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[jnicholes]

Keep up on your tetanus shot too!

Don’t worry, I’m already up-to-date on all my shots.

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

Hot water baths when canning...
This is for peach salsa that will be hot and then placed in hot jars for hot water bath.
My question is regarding how long to do the hot water bath at rolling boil...
If one place is saying hot water bath for 20 mins. at rolling boil, is that for everything?
Cuz the recipe for this salsa says hot water bath rolling boil for.10.mins.

 

[ronott1]

Hot water baths when canning...
This is for peach salsa that will be hot and then placed in hot jars for hot water bath.
My question is regarding how long to do the hot water bath at rolling boil...
If one place is saying hot water bath for 20 mins. at rolling boil, is that for everything?
Cuz the recipe for this salsa says hot water bath rolling boil for.10.mins.

If the recipe does not have lemon juice in it, add a couple of tablespoons. The lemon juice is to make sure the acid is high enough in the jam.

The procedure is to add the pectin, lemon juice and etc. to the fruit and bring it to a rolling boil. Then add sugar and bring it to a rolling boil and when it is boiling, boil for one minute.

Can with sterile lids and rings and then pop the jars back into the water bath-- I keep it boiling during the canning-- and bring it back up to a boil and then boil for 10 minutes.

Take the jars out and turn them upside down for 10 minutes and then turn them right side up. The lids will pop down as the jars cool.

 

[jnicholes]

Got an update on the farmhouse cheddar bandaging experiment.

The first signs of mold have shown up. See all the blue spots? I still need to wait until August 8th to unwrap it. I need to see if the mold will get under the cheesecloth/lard combination, and onto the cheese. If it does, then I probably did not bandage it right, and should stick to waxing.

Then again, I could check right now. The temperature has been warmer in the cave, so it could’ve aged faster. I think I’ll try that.

I’ll let you all know what happens.

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

If the recipe does not have lemon juice in it, add a couple of tablespoons. The lemon juice is to make sure the acid is high enough in the jam.

The procedure is to add the pectin, lemon juice and etc. to the fruit and bring it to a rolling boil. Then add sugar and bring it to a rolling boil and when it is boiling, boil for one minute.

Can with sterile lids and rings and then pop the jars back into the water bath-- I keep it boiling during the canning-- and bring it back up to a boil and then boil for 10 minutes.

Take the jars out and turn them upside down for 10 minutes and then turn them right side up. The lids will pop down as the jars cool.

I did it!!!

I cannot for the life of me remember a thing about canning 8 years ago...but let's just say it wasn't worth eating.
This is hopefully gonna be MUCH better!
Peach Tomato Salsa
It smelled amazing while cooking!
It did have lime juice in it...so that should be same as lemon for purpose you mentioned right?
I've already heard lots of popping too!

 

[ronott1]

I did it!!!View attachment 3185125
I cannot for the life of me remember a thing about canning 8 years ago...but let's just say it wasn't worth eating.
This is hopefully gonna be MUCH better!
Peach Tomato Salsa
It smelled amazing while cooking!
It did have lime juice in it...so that should be same as lemon for purpose you mentioned right?
I've already heard lots of popping too!

The lime juice should do the same thing. Canning without acid, like for potatoes, needs to be done in a pressure canner.

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

The lime juice should do the same thing. Canning without acid, like for potatoes, needs to be done in a pressure canner.

Yeah I'm not attempting pressure canning just yet...water bath kept me on my toes! And I need a bigger canner instead of making do. Learned alot though!
Next on the list is peach pie filling and pickles (not together lol).

 

[ronott1]

Yeah I'm not attempting pressure canning just yet...water bath kept me on my toes! And I need a bigger canner instead of making do. Learned alot though!
Next on the list is peach pie filling and pickles (not together lol).

Both of those sound good!

Check the bottom of my signature file for a link to the canning and preserving summer fair contest.

 

[Sequel]

I did it!!!View attachment 3185125
I cannot for the life of me remember a thing about canning 8 years ago...but let's just say it wasn't worth eating.
This is hopefully gonna be MUCH better!
Peach Tomato Salsa
It smelled amazing while cooking!
It did have lime juice in it...so that should be same as lemon for purpose you mentioned right?
I've already heard lots of popping too!

That looks just beautiful! I’ll bet it’s tasty too! Well done!

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

That looks just beautiful! I’ll bet it’s tasty too! Well done!

We just popped a jar and ate it with easiest thing we could get...teriyaki chicken from panda express (without their sauce lol) and it was amazing! Hubs approved!