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Farm Kitchen:  What is everyone canning?  |
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
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Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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 Posted - Aug 07 2025 : 04:54:19 AM
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Krista that was a fantastic canning day.
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Michele
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
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Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Aug 07 2025 : 04:55:14 AM
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Forgot to say, most times you need to let your pickles sit for a while before tasting. Takes a while to actually pickle.
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Michele
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
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Krista
Utah
USA
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Posted - Aug 08 2025 : 4:31:50 PM
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Michele, I did leave them in there for awhile, but they tasted like sweet pickles rather than dill. But the recipe said it was for dill. When we all expected dill and it came out sweet, it just tasted wrong lol!
Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
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Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Aug 09 2025 : 04:29:22 AM
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Oh goodness that happens. I have made a hamburger dill recipe, in the ball canning book, that my husband likes. I don't like pickles, so I am no help.
haha
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Michele
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Aug 12 2025 : 1:43:02 PM
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I have used the dill and bread and butter pickle mixes you buy in a packet and like them both. Quite simple and fast!
~Heather
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
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Krista
Utah
USA
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Posted - Aug 15 2025 : 3:23:46 PM
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Oh Heather, I will need to look for those. I like easy!
Today I canned 8 pints and 1 half pint of peach jelly! We will be having tons of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches this year!
Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Aug 30 2025 : 11:48:22 AM
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It's cooler here with a week of on and off again light rain.
Today I put up 7 pints of sloppy joes and two didn't seal, could be me because as I was filling the jars & putting the lids on MS fatigue dropped on me. I got it done but let's just say it wasn't pretty.
Having one jar for supper and tomorrow's lunch; the other I'll freeze.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4518 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Aug 31 2025 : 03:20:39 AM
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| Nice job on canning, Sara and Krista. Sara I hope your feeling better. 5:21 here, so waiting a bit to head out to milk. Hopeing to get started on potato processing this week now. |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Aug 31 2025 : 06:12:13 AM
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Michelle, what do you have in mind for the potatoes?
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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lovecatsandsunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tara
in the mountains
SC
USA
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Posted - Aug 31 2025 : 3:42:23 PM
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8 pints of tomato sauce. The darker sauce came from a batch I had in slow cooker overnight. A 20 pound( not all the tomatoes were in good shape), blessed to have good food on shelf
Today's good mood brought to you by a lot of coffee!!!
Farmgirl in SC
Farmgirl #8548
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Jokamartell
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karen
Kennewick
WA
USA
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Posted - Aug 31 2025 : 6:51:27 PM
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Great job, Tara!! :)
Karen :)
To quote one of my past preschoolers “Not one of those Karens, but a good Karen”! Haha |
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4518 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Sep 01 2025 : 04:58:31 AM
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Every jar counts, Tara. Enjoy
Sara I made hash browns to start with. I used the potatoes that were chewed on or I hit when digging. Peeled, cooked on the stove, and put in the fridge till cold. Then I shredded them, and formed patties and put them in the freezer. Today I will put them in a freezer bag. They sort of hold together, and it works for me. Next I will do 4-5 quarts of dry canned potatoes to try them. I have a big bowl of small potatoes to use for that. I will peel them all too, since they have sat for a week or so. Then later on, I will make french fries and put in the freezer.
I have been freezing tomatoes. I am only getting a few ripe ones at a time. So I will make a batch of salsa with them this week now.
Farming in WI
Michele
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7446 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Sep 01 2025 : 06:15:34 AM
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Michelle, I am interested in hearing how the dry potatoes turn out. Good job on the hashbrowns, that was a lot of work. I haven't tried canning french fries but I would like to get around to it.
Tara, good job on the tomato sauce.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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Jokamartell
True Blue Farmgirl
1934 Posts
Karen
Kennewick
WA
USA
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Posted - Sep 01 2025 : 6:29:56 PM
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Hubby and I canned 8 pints of green beans this morning! :) All sealed!
