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    pricey but cool

    in Preserving the Harvest

    Posted

    I love these! I have 8 quart sized that I have bought 2 at a time over the last year. Now I would like to get my hands on some pint sized Jar Totes. If only they would make 1/2 Gallon Ball Jar sized too! I do alot of dry canning in those.

     

    Yes, they are pricey...but my jars are VERY secure and that feels great! All my 8 oz jelly jars are jealous. LOL!

    recipe needed

    in In The Kitchen-The Heart Of Our Home

    Posted

    Well, I made bologna with a qt of canned pork that I ran thru the food processor with the broth, 1 teasp garlic 1 tbs dried onion, a pinch of oregano and a pinch of thyme, a couple teaspoons of liquid smoke, 3 eggs and 1/2 cup of powdered milk. Baked it at 300 in a small crock till a knife in the center came out clean. Turned out pretty decent! Slices nicely.

    I have to try this. Great idea! Did you use dry or fresh spices?

    Massive Citrus Haul...need ideas!

    in Preserving the Harvest

    Posted

    This is how I deal with whole lemons & limes. I was planning on ordering a BUNCH of oranges & doing the same (I've recently fallen in love with this recipe - sans the grape molasses), but the drop is an hour away. For some reason, neither of our drops came into Ktown this go round.

    This is PERFECT!!! Thanks!

     

    Here is what we have done so far for the week:

     

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/fdqd3ck1e1ikxic/OrangeZest.jpg

     

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/6dfw4zfs1iiy0z6/RubyRedJuice.jpg

     

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/9e4pmkf12rtcnwp/MixedVegOrangeZest.jpg

     

    And my absolute favorite toil and trouble goes to:

     

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/do1pmyy61kbpxk0/RubyRedMarmalade.jpg

    Zucchini Chips

    in Preserving the Harvest

    Posted

    We used a mandolin to slice them 1/8 inch, sprinkled them with a bit of salt, then dehydrated @125 degrees for 6 hours or until done. We live on the bay, so it stays pretty humid here...but they are still crispy and crunchy and delicious!

     

    Didn't bother to vaccuum seal since I know they won't last long... ;)

    Massive Citrus Haul...need ideas!

    in Preserving the Harvest

    Posted

    Thanks, Philbe! Yes, we have the regular mouth and wide mouth vacuum attachments for our Foodsaver. The foodsaver lives on our countertop because we use it all week long! DH wants to dehydrate a portion of the Lemons, limes, and Oranges like you said. The rest we are going to zest and juice, then portion out into Icecube trays for convenience.

     

    It's funny, because we could pretty much keep our dehydrator running 24/7. Today we dehydrated 10 trays of zucchini chips with Pink Himalayan salt into paper thin, crunchy deliciousness! Right now we have orange zest, more zucchini chips, and 7 trays of mixed peas/corn/carrots/lima beans going.

     

    Thanks again!

    Massive Citrus Haul...need ideas!

    in Preserving the Harvest

    Posted

    Hi, y'all!

     

    Due to high winds in my neck of the woods we have a large citrus harvest to process. Right now I have a double batch of Ruby Red Marmalade in progress...a Gallon of Ruby Red juice to can, Orange/Ruby Red juice in the fridge, and fruit set aside for 2 more batches of Ruby Red Marmalade plus 4 batchesCranberry/Orange/Ruby Red marmalade later in the week. We have reserved the zest for the dehydrator. My problem is that I have a large number of Meyer Lemons and limes to process, as well and I can't seem to find a nice tried and true method of canning lemonaide or many recipes that call for more than a couple of lemons/limes.

     

    Should I just juice and freeze it after zesting?

     

    Any ideas would be appreciated! Thanks in advance...

     

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/4qw91doj5sc81s1/CitrusBounty2014.jpg

    What are you canning today? Part 8

    in In The Kitchen-The Heart Of Our Home

    Posted

    This past month we have created Prickly Pear Marmalade, Prickly Pear Jelly, and about 14 pints of Chorizo Sausage. Today I'm canning Breakfast sausage!!!

     

    {{{Canned Nerd}}} I am sorry for your loss!!!

     

    For the record...those Jar Totes are indestructable!!! They stack well, and I feel very secure using them. Unfortunately they are VERY EXPENSIVE. We just buy a couple at a time.

     

    Happy canning, y'all!!!

    Moose Drool in my Chili

    in Preserving the Harvest

    Posted

    Hey guys!

     

    We bought an $80 whole Inside Round, made beef jerky, used the fat to make tallow, and the marbled chunks to make Texas style chili. I added a bottle of Moose Drool Brown Ale to my chili, and then started to worry that maybe it would affect the pressure canning. Is it safe? Anyone know?

    No thickeners have been added. It's just beef, tomatoes, onions, garlic, chipotle peppers, spices and Ale.

     

    Thank-you in advance!

    What are you canning today? Part 8

    in In The Kitchen-The Heart Of Our Home

    Posted

    Midnightmom, yes, that is just the link to my flckr account. I don't know any other way to post pics!

     

    No special recipe....we use actual hardwood coals (not briquettes) over medium high heat and cross hatch mark them on all sides of roast, then scoot to the side or a higher shelf for slow smoke to med rare and around 325 degrees in smoker. Snuff out flares with your favorite beer while splashing said beer all over beef! :)

     

    Sliced them per Ball Meat instructions, hot pack into quart jars with boiling purified water, 1 tsp canning salt/quart. Processed @ 10 lbs for 1.5 hours. I am @ sea level.

    What are you canning today? Part 8

    in In The Kitchen-The Heart Of Our Home

    Posted

    @ TurtleMama: One of my Tattler Lids had a little nick @ the edge, and it did not seal. The other 2 did not "ping" of course, but the lid was suctioned into a concave shape that was very obvious and were sealed beautifully. I wanted to have just a few with the Tattler lids so that I can actually reuse them. I will be buying more for certain! They are also able to be used with the suction tubing gizmo on my Foodsaver!

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