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Post by BlueRidgeTrapper on Aug 18, 2009 3:50:46 GMT -5
Anybody got any recipes that they want to share? ;D
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Post by Sunshine on Aug 19, 2009 2:08:02 GMT -5
i got lots of canning recipes.
what kind do you want?
i got 3 more bushels of tomatoes to put up tomorrow.
im gonna can these ones.
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Post by BlueRidgeTrapper on Aug 19, 2009 2:24:19 GMT -5
Looking for a good speghetti sauce recipe...or maybe even another idea for putting up our maters. I'm calling for a few more bushels tomorrow. We have a stand selling them for $5 a bushel for canning maters.
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Post by Sunshine on Aug 19, 2009 3:41:06 GMT -5
thats a good price and what i expected to pay.
My neighbor though that grows tomaotes gave me 5 boxes the other night. he brought me another last night and i got 2 from the mom of myras best freind tonight.
i got 3 boxes to can tomorrow and ive already put 36 quarts in the freezer.
all i have in htem is my time, jar flats and 4.00 worth of freezer bags.
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Post by BlueRidgeTrapper on Aug 19, 2009 3:47:50 GMT -5
The wife finally decided that she really enjoys canning so we're in it full tilt. I may be borrowing my mom's canner if we can't find a decent one soon. I always enjoyed doing it when I was little.
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Post by Sunshine on Aug 19, 2009 4:22:21 GMT -5
ill post a recipe for spaghetti sauce that we always have canned in the past tomorrow. right now im gonna try and get a few minutes sleep for i have to get up and start canning.
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Post by BlueRidgeTrapper on Aug 19, 2009 4:24:22 GMT -5
Have fun...I'm getting ready to head home and get some shut eye myself. Just post the recipe whenever ya get a chance. Thanks!
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Post by possumskinner on Aug 19, 2009 21:20:57 GMT -5
the Ball blue book has a bunch of recipes ... no idea if'n they are any good though ;D
I'll probably can some venison this year ... haven't messed with other stuff in a couple years ... maybe next year
when my grannies were livin ... boy oh boy ... everything got canned and lets not forget jelly and preserves
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Post by BlueRidgeTrapper on Aug 21, 2009 20:02:12 GMT -5
I miss the days of relying on the cellar or cupboard for winter food! Too much store bought stuff these days!!!!!!
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Post by mudtracker on Aug 26, 2009 21:22:16 GMT -5
the zucchinni relish recipie in the ball book is good. I made a big batch of bread and butter pickles the other day (my first time solo canning) and they turned out pretty good. I cheated and used the Mrs. wages mix.
Mom made a batch of zucchinni dill pickles the other day, we have'nt cracked a jar open yet to see how they taste.
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Post by BlueRidgeTrapper on Aug 28, 2009 2:31:15 GMT -5
I'll post our "Super Sweet" pickle recipe when I get a chance. Its sweet, but not like you would think. It has a kick to it too!
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Post by nemsbulldog on Nov 29, 2009 17:58:09 GMT -5
heres one for ripe tomato relish, i call it salsa 1/4 bushel tomatoes 8 med onions chopped 2 cups chopped hpt pepper 2 TBS salt 5 cups sugar 1 quart apple cider vinegar peel and cut up tomatoes. Add chopped onions and pepper. Add salt and let sit overnight. The next morning, drain well. Add sugar and vinegar and cook over low heat until thick. Pack in jars and seal.
I made something like this a couple years ago, but I had misplaced this recipe when I made it. I didn't let it sit overnight, just cooked it off and it was great!
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Post by ohiowolverine on Feb 18, 2010 8:41:03 GMT -5
There are so many recipes for sauce, and salsas, anything and everything on the web. I'm experimenting with clear gel for jams and jellies it's perfect for pie fillings. You can make your own pectin also. If anyone wants some of my favorite canning sites, I can post them. Here's a link to clear gel www.theingredientstore.com/generalstore/product_details/312.htmHere's a fast food supper with desert, jalepeno peppers as a side. Patatoes,corn,chicken,green beans, and peaches. Potatoes can be mashed,whipped,fryed, or just warmed up. Gravy can be made from the juice from the chicken.
