Dee Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 I have 30 lbs. of chicken hindquarters cooked. I'm taking a break letting them cool enough to handle before canning them up. I'm anxious to see how many pints I end up. Quote Link to comment
homeschoolshe Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 I have 30 lbs. of chicken hindquarters cooked. I'm taking a break letting them cool enough to handle before canning them up. I'm anxious to see how many pints I end up. Do tell! They are on sale this week here too! I didn't want to fill the freezer with them. Quote Link to comment
Jori Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 I have 30 lbs. of chicken hindquarters cooked. I'm taking a break letting them cool enough to handle before canning them up. I'm anxious to see how many pints I end up. Do tell! They are on sale this week here too! I didn't want to fill the freezer with them. They are on sale here, too. I figured I'd run out and pick up several pounds to can in a few weeks. Quote Link to comment
Dee Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 One Fareway store had them for $.59 lb, in another town they were $.69. Of course, I played bridge in the $.69 lb. town today so I got them there instead of driving an additional 20 miles to get the cheaper ones. So, for $20 and 9 hours time I got 16 pints of chicken and 4 pints of broth canned. Then another 4 bags with 2 quarts broth in each bag to the freezer. I guess it's actually about 9 1/2 hours as I'm waiting for the pressure to go down. It's so worth it ladies if you have the time to do it. It's not hard, just takes lots of time. BTW, I want to do beef and pork too so I asked the butcher today about beef going on sale. He said in the next couple of weeks there should be some pretty good sales that will last 2-4 weeks before the prices go UP. He also said the amount of cattle out there is the lowest it's been since 1958 and beef producers are still liquidating some what. Guess we never got around to when/if porks going on sale. Quote Link to comment
dogmom4 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Wow! Those prices are amazing! 99¢ a pound for any type of meat is a major sale here. Especially for beef. I don't usually see that on sale for lower than $1.79. Quote Link to comment
Dee Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Here's the chicken I did yesterday. One didn't seal so we'll have it for dinner today Quote Link to comment
Andrea Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Looks beautiful, Dee! 12 pints of salsa & 9 half pints of green and red peppers Quote Link to comment
kappydell Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 today i canned up some three bean salad and canned coleslaw (pickled cabbage). Im in a deli kind of mood.... Quote Link to comment
TurtleMama Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 This weekend I canned 15 pints of chicken and 4 quarts of chicken soup. I'm cooking up the rest of the chicken today....it's been in a teriyaki marinade for 24 hours. Yum! Quote Link to comment
jeanettecentaur Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Looking good, Dee! Only 2 quarts of Chicken here. Quote Link to comment
homeschoolshe Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Ya'll inspired me to can chicken! 5 quarts last night, 8 pints broth this morning, and 5 quarts in the canner now. And, I thought I hated my pressure canner! Last night was only the third time I used it. I finally don't feel so nervous using it! Thinking about picking the grapes and making jelly. I don't think it's "the thought that counts" Not going to be able to get to it for several days if I don't do it today, but I'm wiped out! There are still some green ones....maybe they'll wait a few days. Quote Link to comment
Andrea Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 6 1/2 pints of vinegared red onions last night 2 batches of pepper jelly today. Quote Link to comment
Dee Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Have you tried making grape juice with the grapes? Much easier than grape jelly if you're in a hurry. I use AH's recipe. Quote Link to comment
jeanettecentaur Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 6 pints of Ground Beef...finally got to try Tattler Lids!!! Quote Link to comment
MomM Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I canned 3 quarts spaghetti sauce and 6 pints of stew meat. Quote Link to comment
Violet Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 5 qts. pinto beans, 38 or so pints of chili. Quote Link to comment
TurtleMama Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Jeanette, can you let us know how those tattler lids work out? Quote Link to comment
Dee Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Dear foster daughter called yesterday asking if I'd help her can chicken again. I, of course, said yes so she bought 30 lbs. of chicken breasts and was over by 9:30 this morning. We got 19 pints of chicken and 13 quarts of broth. I taught her last year but she wanted one more lesson to make sure she had it down pat and then was going to teach her sisters and a nephew how to do it. She laughed about how she's going to teach the others using my canner, my kettles, etc. but who cares. I am just sooooooooo exicted some of these younger women are learning how to can. Quote Link to comment
homeschoolshe Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 25 quarts of meat chicken, hamburger, pork loin. I'm wiped out! Last batch venting now. Should be able to go to sleep in about 2 hours. Yesterday I did 18 pints of carrots. Aldi's had a sale 49 cents for a pound of baby carrots. 7 pints of turnips from my garden. Also made 10 pints of grape jam from mine own vines! Bought 6 dozen pint jars and 2 dozen quarts. This is why I'll never loan out my jars again. Quote Link to comment
jeanettecentaur Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 @ 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! Quote Link to comment
Violet Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I don't like the Tattler lids. They don't pop when they seal, they also can have a false seal on them. I had one that looked sealed, but when taking off, it just came off so easily. It could not have been sealed. It was jam, so it was OK, and not like something that could have had botulism. Plus, I don't want to have to store all those plastic lids and rubber rings. When I take off a lid I want to just toss it and not have to wash them. I could not afford enough for all the jars of food I can. I got 2,500 lids in bulk and use them instead. Got from Lehmans online. Quote Link to comment
Jori Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 24 pints of salsa. I pulled the first batch out as I was running out of the last jar. I have more tomatoes to use so I might try a different salsa recipe or make Italian seasoned tomatoes since we are out and I use them for soup. Quote Link to comment
Jori Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 11 pts of Italian Seasoned Tomatoes. One didn't seal so just shy of a full flat. Quote Link to comment
Jeepers Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I'm doing salsa with a splash of lime juice instead of lemon juice. They make tortilla chips with lime so I figured it'd be good. Someone here mentioned it and if I could remember who, I'd give her the credit! I searched but ----------> Quote Link to comment
Jori Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 7 pts Italian Seasoned Tomatoes 7 pts Zesty Salsa Quote Link to comment
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