Homesteader Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Cooking down Darlene's crockpot apple butter. Should get abt 6 pints when done tonight. Thanks for the recipe, Dar. Quote Link to comment
Violet Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Be sure you don't go from the crockpot into the jars. It needs to be boiling, not just crockpot temp. Quote Link to comment
Homesteader Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Apple butter boiling as it comes out of crockpot. Six more pints coming out. That's 12 so far with several more loads to make for Christmas gifts. Also drying apples as fast as possible. I'm so grateful my friend let me borrow her Pampered Chef peeler/corer/slicer. I don't think I'd buy a new one, but appreciate the used one for a week. Quote Link to comment
The WE2's Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Apple butter boiling as it comes out of crockpot. Six more pints coming out. That's 12 so far with several more loads to make for Christmas gifts. Also drying apples as fast as possible. I'm so grateful my friend let me borrow her Pampered Chef peeler/corer/slicer. I don't think I'd buy a new one, but appreciate the used one for a week. We found one at a 2nd hand store a few years ago for $5 and it sure makes the job alot easier! I've got so much apple product canned & dehydrated that I'm in no hurry to do any more :-) Quote Link to comment
ArmyOfFive4God Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 I have the last of the pears heating to mush (haha), so I can run them through the mill. Pear butter coming up Next, I have to deal with the last of the plums & the few left peaches. I'm thinking maybe a plum peach butter. I also picked up 10# frozen blackberries last week. Thankfully FROZEN! I can take my time with them, LOL! Quote Link to comment
Virginia Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 We have a Progressive apple peeler, corer. You can get it from Walmart.com, shipped to store free. It is under $20 before tax. Ordered a second one for DD since we have used ours for 7-8 years. Well worth the money. Quote Link to comment
ArmyOfFive4God Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 (edited) I found a Pampered Chef peeler/corer at thrift for $7.99 about 2 weeks ago. Just in time, too. I was about to order one for upwards of $20 from Amazon. Last year I was blessed to borrow one, but I'd hate to ask again this year. It's taken a lot of Bar Keeper's friend to get mine clean though (Not sure the previous owners know what cleaning is ). Oh well. I saved a small handful of cash Edited September 23, 2013 by ArmyOfFive4God Quote Link to comment
snapshotmiki Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 16 pints of pears with pineapple, 7 qts. of sweet potatoes, 7 qts. of white potatoes, 8 pints of elderberry jelly, a few pints of pear/pineapple syrup. In the past month or so. Quote Link to comment
The WE2's Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 16 pints of pears with pineapple, 7 qts. of sweet potatoes, 7 qts. of white potatoes, 8 pints of elderberry jelly, a few pints of pear/pineapple syrup. In the past month or so. Whew...thought you meant all in one day! I was going to inquire what time you got up and when you quit! Or...how many burners & canners you had! LOL Quote Link to comment
Homesteader Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 This year, I'm trying half-gallon Ball mason jars for canning apple cider. They say the jars are for apple and grape juice so I'm believing Ball. I canned four half-gallon jars of apple cider yesterday after pressing a few bushels of apples. It's slow going when doing it after work at night. I'm not as young as I used to be. Also drying apple sauce into fruit rolls and drying apple slices when not canning. I asked DH if he's sick of apples yet. He said NO!! We're down to our last 7 buckets. That's probably what he's looking at. Quote Link to comment
snapshotmiki Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 16 pints of pears with pineapple, 7 qts. of sweet potatoes, 7 qts. of white potatoes, 8 pints of elderberry jelly, a few pints of pear/pineapple syrup. In the past month or so. Whew...thought you meant all in one day! I was going to inquire what time you got up and when you quit! Or...how many burners & canners you had! LOL Would have needed more than 24 hours in a day for that one! Peeling 20 pounds of potatoes, about 12 pounds of pears and God knows how many twigs off of elderberries... They are so tiny and it took 6 quarts for one recipe! One long day ! LOL Quote Link to comment
The WE2's Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 (edited) Using my 6-qt. pressure canner I canned 3 pints of potatoes this morning while we prepared to leave for the day. The "ping-ping-ping's" were boiling quietly on my work bench when we left. All sealed before we even left! LOL This batch I didn't peel, just washed real good & chunked them up & in they went. Added a little lemon juice and salt since I cold packed them, and they look great. Edited October 16, 2013 by Philbe Quote Link to comment
