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  1. Catalina

    What are you canning now?

    Quote: Our Wal-mart sold out the last week of August. They didn't even put anything on sale! I thought I might be able to get something cheap, but noooooo everyone is canning around here.
  2. Catalina

    What are you canning now?

    Quote: What color are they? We have Concord grapes that are ripe right now. They are the grapes Welches grape juice is made from.
  3. Catalina

    What are you canning now?

    I made white tomato jelly. I posted the directions and lots of pictures on my blog http://dustbathladies.blogspot.com/
  4. Catalina

    What are you canning now?

    I was carrying a brand new box of pint jars into my house and I DROPPED it onto the cement driveway!!! Thankfully I only lost 3, but I managed to cut my finger and get a piece of glass into my shoe.
  5. Catalina

    What are you canning now?

    Quote: IDK I think she meant the new jars/with lids I bought were Kerr jars and the new lids they come with are somehow not strong enough for pressure canning. But I bought a box of Ball lids and used them on my new jars and I haven't had any more problems. Been having alot of trouble with...
  6. Catalina

    What are you canning now?

    Catalina wrote: Henry'schickens wrote: I did 9 pints of chili beans and they all sealed, whew. I seem to have a bit of problems with seals this year. More this summer than all the years I've been canning. Could the quality be going down hill on the lids? I know I'm not Yeah I'm having trouble...
  7. Catalina

    What are you canning now?

    Henry'schickens : I did 9 pints of chili beans and they all sealed, whew. I seem to have a bit of problems with seals this year. More this summer than all the years I've been canning. Could the quality be going down hill on the lids? I know I'm not Yeah I'm having trouble too. My mom says...
  8. Catalina

    What are you canning now?

    Quote: Yes, you can boil the brine for pickles in stainless steel. It's not that acidic. Do you have a Ball Blue book or a canning book? I would highly suggest getting one or checking at your library for one. It's nice to have all the basics of canning and some proven recipies to try.
  9. Catalina

    What are you canning now?

    Quote: Yes- it would need to be pressure canned, because it is low in acid. From Ball's Blue Book- Relative Position Of Various Foods On pH Scale Strong Acid - Process in a Boiling water canner 1 2 High Acid Foods Lemons Pickles 3 Gooseberries Apricots Plums Apples, Blackberries Sour...
  10. Catalina

    What are you canning now?

    Quote: That's for sure! I wish I could steal some hours from January. Yum! Cherry jam!
  11. Catalina

    What are you canning now?

    Insiderart - Yummy! Those pickles look GOOD! I'm canning peaches and more peaches. I ran into a little problem. The peach halves were too big to fit in my jars (I could fit one peach in a pint and 2 in a quart ), so I had to slice them.
  12. Catalina

    What are you canning now?

    I tip them upside down and I take the rings off of them. Except that I have 2 jars of chile, 1 jar of jam and 1 jar of soup that I can't get the ring off of!!! I need someone really strong!
  13. Catalina

    What are you canning now?

    Where is that recipe for banana butter? I couldn't find it either. It was either on here or SS, but now I can't find it! I just used the apple butter recipe from the Ball Blue book - For every pound of fruit add 1 cup of sugar. Crush the bananas with a potato masher and cook slowly until...
  14. Catalina

    What are you canning now?

    Ok - Who posted the banana butter recipe? It is sooooooooooo good! I just made a huge batch. There were 2 large bags full of bananas for 99 cents each at the grocery store tonight and I bought both of them. It's like banana bread in a jar! I also made peach salsa - Yummy! And HOT! I'm...
  15. Catalina

    What are you canning now?

    Check out this blog about canning! http://www.foodinjars.com/ She has a bunch of really great recipes.
  16. Catalina

    What are you canning now?

    Quote: I have got to have the recipe...I am a green bean freak I have found the most awesome dilled zuchinni recipe. I will have to look it up and post but they were amazing! Mmmm, yum! Can't wait for the dilled zuchinni recipe!
  17. Catalina

    What are you canning now?

    I'm thinking about entering some things in the county fair, but I didn't want to take over this thread so I started a new one https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=2619791#p2619791 Have you ever entered anything into the fair?
  18. Catalina

    What are you canning now?

    I just got back from a berry picking vacation. Last night we canned Currant/raspberry jelly, raspberry jelly, and gooseberry jam. Tonight we will do the blueberries and black raspberries! And hopefully the 5 gallons of cherries in the freezer.
  19. Catalina

    What are you canning now?

    Quote: Wow! I want to go to your wedding ~ that has to be the best take home gift from any wedding ever!
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