Karen :)
To quote one of my past preschoolers “Not one of those Karens, but a good Karen”! Haha |
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4518 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Sep 02 2025 : 03:21:44 AM
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Karen, always great when all jars seal.
Sara, I freeze french fries. I tried canned, but did not like them as much, they were ok.
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Michele
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Sep 02 2025 : 06:08:17 AM
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Thanks for the heads up, Michelle. I'll scratch canning french fries off my list.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7892 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
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Posted - Sep 03 2025 : 1:11:12 PM
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I am working on some salsa today. My tomato plant had tons of ripe tomatoes over the weekend. Everything in my salsa is from my garden which makes me feel even more proud of all the work! I am also planning to can some carrots either later today or tomorrow. This would be my first time canning carrots.
Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
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lovecatsandsunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
396 Posts
Tara
in the mountains
SC
USA
396 Posts |
Posted - Sep 03 2025 : 5:05:50 PM
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Great food to enjoy! Good job ladies!
Today's good mood brought to you by a lot of coffee!!!
Farmgirl in SC
Farmgirl #8548
FGOTM April 2023 |
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
3488 Posts
Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Sep 04 2025 : 12:44:03 PM
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It's apple time at my house. I canned 27 pints of apple cider from the trees in my in laws back yard, and am very happy to say they all sealed! My potatoes didn't do very well this year but I'm planning to make some french fries with the bigger ones. I followed Michele's example last year and they were great!
Sara - sloppy joes sounds like a great thing to have on hand! I'll add that to my list.
Karen - great job on the beans. That's one thing that is doing really well for me this year too.
Krista - it's wonderful to grow your own food isn't it!?! Carrots are one of my favorites.
Tara - do you like the way the sauce turned out in the crockpot? I run out of time with having to milk the cows and I think the crock pot might be a very useful tool.
~Heather
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7446 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Sep 04 2025 : 1:05:46 PM
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27 jars of apple cider and they all sealed, that's got to be a canning record for sealed jars. Enjoy your apple cider, Heather.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4518 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Sep 05 2025 : 04:32:34 AM
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Sara don't give up on canned fries until you try a jar. You may prefer them that way. I probably did something wrong, but everyones tastes are different.
Been canning potatoes, salsa, elderberry juice. The garden is winding down, and that is ok by me.
Enjoy the products everyone is making!!
Farming in WI
Michele
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Sep 05 2025 : 06:19:23 AM
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Michelle, if I come across a good sale on rustic potatoes I may give canning fries a try. Good job on all your canning.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7892 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
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Posted - Sep 05 2025 : 2:15:51 PM
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I canned 8 pints and 1 quart of salsa, 12 pints of carrots, and 7 (with 4 more in the canner right now for a total of 11) pints of beets! So far all of them have sealed! Since I have been canning a lot more this year I am running out of pantry space. This weekend the kids and I are going to clean off a shelf in their craft closet to make room for my cans!
Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Sep 07 2025 : 3:09:22 PM
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Today I put up 7 pints white beans in tomato sauce and all jars sealed. As Michelle does, I wrote in my Preserving Italy canning book that though the recipe called for 2 cups of tomato sauce (1/4 cup to each jar) I only had enough for 5 jars. I noted that it should be 3 cups of tomato sauce.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
2985 Posts
Lisa
Georgetown
OH
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Posted - Sep 07 2025 : 4:32:47 PM
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You all have been busy!
Michele, have you tried dry canning potatoes? I've had pretty good success with them, and they make great air fries.
Heather, do you have a cider press? I see the old-time hand crank ones and think how Little House on the Prairie they look, but not sure if they are the best way or not.
Krista, it's a great feeling to need to create more space for your goodies!
I am so jealous of people with giant root cellars or basements.
White beans in tomato sauce is a nice addition for sure Sara! Did you add any spices?
I have been fairly boring. We are getting our beef next week, so I cleaned out the freezer and cooked down the soup bones for 24 pints of beef broth, with lots of beef scraps as well.
5 pints zucchini relish, and 4 pints cowboy candy.
Still need to get cracking on tomatoes.
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