kappydell Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Did 10 pints of fish yesterday - testing different flavors. They turned out great, and smelled sooo tempting while canning. I think my favorite is the mock smoked catfish, but the jalapeno cat, barbecued cat, and the carp (to taste like salmon) were excellent also. The Alaska Univ. of Fairbanks extension has an excellent booklet online "adding variety to canned fish" giving the mock smoked fish recipe and detailing their taste test with other ways to flavor up canned fish. Quote Link to comment
kappydell Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 (edited) Did 10 pints of fish yesterday - testing different flavors. They turned out great, and smelled sooo tempting while canning. I think my favorite is the mock smoked catfish, but the jalapeno cat, barbecued cat, and the carp (to taste like salmon) were excellent also. The Alaska Univ. of Fairbanks extension has an excellent booklet online "adding variety to canned fish" giving the mock smoked fish recipe and detailing their taste test with other ways to flavor up canned fish. I also found a 'Mormon canned trout' recipe which makes a smoke flavored fish too, only they add bacon as well. Would that make a great chowder, or what? Mormon Canned Trout Per pint jar, put on the bottom of the jar: 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp salt 1 tsp lemon juice 1 tsp vinegar 1/2 tsp liquid smoke 1 tsp butter 1 inch square of bacon Pack jar with fish, leaving 1 inch headspace. Do not add liquid. Process at 10 lbs pressure for 100 min. Edited October 16, 2013 by kappydell Quote Link to comment
Violet Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Maybe, but canning it with the bacon would not be considered safe... nor the butter. I am wondering why you are using recipes and methods not USDA safety tested... Quote Link to comment
The WE2's Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Found a wonderful book at one of our local libraries..."Putting Food By". Really looking forward to reading it. If it's as good as Imstillworkin says, I'll purchase my own copy. Quote Link to comment
Canned Nerd Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I have the 4th Edition of Putting Food By (ISBN 978-0-452-26899-9) and worth buying. Lots of reading. Quote Link to comment
kappydell Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 (edited) Vi, I find recipes from Univ of Alaska Fairbanks extension all the time, citing usda sources, that include adding oil to fish that is canned. In fact, the usda guide from the national center for home food preservation specifically describes canning tuna in oil. I don't see the difference between that and adding a small square of bacon, so I respectfully disagree on this one. Edited October 17, 2013 by kappydell Quote Link to comment
The WE2's Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I have the 4th Edition of Putting Food By (ISBN 978-0-452-26899-9) and worth buying. Lots of reading. Thank you CN! Gonna find my own personal copy! Quote Link to comment
indy gal preps Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Apple Slices! We were gifted 2 bushels of apples-3 kinds so I am canning them,out of clear jel so just the slices which will be drained and then thickened when I want to make pies. Quote Link to comment
Annarchy Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Watermelon Rind Pickles. Quote Link to comment
Daylily Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Applesauce and apple juice. Last week we canned 134 qts of sauce and 21 1/2 gallons of juice. Yesterday we canned 56 qts of sauce. We have more sauce and all the juice sitting on the porch at refrigerator temps to be canned today. We would have had more to can but we burned a pot of the sauce! it would have been about 8 qts worth. Also last week we canned 8 pints of sweet peppers and 15 pints of beets. Quote Link to comment
Homesteader Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Seven quarts of applesauce. I have another batch to make but am having company for dinner tomorrow instead. Quote Link to comment
Homesteader Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Five pints of apple butter. It will be used for Christmas gifts. Yummy! Quote Link to comment
ArmyOfFive4God Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Yesterday: Apple butter: 22 half pints, 3 pints, 1 4oz jar Apple "cider": 4 24oz, 1 pint Beef stew- 6qts Today: Bacon (NOT APPROVED!!! for the record)- 6qts whole slices & I'm cooking some up to make smaller jars of bacon bits Making applesauce or butter, not sure which, & depending on the time frame, maybe some berry butter or jam &/or cranberry something. Not sure yet, LOL. All I know is it feels GREAT to be canning again! Quote Link to comment
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