Simplegirl Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Yesterday I canned 6 pints of green beans- the first of many I'm sure. Link to comment
Crazy4Canning Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Well, as a child I used those ridiculous ones that wrap around your fingers. I don't have the time for the one-at-a-time perfect pitters. I do have an olive pitter (that's what Violet uses) and it would work fine, but again, the one-at-a-time snail pace is enough to drive me NUTS. I'm all for getting the job done as effeciently and as cost-effective as possible. So, I found the Norpro Cherry Stoner for about $15. WELL WORTH the money, if you don't mind the off-center pitting. You can pit 10# in about 30 minutes. It is spring loaded and pops the pits into a SMALL container and the fruit into a waiting bowl. I REALLY REALLY REALLY want a cast iron crank one...sigh. But this is fine for a once-a-year item. Hope this helps. Link to comment
FINE Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 I am really proud of myself tonight! A few weeks ago, I canned for the first time-strawberry jam and corn relish. Today, I made another step in my canning journey! 12 half pints of blueberry jam (using local berries) 9 half pints of peach preserves (local peaches) and 7 quarts of turkey soup (Darlene's chicken soup recipe) I'm waiting for the canner to cool down so I can remove the soup, so I'm not sure of success but the experience was worth it. Link to comment
ArmyOfFive4God Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 the only way I've pitted before is with a paper clip. OK, pitting for dummies. Explain this to me. Pictures would be nice, too, LOL Link to comment
Cricket Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Fine! I love the photos!!! Bee-yoo-ti-ful!!!!! Link to comment
JCK88 Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 LOVELY photos! (My husband looked over and said "You looking at canner's porn over there?" LOL Oh... I just wanted to say also that if you need canning jars, you should go on over to ebay and do a search on canning jar coupons. There is a $3 coupon out there that came out a couple months back. It is good for $3 off two cases of Kerr or Ball canning jars and expires Oct. 31. Right now, you can snag 20 of those coupons for a dollar or two. (No, I'm not selling them, LOL But I got 20 of them, shared half of them with Angela and was really happy to use them when our store had canning jars 25 percent off. I usually don't need to buy jars, but the jelly jars are something I need to get each year because I give them as gifts and some folks don't return the empties) And today, I am picking blueberries later for blueberry jam. If we get some sun, maybe it will be relish and pickle time soon! Link to comment
Cricket Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 LOVELY photos! (My husband looked over and said "You looking at canner's porn over there?" Now I have to tell MY husband what YOUR husband said! Link to comment
farmgirlwannabe Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Been canning my little heart out this morning! I am now an addict - and DH is okay with that. He is even enabling me. He went to town to get stuff for the fence and came back with a bunch more canning items and the "blue book". He is such a good boy! Today we have grape jelly, pineapple jam, apple raspberry jelly, and I am going to do maraschino cherries after lunch. This is so cool and so much fun! (a little sticky at times too) I thought I would add some canning porn also. Link to comment
ArmyOfFive4God Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Drooling over these pics! Link to comment
Prickle Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Oh my those pics are great I did some blueberry jam and, though not canned, I started some of this: Pineapple Vinegar http://www.whats4eats.com/sauces/vinagre-de-pina-recipe Link to comment
FINE Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Been canning my little heart out this morning! I am now an addict - and DH is okay with that. farmgirl: we must channel each other when canning! The 1st time I canned you had just done strawberry jam, now we both did these. What do you want to do next?? Link to comment
farmgirlwannabe Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 farmgirl: we must channel each other when canning! The 1st time I canned you had just done strawberry jam, now we both did these. What do you want to do next?? I didn't realize that! After I finish cherries tomorrow, I am on to nacho cheese. Then I will have a small gap before tomatoes are ready. Got any ideas? Link to comment
Violet Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Nacho cheese ?? It isn't safe to can that, so I hope that isn't what you are intending to do. No dairy is safe to can, not even in a pressure canner. It can be frozen, though. Link to comment
ArmyOfFive4God Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I did 7 pints of blueberry-cherry jam. Link to comment
Vic303 Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I did 5 pints of blueberry jam today. Gonna get another flat of berries tomorrow and do up some more! YUM! Link to comment
farmgirlwannabe Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Yes, I am going to freeze the nacho cheese. Just a project I have to get out of the way. Sorry, I should have specified. Link to comment
FINE Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 After I finish cherries tomorrow, I am on to nacho cheese. Then I will have a small gap before tomatoes are ready. Got any ideas? I keep looking through my Ball book, saying "that would be good" but can't make up my mind! are you using any special recipe for the cheese? There's room in my freezer! Prickle: that vinegar looks interesting! Link to comment
sassenach Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 In this forum, since Violet did not catch this, about canning cheese products, it is NOT approved of to can cheese products because of the milk and fat content in cheese. I suggest you get the powdered cheese such as honeyvillegrain website sells. It mixes with water and is perfect for nachos usage. I have tried it and its pretty good. One can purchase it in the No. 10 cans for having in your preps. Canning things with fats, flour, milk are NOT reccommended and in this forum, only approved recipes for canning are encouraged. If you decide to do it anyway, discussion down in the edge is probably the place, or another forum about food preservation, but not this one, please. When Violet and C4C and others here who are experienced canners talk about these issues, they are very clear about only using approved recipes and only safe foods. This is for the safety and correct knowledge, especially for the newest canners that are often trying to learn how to can. I decided to say something, because it looks like Violet didn't catch this and Darlene is pretty busy right now too and did not see this part of this thread developing. I and many others know how it feels to goof up, so we just want you to know the approved of facts. If it isn't in the newest Ball Blue Book or on the websites that are approved, please don't do it. You risk botulism and its a waste of good food stuffs. Link to comment
farmgirlwannabe Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Nacho cheese ?? It isn't safe to can that, so I hope that isn't what you are intending to do. No dairy is safe to can, not even in a pressure canner. It can be frozen, though. Violet did catch it right away (a few posts up). I forgot to specify that I was freezing, not canning, the nacho cheese, but thanks. Link to comment
Violet Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Yes, I was trying to be sure everyone is safe around here. Thanks, Arby, though. I actually do know of some that tried "recanning" that nacho cheese sauce. One gal actually was mean as a snake to me over it !!! Well, in the end, once she canned that cheese sauce she found out what really happens to it. It wasn't pretty. So, I am glad that everyone is going to be safe with their cheese sauce. Link to comment
Amishway Homesteaders Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Did the first of our green beans Monday - *new kind of bean this year for us.......Earliserve Bush Beans - ours were from 'clearly more seed'/Livingston seed company here is why we did them this time- from the seed pack: Earliserve is a stringless bush variety that is excellent fresh, canned, or frozen. when it was time to pick, the plants were full of beans as they are meant to come all at once (easier for canning). We are very happy with our beans this year. Link to comment
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