in cool water. Soak a couple of hours in ice water.
In a large pot, mix the vinegar, sugar, salt, and pickling spices. Bring to a low boil. Drain the sliced jalapenos and add to the pot. Boil for about 30 minutes, then place into sterilized jars. Fill to 1/2" headspace in the jars. Cap the jars and process in a waterbath canner for 10 minutes for pints or 15 minutes for quarts.
Have a good weekend!
beowulf
duchess 47 asked for this recipe, so am posting it. I attended a secret pal party this spring where I found this recipe. One of the members brought a jar of these and a package of cream cheese to put on snack crackers. I thought this stuff was wonderful. The lady told me she sliced up 7 pounds of jalapenos and treated them the same as sweet lime pickles. I am letting them age for a few days before we try them, so I hope mine turn out like hers.
7 pounds of sliced jalapenos
1 cup of pickling lime
2 gallons of water
9 cups of apple cider vinegar (5%)
9 cups of sugar
1 Tablespoon of salt
Pickling spices tied up in cheesecloth - about 2 Tablespoons
Place 2 gallons of water and 1 cup of lime in a granite canner or a crock. Stir well and carefully add the sliced jalapenos. Soak overnight. Shake or stir occasionally. Take the sliced jalapenos out of the lime water and rinse 3 time in cool water. Soak a couple of hours in ice water.
In a large pot, mix the vinegar, sugar, salt, and pickling spices. Bring to a low boil. Drain the sliced jalapenos and add to the pot. Boil for about 30 minutes, then place into sterilized jars. Fill to 1/2" headspace in the jars. Cap the jars and process in a waterbath canner for 10 minutes for pints or 15 minutes for quarts.
Have a good weekend!
beowulf
Shooting Star
Veteran Member
Some of our corn should be coming in soon - we planted silver queen and field corn - My okra and squash are coming in pretty good........
Garnetgirl here you are...it's in Ball's Blue Book of Preserving pg.33
BLUEBERRY-LIME JAM
4 1/2 cups blueberries
1 pkg powderd pectin
5 cups sugar
1 Tablespoon grated lime peel
1/3 cup lime juice
Crush blueberries one layer at a time. Combine crushed berries and pectin in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil,stirring frequently. Add sugar,stirring until dissolved. Stir in grated lime peel and lime juice.Return to a boil. Boil hard for 1 minute,stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Skim foam if necessary.Ladle hot jam into hot jars.leave a 1/4 inch head space.Process 15 minutes in boiling water canner. ENJOY!
BLUEBERRY-LIME JAM
4 1/2 cups blueberries
1 pkg powderd pectin
5 cups sugar
1 Tablespoon grated lime peel
1/3 cup lime juice
Crush blueberries one layer at a time. Combine crushed berries and pectin in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil,stirring frequently. Add sugar,stirring until dissolved. Stir in grated lime peel and lime juice.Return to a boil. Boil hard for 1 minute,stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Skim foam if necessary.Ladle hot jam into hot jars.leave a 1/4 inch head space.Process 15 minutes in boiling water canner. ENJOY!
homemakerof6
Inactive
Nothing in my garden is ready to can yet but I put up 14 more quarts of Chicken noodle soup day before yesterday. No fruit AGAIN this year because of another late freeze but I canned alot of fruit last summer from the orchards around here so I'm pretty good there. I also canned another 12 pints of butter the other day. Just waiting on the veggies.........................
SheWoff
Southern by choice
Lehman's catalog. It's their "best" strainer and I think the berry screen is extra. Maybe 20.00. But it has saved me at least that much work in the past two years!
http://www.lehmans.com/shopping/pro...DUCT&iMainCat=712&iSubCat=720&iProductID=6883
She
The only tip I have on peach jam is to go with the recommendation of Ball in using liquid pectin instead of powder. I'm not sure that in the end it matters that much, but that seems to be unique to peach recipes with Ball for some reason. Shrug.... That and as usual, don't use overripe fruit....too runny to set right.
Scotto
Set Apart
Thanks for the tips.
I just made a batch and used the liquid pecten, it's still hot so I won't know until tomorrow how it set. But all of the lids sealed, which is good.
But it sure smelled great!
