RNMOM Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 21 quarts of peaches and 34 pints of salsa..........I'm pretty tired! YAWN...But dang, they look great on the shelf. My hubby threatened to eat a jar of peaches, but I had my wooden spoon in hand and I gave him "the look" He laughed all the way out of my fruit room. Link to comment
RNMOM Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Today I did 10 half pints of Mango Salsa. It's so pretty in the jars. I hope it tastes good. I had some once and loved it. I'm looking for a peach salsa on the internet. Next I hope to do Indian Relish. It has apples, onions and tomatoes. All of which I have. Link to comment
sjllm Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 5 jars apple jelly and 6 jars blackberry jam. Link to comment
etp777 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Have 14 1/2pints of violet's marinated mushrooms coming to a boil now. Link to comment
Crazy4Canning Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Originally Posted By: RNMOM 21 quarts of peaches and 34 pints of salsa..........I'm pretty tired! YAWN...But dang, they look great on the shelf. My hubby threatened to eat a jar of peaches, but I had my wooden spoon in hand and I gave him "the look" He laughed all the way out of my fruit room. My grandpa would purposely push the lids and set the two or three aside...he wanted to eat them right away....my Grandma would get so mad at him, but he helped schlep the canners, jars, etc. up and down the stairs, so she figured he could have free license and open up a 'stragler' or two. It took her a few years before she realized WHY, no matter what, a jar or two wouldn't seal quite right....then one year she caught him at it.... Oh my.... But they loved each other and love does bear all things. Link to comment
anitapreciouspearl Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I haven't canned anything worth trying to schlep- YET! However, 12 more pints of green peas for me!!! I also dehydrated a whole bushel of green peppers - it all fit in one large jar - amazing! Link to comment
etp777 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 argh, forgot the vinegar yet again. excpect hazy jars again tomorrow when I go downstairs (but can hear them pinging from here in the basement). Link to comment
Homebody Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 hello, not sure where to ask this question, but here goes. I'm just starting to learn about canning. Can anyone tell me how long canned meats/veggies/fruits store? If I'm in the wrong place just direct me where to go. thanks Link to comment
MamaTiger Posted September 10, 2008 Author Share Posted September 10, 2008 I believe the current recommendations are for a year. However, that said, they should last a lot longer than that. 8 more pints of grape jelly plus 1 jelly jar I am THROUGH with jelly for this year. I'd like to make more grape syrup though, and I am out of pint jars. Link to comment
anitapreciouspearl Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 8 pints of kidney beans... Link to comment
etp777 Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Originally Posted By: anewcreation hello, not sure where to ask this question, but here goes. I'm just starting to learn about canning. Can anyone tell me how long canned meats/veggies/fruits store? If I'm in the wrong place just direct me where to go. thanks Anewcreation, Ball blue book (and I believe the National Home Food Preservation Institute, though I can't find quote now), states that food will start to lose nutritive value and taste may change, after a year. But food will definitely keep longer than that. Just make sure to store in a dry cool place, out of sunlight. Link to comment
Vlynn Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Last week (a very bad week) I swore I'd never can anything again. But...the freezer is bulging, the dehydrator is loaded with pears, and there are hundreds of little red globes dripping from my tomato plants. So I gave canning another shot. This time, I used the simplest way I could find: canning whole in their own juices. It went pretty well this time. Just tomatoes, lemon juice, and BWB. Now that I can handle! Link to comment
etp777 Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Yeah Vlynn, I'm a big fan of easy. that's whY I did the raw pack pork as my first experiement. Cut up pork, put in jar, put on lid. Done. No broth, no cooking, etc. The mushrooms were a bit more complicated, but I think they'll be worth it. This weekend I'm planning on duck stock and Darlene's chicken soup. a LOT more work there, but I think that'll be worth it too. Hope so. Link to comment
Percysgirl Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 11 pints of salsa, and 7 quarts and 3 pints of tomato puree with onions. Only 28 pounds of tomatoes to go.... Link to comment
kathy003 Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 8 quarts of pears. So in the last two days i have canned 16 quarts of pears. Peaches sure were easier to peel, hut hey, i'm not complaining! Link to comment
mom11 Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 20 quarts, 1 pint peach/blackberry pie filling yesterday, and 7 quarts, 1 pint peach pie filling today. Link to comment
MamaTiger Posted September 12, 2008 Author Share Posted September 12, 2008 have a stockpot of grape juice waiting for the addition of sugar for me to turn it into grape syrup, but........... NO MORE PINT JARS, not in my house, not in the stores. Backordered everywhere. *sigh* Guess I need to freeze this and wait til I can find some jars... Link to comment
Bealadybug Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 8 qts of Spaghetti sauce, and man is it good, 2 batches of laundry soap (not really canned, but cooked). Have more green beans and tom tommorrow. Link to comment
MamaTiger Posted September 13, 2008 Author Share Posted September 13, 2008 Hubby found 1 case of pints and I scrounged up 3 more, so did 15 pints of grape syrup. Have more syrup left, but need more jars. *sigh* Oh by the way, we've tried the syrup in a slushie drink and with ginger ale as a grape soda and it is YUMMY! Link to comment
RNMOM Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 I'm just headed out to the garden with hubby, we're getting the rest of the corn. I'm going to can it as I'm dying for freezer space. I'm also going to pick a bunch of tomatoes and apples and see if I don't have enough for Indian Relish. I love this time of year. Link to comment
Vlynn Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 On Thursday, I canned tomatoes and dehydrated pears. Then Friday I decided to shake it up a bit, so I dehydrated tomatoes and canned pears. Today, all I did was load the dehydrator with tomatoes again. I'll be in the basement mudding drywall all afternoon for the room we're building. My life is sooooo exciting..... Link to comment
WormGuy Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 8 pints and 1 quart of tomatoe sauce. John Link to comment
etp777 Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Mamatiger, I had the same issue finding pints today. FInally tracked some down at hardware store. Have 14 pints of Darlene's chicken soup in PC right now. Ended up with a good amount of meat left over after I ran out of stock though, so at least some of stock that's on now, which was supposed to be a straight duck a la range(leftover carcass)/chicken stock, will probably end up in soup using up rest of the chicken meat. Link to comment
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