Just finished making more of my Pineapple Habanero Jelly...and made a new Strawberry Jalapeno jelly. The strawberry jalapeno turned out to be pretty yummy! I still have to do plain Jalapeno jelly but I think I'll save that for tomorrow. Its almost midnight here, lol.
Yay, I just finished canning more jalapeno jam. 2 more batches for tomorrow and I'll be done for the holidays. Then I have to make pineapple habanero.....I went to 3 different stores today and only found one package of jars. I'm going on a scavenger hunt tomorrow to find more! I need about 5...
Heres a question for everyone. I just canned a batch of pumpkin butter, the recipe made about 5 half pints. I plan on making a pumpkin cheesecake with one pint, but what else can you use it for? This was my first time making it.
Well, after trying the jam on cream cheese and ritz crackers I figured out it needs alot more sugar. The heat of the habanero took over the sweetness of the pineapple and it wasn't very good. The recipe I found only called for 2 cups of sugar so I think I'm going to find a better one or...
Just finished making Pineapple Habanero Jam, yay! I've been dying to make some and finally did. I tried tasting alittle that was on the side of the jar after I had them canned and my God was it HOT! lol it definitely needed some cream cheese and crackers.
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Hmmmm, have to keep that in mind!
Do you split open and scrape out the flesh only or just hack them up and cook out the juice? I have 2 different recipes, they mention both ways
I just chop them in half and mash them as they boil down. I also just finished making a batch of plum...
I just used heavy duty leather gloves and rubbed the hairy spines off, then rinsed them under running water. they come off alot easier that way. Just be careful when you take off the gloves bc they will be covered in them lol.
Today I made 5 half pints of Prickly Pear Cactus Fruit Jelly. I was alittle worried about how it would taste but I just had some on a piece of toast and WOW! Very good! Its very similiar to watermelon jelly. We have tons of them at our Deer Lease so I'm definitely going to pick more.