Canning and Home preserving

[slippednfell]

So please tell us the fix

Sorry, thought I attached them. Please see the attachments. They may not be in order.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Good to know I will make mine when blackberries come on this summer have a pressure cooker and Ma's old steam water bath canner have not decided how to process here wait and see intend to use pectin

 

[slippednfell]

Good to know I will make mine when blackberries come on this summer have a pressure cooker and Ma's old steam water bath canner have not decided how to process here wait and see intend to use pectin

I don't have a pressure cooker, so I water bath can what I make. We get tons of blackberries here too! Good luck with your recipes!

 

[Folly's place]

Try the Suregel in the pink boxes, the low sugar pectin, and make freezer jam! If you have the freezer space, it's the best!!!
Mary

 

[slippednfell]

Try the Suregel in the pink boxes, the low sugar pectin, and make freezer jam! If you have the freezer space, it's the best!!!
Mary

I have a few freezer jam recipes and I will give them a try when it gets warmer.
Thanks for the encouragement!

 

[Folly's place]

I want to try that carrot cake jam recipe, but no fresh pears right now. Later!
Mary

 

[perchie.girl]

I been reading as people post but Battling health issues as well as packing this house for the move. My home is sixty miles from here just as a refresher up in the high desert.

I have Been busy remodeling the house, Um er Luis Medina has, Sixty miles is a long way to go so he calls me and I order up supplies. New floors all the way down to the support beams had to be done. The Luis did a fabulous job. So now the sub-floor is ready for the finish floor to be put in. I opted for vinyl plank. He has a Flooring guy for doing the plank floors. I can live with plywood though.

Its been hot here. Both places. Here by the coast and at home.

The kitchen cabinets are roughed in so he and I could see how they Fit and will look. I am going to purchase the countertops tomorrow. Going with butcher block Easiest to install and I really like the look. Of course I am going to seal it properly especially around the sink.

Soon as they can get the floor finished I am going to move in. So excited

Luis my builder has been Photo documenting the whole process. This is his first solo job, and I am hoping to be able to get them posted on a free picture sharing site. He works two jobs One his main job and this one so With the Covid issue his work has ramped up. His main job is for County Parks and Recreation and they just opened up the parks. So instead of two days a week For Me, he only has one now... Not an issue for me work wise but its slowing the house project down big time.

This is one Meticulous Hard working man... Enough said. I posted more on my Social Security Thread.

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

OK on the Canning front. I decided about two months ago to go ahead and buy an All American pressure canner. I Could tell right away my little Presto sixteen quart wasnt going to be big enough for the projects at home. Except for small batches.

At first I searched for the larger 23 quart Presto because they are less expensive. By now All the canning supplies on line are severely decimated. And What was there came back at almost a Gouging price. One of the last things I bought off was Ball Canning lids. Shipment was delayed almost a month.

The shipment finally came but it was marked as from the Webstaruant store. I had to back track to figure out that they did in fact come from Amazon. Ball followed through with something they ran out of and committed to located a source and sent them to me. They are a class act.

So... While in a panic I bought a Stainless Waterbath canner on Webstaruant. As well as Canning Jars. I ordered some more stainless rack parts through there as well. Their shipping is always reasonable.

The Electric Ball Waterbath canner I wanted was available through Ball. Price was higher Than Amazon but shipping was free. I hate to buy on job electric appliances. So this one is awesome. A multi-tasker. Water bath canner and multi cooker. You can make stews and broths with this. For broth you can use the drain spigot to drain the broth right through a strainer and into a jar if you want. The spigot allows you to drain the water bath into the sink. Very little lifting required.

I also bought an All American Canner through All American website. They are back ordered till October but The price was inline with the ones I found on Amazon. before they disappeared. 25 quart I want to be able to double stack. I double checked amazon to see if they were back.... They came back on at a WHOPPING 500+ price. So I went back to All American and made my purchase. (They wont Charge me till its ready to ship)

The All American Canner will have to reside either on the stove or on the counter top till I can design a transfer cart for it. Just something to store it when not in use.

Once up at the house and the pantry installed I am first tackling the big canning projects. I may not wait for the pantry Or the All American... I have lots of bone broth to make That will go in the freezer or get canned for Cooking stock.

Freezer bags layed flat on a cookie sheet filled with liquid once frozen can be stored like books. Very space economic.

Got some more recipes off Youtube. Cant share right now but will once we get back from the house.

deb

 

[pennyJo1960]

My stomach is saying hey dummy feed me.. Had my giant cochin there was two in silkie growing up one apparently one broke it's neck ? BF said he thinks the feeder he built to keep them from standing in it is the culprit?
Canning here is still waiting on blackberry to ripen

 

[bobbi-j]

It took two batches, but I currently have 19 pints of canned green beans in the pantry. Next year I need to plant another row. I’m just not getting enough per picking to fill my canner. Plus it’s been dry, so they’re slow in coming. On the bright side, that’s 19 pints of beans I didn’t have a few weeks ago.

Tomatoes are starting to take off, so I’m going to purée and freeze them in gallon bags to can later.