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Off the Grid/Homesteading Skills:  Canning today  |
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Cozynana
True Blue Farmgirl
1123 Posts
Kem
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 Posted - Sep 27 2016 : 11:46:22 AM
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I canned some zucchini pineapple and tomatoes today. I didn't have enough jars to fill two canners so I looked up how to can water. I read it is a great way to stock up on water for electrical outages which happen in Ks in the winter. I am determined to have something in every jar I own this fall. So far I have canned tons of jelly, tomatoes, apple sauce, pears, stewed apples, zucchini pineapple, dried cabbage, dried celery, dried apples, and froze peppers. Seems like I have more things, but don't think so. I want to try to do the cake in a jar and ?????? Anyone want to share what they like to can, dry can, dehydrate, etc? I still want to dehydrate carrots and potatoes. Maybe even can some potatoes and meat.
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7230 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
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Posted - Sep 28 2016 : 12:32:36 PM
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I love to help my mom do salsa! I am not a big fan of hot salsa so we make me some sweet salsa. It's delicious!
Keep up the amazing work!
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13664 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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HealingTouch
True Blue Farmgirl
3448 Posts
Darlene
Kunkletown
Pa
USA
3448 Posts |
Posted - Sep 29 2016 : 8:44:06 PM
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I'm going to can applesauce and whatever else I see that is still available.
Be Blessed and Be a Blessing,
Darlene
Sister 1922
God first, everything else after!
When Satan's knocking at your door, just say "Jesus will you get that for me?"
When it gets to hard to stand, Kneel!
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kesinmn
Farmgirl in Training
19 Posts
kris
St Cloud
Minnesota
USA
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Posted - Jul 28 2017 : 05:03:56 AM
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Cake in a jar sounds like a health risk and that was before I quickly researched it. I thought this was on point:
Elizabeth Andress, project director of the National Center for Home Food Preservation (NCHFP), reminds us that just because we may see recipes or blogs encouraging people to do this does not mean it is safe |
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farmgirl68
True Blue Farmgirl
369 Posts
Katie
Bangor
Pennsylvania
USA
369 Posts |
Posted - Jul 29 2017 : 05:23:01 AM
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I'm freezing a ton of green beans today.
Katie #7422
Friends are the flowers that bloom in life's garden. |
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Tumbleweed
True Blue Farmgirl
1036 Posts
Nancy
Texas
USA
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Posted - Jul 29 2017 : 8:37:09 PM
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Katie... You grow your own beans? I have a small victory garden in the backyard. I having been trying to grow green beans for a couple of seasons now. First year it was great. Fresh beans off the vine are so yummy. Second and third attempt...nuttin'. They just aren't growing. I asked around my area and others are having the same problem. I'll keep trying.
TW
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farmgirl68
True Blue Farmgirl
369 Posts
Katie
Bangor
Pennsylvania
USA
369 Posts |
Posted - Jul 30 2017 : 08:10:56 AM
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Hi Nancy, yes, my garden does well with green beans. I'm trying drying beans for the first time this year. More on that in a month or so. I'm having a terrible time with blight. I had it my first year and it just gets worse each year. My tomatoes look pathetic. They're covered in tomatoes which I should be happy about but they have hardly any stems. What is happening to your beans Nancy? Bugs or fungus?
Katie #7422
Friends are the flowers that bloom in life's garden. |
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Cissik
True Blue Farmgirl
582 Posts
Sylvia
Kent
WA
USA
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
3602 Posts
Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
3602 Posts |
Posted - Jul 30 2017 : 10:20:02 AM
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9 jars of peach jam! First time for Peach. I used MJ's Chill-Over powder, and followed another sister's advice to let the jam sit for a few minutes to keep fruit from floating. I think it helped a little. The jam tastes great. I am really enjoying using the Chill-Over powder.
Farmgirl sister #3926
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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farmgirl68
True Blue Farmgirl
369 Posts
Katie
Bangor
Pennsylvania
USA
369 Posts |
Posted - Jul 30 2017 : 10:22:08 AM
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Sounds like blight. If you pull the stems do they break right off? Are there dead and brown leaves/stems at the base of the plant? It's a nasty fungus and the bad thing is once you have it its very hard to get rid of. It seems to live in the soil forever. I'm going to try to things to amend the soil over the fall. Wait and see, that's all I can do. Enjoy your tomatoes though. There is nothing like a homegrown fresh tomato, especially that first one!
Katie #7422
Friends are the flowers that bloom in life's garden. |
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farmgirl68
True Blue Farmgirl
369 Posts
Katie
Bangor
Pennsylvania
USA
369 Posts |
Posted - Jul 30 2017 : 10:24:01 AM
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Oh wow Judith. Please let me know how it sets. I've never had success with peach jam, it always gets runny.
Katie #7422
Friends are the flowers that bloom in life's garden. |
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
3602 Posts
Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
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Posted - Jul 30 2017 : 10:54:46 AM
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Katie, the little bit I had left and just put into the fridge set up perfectly. Last year I used Chill-Over for several jellies: violet, wild black raspberry, dandelion and honeysuckle. They all ended up perfect. I hope you give it a try. I used MJ's and Allie's Strawberry Jam recipe. Next time I will maybe be sure to have just a little of the peach juice in each jar. Peaches still floated just a little. But they are already set.
Farmgirl sister #3926
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
3602 Posts
Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
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Posted - Aug 01 2017 : 9:08:13 PM
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11 qts. Of tomatoes today. Daughter a day dgd came to help. So, we all shared. Fun.
Farmgirl sister #3926
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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farmgirl68
True Blue Farmgirl
369 Posts
Katie
Bangor
Pennsylvania
USA
369 Posts |
Posted - Aug 02 2017 : 05:36:39 AM
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Wow, Judith! We just had enough to have our first tomato sandwiches for dinner last night, LOL. But with the little bit of rain we had yesterday and a nice hot sunny day today, they'll be sure to ripen quicker than I can, I'm sure. Great job!!!
Katie #7422
Friends are the flowers that bloom in life's garden. |
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