Daelith Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 (edited) Bought a couple of lbs of cherries today and made 2 quarts of cherry pie filling today. Edited May 21, 2016 by Daelith Quote Link to comment
snapshotmiki Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Made and canned 6 half pints of Cowboy Candy today and 2 pints of leftover syrup. One pint jar of jalapenos broke in the waterbath. Bottom blew out. I hate wasting anything! Quote Link to comment
snapshotmiki Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Made and canned 6 half pints of Cowboy Candy today and 2 pints of leftover syrup. One pint jar of jalapenos broke in the waterbath. Bottom blew out. I hate wasting anything! Quote Link to comment
Daelith Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Made 8 half pints of Blueberry Lemon Jam and got 3 pints of green beans (from my garden) canned this weekend. Quote Link to comment
lovinit Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Daelith, the jam sounds so good, and I have some frozen blueberries that need to be used up to make way for fresh. Would you mind sharing your recipe? Quote Link to comment
The WE2's Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Made 8 half pints of Blueberry Lemon Jam and got 3 pints of green beans (from my garden) canned this weekend. Quote Link to comment
Daelith Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Daelith, the jam sounds so good, and I have some frozen blueberries that need to be used up to make way for fresh. Would you mind sharing your recipe? I used the recipe at this site - http://www.food.com/recipe/blueberry-lemon-jam-118236 There is also a recipe in The All New Ball Book of Canning and Preserving on page 60. Got another 5 pints of green beans from my garden canned today. Quote Link to comment
Daelith Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 (edited) Made some strawberry peach pie filling today! Also canned some more green beans earlier this week. Edited June 26, 2016 by Daelith Quote Link to comment
Daelith Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 (edited) Did some Spirited Cherries today. One with Amaretto and one with Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey. Third jar is leftover juice. Edited June 26, 2016 by Daelith Quote Link to comment
Annarchy Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Plum jam. I noticed Certo has changed the recipe. Used to be, fill jars, lid & flip upside down, let sit 5 minutes & flip right side up. And the amount of butter went from 1tablespoon to 1/2 teaspoon. Now the instructions include WB for 10 minutes. Quote Link to comment
Jeepers Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 I'm surprised Certo is just now recommending water bathing. Your jam looks lovely! Quote Link to comment
snapshotmiki Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 That's hard to believe about Certo, Jeepers! Today, I pressure canned 24 pints of Rotel Tomatoes. Done until the elderberries are ripe. And I need a bigger pressure canner to stack pints and save time! And a canning buddy. A lot of work for one. Quote Link to comment
dogmom4 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Yeah...my feet can't handle large batch canning anymore... Quote Link to comment
Jeepers Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Oh my...those look delicious!!! Quote Link to comment
Daelith Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 That all looks good. Yeah...my feet can't handle large batch canning anymore... I've thought about getting a stool that puts me high enough to reach the counter so I could sit while doing the prep work. Still kicking myself for not grabbing the one out of my dad's shop while cleaning out his estate. It would have been perfect. Quote Link to comment
Jeepers Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 I use a stool and it does help. I got one of those rubbery gel mat things to stand on in front of the sink too. I just got a cheapy one at Wal-Mart. I'm not sure if it helps or not but it does feel good on the feet. I'm always barefoot in the house so standing on the mat is an improvement. Quote Link to comment
snapshotmiki Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 I love those mats! Maybe I could cover the kitchen! Still want a friend to help! I would love to find or start a canning group in the MH park when we get to FL! Quote Link to comment
snapshotmiki Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 I love those mats! Maybe I could cover the kitchen! Still want a friend to help! I would love to find or start a canning group in the MH park when we get to FL! Quote Link to comment
Homesteader Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 I finished pickling 5 pints of beets yesterday. All the hard work was done on Saturday. The recipe was from my grandma and her SIL. I could just envision them canning back in the 20's and 30's. They only lived a few blocks from each other. Both were excellent cooks and made something from nothing throughout the Depression years. Quote Link to comment
Daelith Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 (edited) Made sweet pickle relish this weekend. I put the onions in it anyway since DH was making faces about the bell pepper. Got 5 1/2 half pints. Thinking about making bread and butter pickles next. Homesteader - That is neat about your grandmother and her SIL. I just hope pickled beets taste better than plain. I tried some store bought (Libby's) for the first time ever a few weeks ago. My dogs liked them though. Edited July 26, 2016 by Daelith Quote Link to comment
snapshotmiki Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Pickled the last 10#s of yellow squash today. Got 6 quarts and one half pint. Ran out of pint jars! Quote Link to comment
Annarchy Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Excellent Homesteader, Miki & Daelith. Sounds delicious. Quote Link to comment
Jeepers Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Daelith, pickled beets taste a lot different than plain beets. Kind of like comparing pickles to cucumbers. Same veggie, completely different taste. Quote Link to comment
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