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Farm Kitchen:  All this talk of canning!!! Need some tried & true  |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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 Posted - Jun 13 2008 : 05:58:08 AM
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recipes for salsa and pear butter, if you have em'...
I went down to the pear tree last night after I got home and LORD-EEE will we have a harvest! That tree has more pears on it than I've ever seen--last year it got caught by the icestorm, this year the tree seems happy as a clam.
I sure would appreciate any water bath canning recipes you have for the pear butter. And, do you have to can salsa in a pressure canner?
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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elphie0503
True Blue Farmgirl
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Samantha
Gilmer
Texas
USA
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Posted - Jun 13 2008 : 06:50:42 AM
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Jonni,
My Gma is loaning me her "Canning Bible", which is the largest Ball canning book I have EVER seen....I can remember being an ankle biter and helping her can with this book (that was 29 and holding years ago)! I search thru it and see what I can't find ya.
Samantha
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort~~Albright
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Jun 13 2008 : 07:13:57 AM
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Thanks, Sam!
It's funny, an attorney I work with called down this am to tell me that he was "out of his spice mix" that I made them all for Christmas (money was VERY tight, so I made handmade food gifts)..and apparently, they were a hit! So, I'm anxious to do more stuff for homemade. With all the pears I see on that tree, I should be set--sure hope folks like pears :)
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
http://www.buyhandmade.org/ |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jun 13 2008 : 09:36:08 AM
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My salsa recipe changes with the wind so that wouldn't be a good one to offer anyone else. I am very careful to add enough acid (vinegar and lemon juice) but it depends on what I have as far as peppers, tomatillos, tomatoes and onions exactly what I put in it.
Pear butter sounds wonderful. I hope someone posts a great recipe for it!!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
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Posted - Jun 13 2008 : 12:51:48 PM
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Here is mine, Jonni:
Wash pears. Do not peel. Slice. Add small amount of water to start cooking. Cook until very soft. Press through sieve (I use a blender). To each cup of pulp add 1/2 cup sugar. For every 3 cups of pulp add 1/2 tsp cinnamon. Cook until thick, stirring frequently to prevent scorching. Pour into sterilized jars to withing 1/2 inch of top. Cap and process in boiling water bath for 10 min.
I love making fruit butters. They're so easy and they get gobbled up pretty quick here. Apple, plum and peach are the favs around here.
My salsa is like Aunt Jenny's, I pretty much just throw a bunch of stuff together, add the spices and cilantro until I like it, then can it in a boiling water bath. Tomatoes by themselves are acidic enough, I think. And if you like the mixture you made up fresh, you'll still like it after canning it. The best part of making/canning salsa is having a small bowl of tortilla chips next to the chopping block for continuous taste-testing!
Farmgirl Sister #35
"If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
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Edited by - lisamarie508 on Jun 13 2008 12:58:12 PM |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
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Posted - Jun 13 2008 : 1:41:09 PM
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Exactly Lisa...you got that right!! I love those scoops tortillas with homemade salsa..they hold more!!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jun 15 2008 : 5:30:52 PM
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Thanks so much, Lisa! I was off the forum all weekend runnin' around and working in the yard (we have PEAS!!!), and I surely appreciate your recipes...
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
http://www.buyhandmade.org/ |
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elphie0503
True Blue Farmgirl
500 Posts
Samantha
Gilmer
Texas
USA
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Posted - Jun 16 2008 : 5:51:10 PM
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Jonni~
Here is my Gma's pear butter recipe...she made this so much in my childhood that I hated pears by Thanksgiving! But it is sooo yummy.
2 Quarts pear pulp (she said that it takes about 25 medium sized pears)
4 cups of sugar
1/3 c. orange juice.
1 tsp. grated orange rind.
1/2-1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
Mix all ingredients well, cooking over medium heat until thick--roughly 35 minutes, stirring frequently. Pour hot into hot jars leaving 1/4 in head space. Adjust caps and process for 10 minutes in boiling water bath. Time is same for pint and quart jars...recipe makes 4 pints.
Hope this is what you were looking for!
Samantha
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort~~Albright
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jun 16 2008 : 6:00:25 PM
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Thanks so much, Samantha!!! It sounds lovely--but I could understand, that, if your gran's harvest was anything like mine (looks like) it's going to be, I might be sick of pears, too!!! We're also going to make spiced pear cordial, too, for cold winter nights, so that's another use that I probably won't get too sick of :)
Thanks...printing it off now!!
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
http://www.buyhandmade.org/ |
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All this talk of canning!!! Need some tried & true