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Post by Sunshine on Feb 18, 2010 17:29:08 GMT -5
do you have a recipe for homemade ketchup?
ive got one but it turned out diffrent than my grandmas when i made it..
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Post by ohiowolverine on Feb 19, 2010 11:16:32 GMT -5
I haven't tried catsup yet, when I do tomatoes this summer, I'll look around and see what there is. There are without a doubt 100's of different ways to make catsup.
This summer I am (with the help of my sisters and oldest daughter) going to have canning clinics every week at a private camp ground, weekends mostly. I have 6 or 7 pressure canners, alittle over 1000 jars and always looking for more. Canning can be very hard work without someone to help, and, and share with all that we can put up. It's a very nice place to camp, so anyone who would like to learn, or can whatever they have a bunch of is welcome. It's all free, just everyone shareing with the bounty, eating, camping , fishing, smokeing some meats/fish, it's just a fun time.
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Post by Sunshine on Feb 20, 2010 0:26:59 GMT -5
it can be hard work and time consuming but the feeling that you get when youre done and look at the jars of food that youve put up knowing that youve did your part to feed your family over the winter is worth it,imo.
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Post by ohiowolverine on Feb 20, 2010 11:06:21 GMT -5
Very true, and I know the rewards. LOL If it wasn't for bad habbits like smokeing and milk, I'd never leave home, cause I could feed an army with my pantry. I'm one of those that shop for sale items only, stock up if the price is right for at least a years worth of things needed everyday. Bought over 100 lbs of chicken legs&thigh quarters, canned them all. $.49 a lb was a good price around here. I'm never without food, and neither is my oldest daughter and my grand kids.
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Post by scansy on Feb 21, 2010 8:47:44 GMT -5
We can or frereze what we get in the garden. Last year was awful though - dang groundhogs and deer beat us to most of our stuff. We also pick the wild wine berries that grow everywhere around here and freeze them in syrup. They are awesome over the winter.
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Post by ohiowolverine on Feb 21, 2010 10:01:30 GMT -5
I still freeze some things, like the cabage family, squash, and some berries or apples/pears that I later take out and thaw inside an old clean pillow case(or buy new white ones) over a pan to catch the juice as they thaw. That makes the clearest jelly I've ever made. I use the berries for pie fillings the same way ,except save enough juice to make a batch of jelly. Love cherry pie filling and jelly. As they come frozen when I get them, easy project.
I need more freezer space come fall as there is only so much room for game meat and the cabage family.
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Post by Sunshine on Feb 22, 2010 8:49:36 GMT -5
frozen green beans suck,imo. they are nasty as all get out. i cant stand them.
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Post by ohiowolverine on Feb 22, 2010 12:56:27 GMT -5
I may try packing the green beans in ice just before canning this year. That's one way of getting pickles to be crisper. Although why mess with the way they are now, taste good and aren't soft or soggy. Just as an experiment I guess.
Ever make jalepeno jelly?
I can make it without heat all the way to tear bringing. LOL The jelly without heat tastes like it's going to light you up, but no heat. I love to give that to people. You have to kind of savor it like wine, to get the whole taste.
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Post by Sunshine on Feb 22, 2010 14:09:37 GMT -5
ive never tried to make it. i dont , as a general rule, like stuff thats made out of hot peppers.
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Post by tctrppr on Feb 25, 2010 19:17:59 GMT -5
do you have a recipe for homemade ketchup? ive got one but it turned out diffrent than my grandmas when i made it.. * 1 gallon tomato juice * 3 to 4 cups vinegar * 3 cups granulated sugar * 2 tablespoons salt * 1 teaspoon black pepper * 1/4 teaspoon red cayenne pepper, optional * 1 teaspoon cloves * 4 teaspoons cinnamon * Place in large heavy kettle. * Tie cloves and cinnamon in a cloth bag and add to juice. * Cook over high heat until mixture begins to boil. * Lower heat, but keep boiling. * Cook until consistency of catsup. * Place in jars and seal. * Bring to boil in a canner and process about 15 minutes. There's a quickie recipe that tastes pretty good. Everything available at the local grocery store. Enjoy! We've been on a canning binge lately. The daughter wanted to learn to can, so Dad stepped in and taught her. We've canned approx. 150 lbs of pork loin in BBQ sauce, 200 lbs of potatoes, juiced tomatos, apple sauce, salsa, mean weenies(cocktail smokies in hot sauce), BBQ chicken breast strips, strawberry jam, apple butter(regular and cinnamon), and today we did apple jelly and rootbeer jelly. Tomorrow we do mango jelly and pear butter. We're having a ball with it. Can't wait till garden time, so we can hit it really heavy. The old Mirro pressure canner and the water bath kettle are getting a real work-out. ;D
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Post by ohiowolverine on Feb 26, 2010 8:15:45 GMT -5
That recipe sounds interesting, not sure of the cinnamon. Can it be cut to experimental size? I know some recipes can't be changed, as they will be totaly different if cut to a smaller or larger size.
