Daelith Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I got another 5 pints of green beans done last night. Picked them, snapped them and canned them. I think that brings my total up to 23 pints from our little 20 x 20 garden. Quote Link to comment
mom11 Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 We did 12 quarts, 1 pint of purple hulls and Mississippi Crowder Peas...I'm not sure how many of each kind...So much work, even with electric pea sheller..Wonder if they are worth it, but gives us some variety. Quote Link to comment
WormGuy Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 7 quarts of tomato juice. John Quote Link to comment
WormGuy Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 9 pints of spaghetti sauce. John Quote Link to comment
Daelith Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Tried my hand at some spaghetti sauce for the first time this weekend. Didn't care for the way it turned out though. I simmered the tomatoes with garlic and peppers in the crock pot over night. Added some other ingredients and let them cook in the following morning, then pureed it all in the blender. After it came out of the canner, all the pulp rose to the top as it cooled and the liquid settled to the bottom of the jars. It was only 2 quart jars thankfully. I'd say I've got the beans down pat, but other stuff is still trail and error with me. Quote Link to comment
WormGuy Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 It took me about 16 hours to cook my sauce down. I use this reciepe: http://nchfp.uga.edu/how/can_03/spaghetti_sauce.html John Quote Link to comment
Daelith Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Thank you WormGuy. I didn't have near enough tomatoes for your recipe.*L* Also I was trying to avoid peeling. I tossed them in the crock pot with the skins. (I did core them.) The pureed in the blender. Do you leave yours cooking on the stove top or crock pot/ roaster oven(on low setting) for 16 hours? Quote Link to comment
ArmyOfFive4God Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 I did 9 jars of jellied cranberry sauce. Next up is sausage. Quote Link to comment
WormGuy Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Daelith, I run my tomatoes thru one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Norpro-1951-Original-Sauce-Master/dp/B0000DDVMQ Then put the juice in a large pot, add the spices and other things and slowly cook. I cook for about 12 hours the first day, let it cool & put the pot in the fridge overnight. The next day I put the pot back on the stove and continue cooking it down until it is thick enough. The hard part is having to stir it all the time so it doesn't stick. If I had the funds I would invent a device that would stir the pot so I don't have to. John Quote Link to comment
Daylily Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 (edited) Canning peaches today. We always get a bin (18-20 bushels) of nectarines to can but this year the entire crop was killed by frost. We only got 9 half-bushel boxes of peaches for $11 a box. Too expensive to get any more. They are delicious though. Cheapest ones we could find anywhere and had to go to West VA to get them. Around here they were $24 a box for #2s! Edited August 12, 2014 by Daylily Quote Link to comment
Daelith Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Daelith, I run my tomatoes thru one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Norpro-1951-Original-Sauce-Master/dp/B0000DDVMQ John I have one of those. Will put it to use next time. I think I may run all of it through there tonight then put it back on the stove to cook some more. Thanks for the info, John. Quote Link to comment
Twilight Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Salsa is simmering, thanks, Wormie, my recipe did not say how long..maybe if it did too many people would be discourage by the long time... But I started the salsa first..it would also help if past tomatoes were used as they are not so juicy. Nectarines waiting until there is an empty burner, as are the canned tomatoes coming up plus juice...... I went to the produce auction and got 80 lbs of tomatoes for $22. a bushel of nectarines for $14, and 15 lbs of marconi peppers for $7. If I get this all taken care of this week. I want to go back and get corn.......it was selling for $1.85- 3.25 for 5 dozen ears. 5 dozen will fill a gallon jar once it is dried and you can dry it in the oven!! Quote Link to comment
lovinit Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Mustard bean pickles for canning, eight lbs of strawberries drying and six more lbs of blueberries in the freezer ( green beans too). After the beans are finished I have a tray of ground beef to make ahead into something. Haven't done much in awhile. Quote Link to comment
ArmyOfFive4God Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Spicy beans today- black & navy. Then I'll crush & measure blackberries from the freezer- some for syrup, some for Blackberry Lemon Jam. Quote Link to comment