Do you taste the cinnamon in it? Or is it an enhancer?
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Post by tctrppr on Feb 26, 2010 23:04:44 GMT -5
more of an enhancer
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Post by ohiowolverine on Feb 27, 2010 9:12:48 GMT -5
Blue Eyes asked me about my canning and my garden, so this is what I sent to her. I forgot to add that I don't know of any good books off hand, but there are many out there. Most of what I have done is by necessity, and years of experimenting. LOL, I've pertty much warped my electric stove top. Any more I use a turkey cooker burner for canning. My raised beds are made of concrete blocks. I'll send pictures soon. I make my own compost, and go get old horse manure to fill new beds. The hores manure is actually nothing but black dirt it's so old. Just about any horse farm has a pile of it. I place the concrete blocks to form beds about 3 foot by how ever long I can make them. Thats no more than 4 blocks wide that the corners are just like a foundation would be. I fill the bed with shifted soil and fill all the holes also. I grow different things in the holes, like onions,beets,parsnips,carrots, herbs, and even some cabbage family plants, like broccoli, or brussle sprouts. It take some work finding the used blocks and putting it all together, but it's ready to plant once you fill it. LOL I am going to have to write you a book I guess. There's so much more to tell you. I think I'll write it all down in a program an copy and paste it for you. That will keep me busy for months. LOL This is my new strawberry batch I planted last spring with transplants from my other patch. It is built from concrete blocks. iT DOESN'T LOOK VERY BIG IN THE PICTURE BUT IT'S 16X14 FEET AND 4 TIERS high. This one of my tomatoe plants before they started produceing red tomatoes, the concrete wire cage is 9 feet tall. This is my canning set up getting ready to do tomatoes, I didn't get a lot of pictures of the whole process. The pot with the blue lid has 18 qts of tomatoes in it. If I remember right. I bought the big aluminum pot for I think $5.00, no lid, so I had to improvise. Got fed up with the boiling bath canners as they are expensive, and don't last long once the get chipped. I use the turkey pots for peeling the tomatoes, one for boiling water, the other for ice water. One afternoon of canning tomatoes. This is a little blurry, but it gives you an idea of how I plant in my gardens. The lanscape cloth keeps the weeds down. ONE IMPORTANT NOTE, If you use an over head sprinkler no problem. If you use a soaker hose it has to be under the landscape cloth, or the water will just flow off to the side. These are green beans that were planted in the holes "cut X" and they come up and find the hole, if not ,it's not a big deal to help them find it. Got 6 bushles plus out of two rows 15 ft long, picking every few days. Enough beans to 14 qts at a time. Got tired of picking and canning them. LOL _________________________ We have met the enemy and HE is us!
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Post by ohiowolverine on Feb 27, 2010 9:16:28 GMT -5
Hope it's ok to post that. I tryed to just copy and paste the whole post , but it wouldn't transfer the pictures. Thanks for the help, I figured it out.
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Post by scansy on Feb 27, 2010 15:48:31 GMT -5
That's a great idea the cloth with the hole for the beans. I might try that this year.....
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Post by Sunshine on Feb 28, 2010 11:32:15 GMT -5
yes it was ok to post that,lol.
lots of good info there.
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Post by backwoodsman on Jun 7, 2010 23:54:59 GMT -5
We use to can alot of breaded tomatoes. Sugar, and stale bread are the main ingredients. Ive got several recipes if anyones interested?
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