Daelith Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Then I'll crush & measure blackberries from the freezer- some for syrup, some for Blackberry Lemon Jam. That sounds good. Wonder how that would be with blueberries! Quote Link to comment
ArmyOfFive4God Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 That sounds good, too! Quote Link to comment
Twilight Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Nine 1/2 pints of nectarine jam. 6 pints of whole tomatoes and two of seasoned juice, The salsa i think will be spaghetti sauce..... it is still working it way down. Quote Link to comment
ArmyOfFive4God Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Today, I worked the rest of the blackberries. 11 jars from 4-12 oz jars. I did the syrup & jam ^^ Quote Link to comment
Homesteader Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 I picked and gave away several gallons of tomatoes yesterday. The 'defective' ones were cooked down and turned into a thick tomato juice. I ended up with 3 quarts. Not bad after giving away so many perfect maters. :-) Quote Link to comment
Ambergris Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 We did 12 quarts, 1 pint of purple hulls and Mississippi Crowder Peas...I'm not sure how many of each kind...So much work, even with electric pea sheller..Wonder if they are worth it, but gives us some variety. I remember when my grandparents got an electric pea sheller. People would come day in and day out, and stand in line (or sit in line, around the carport, talking) watching it work and waiting a turn. It was only around one summer, though, and then we went back to grandkid-power. Quote Link to comment
mom11 Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 We bought a nice sheller about 4 years ago...I wanted to increase our variety of veggies, but shelling enough peas etc. by hand, wasn't worth it. By the time we would shell the peas/shelly beans, everything else in the garden would rot, from neglect. This year I have had to re-think the amount of sharing I was doing with my stuff...I bought a very nice and expensive chamber vacuum sealer a few years ago. It sealed better than "Foodsavers" and the bags for the chamber machines are dirt cheap compared to the "Foodsavers." This summer my sweet machine quit working...It costs well over $100 just to ship it into the company for repairs. I was sharing with my neighbors...My machine, my bags, and even my produce. I wonder how much more use I would have gotten out of it, if I hadn't shared. The same thing with my 4 year old tractor...I shared that too...My diesel, my tractor, my equipment...This year the tractor needs an alternator, a safety switch, and more....I can't afford to buy things to use to take care of my family and maintain them for my neighbors. I don't want to be selfish, but....I loaned my tractor to my neighbor...He sold his nice tractor. I told him it wasn't to go down the road. It isn't road ready, which means it isn't insured for the road. I looked out the window and there it went. My neighbor was driving it down the blacktop to borrow an attachment from another farm, that he wanted to use on his garden...AND he made the deal that he would use MY tractor to plow that guys garden, in exchange for my neighbor using his subsoiler.....I was not happy! This year when he trotted over to ask to use my tractor I told him I couldn't loan it anymore, because I depend on it to feed my children, and I just couldn't afford to maintain it. My neighbor hasn't been back over...Not even once! I get used very easily...One of my new goals is to learn to nicely say no...It's hard though..... Quote Link to comment
Daelith Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Sad the way people don't mind using other people's things, but don't want to help maintain them. We've had people offer to loan us their rear tine tiller, but we still go to Home Depot to rent one because we are afraid to use someone else. We don't know how well they maintain it. Anyway, I went to the farmer's market Saturday and picked up 5 lbs of butter beans and a few ears of corn. Canned the butter beans yesterday. 9 pints total. Used two ears of corn to make 2 of the jars into succotash. . Had a handful left over to cook up for dinner. Thought I had a jar break about 15 minutes in on the cooking. Heard a loud pop inside the canner. Everything was fine when I was able to open the lid though. Quote Link to comment
ArmyOfFive4God Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 I'm working on salsa. Whether it actually gets canned today is another story. Had a few hiccups in my plans today. At least everything will get chopped & mixed. Quote Link to comment
mommato3boys Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Peaches...lots of peaches. Plus I am getting more tomorrow. What was I thinking Quote Link to comment
ArmyOfFive4God Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Peaches...lots of peaches. Plus I am getting more tomorrow. What was I thinking Peaches. You were thinking about peaches. Quote Link to comment
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