Preserving Your Harvest

[alinas2010]

I was interested but it's not quite canning season for me yet. Sure it was cancelled?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/would-you-enter.1671144/page-9#post-28715945

Same, I dont even can some stuff until Oct. @casportpony said if we can get at least 15 people to enter they can reinstate it.

 

[alinas2010]

I was interested but it's not quite canning season for me yet. Sure it was cancelled?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/would-you-enter.1671144/page-9#post-28715945

My mistake she said only 10 people! So it should be un-cancelled now

 

[Smokerbill]

Anyone in this thread interested in the canning/preserving contest? It was cancelled due to lack of participants

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/would-you-enter.1671144/

My mistake she said only 10 people! So it should be un-cancelled now

I hope so. I take lots of pics.

 

[Justagalwithchicks]

Using up a couple of my smaller cabbages and made some sauerkraut

 

[Smokerbill]

Using up a couple of my smaller cabbages and made some sauerkraut
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I have some cabbages I need to do the same with tomorrow.

 

[Smokerbill]

Using up a couple of my smaller cabbages and made some sauerkraut
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I made some with a couple cabbages too.

 

[Justagalwithchicks]

I made some with a couple cabbages too.

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Looks great!

 

[Smokerbill]

Thanks!

 

[CatInTheHenHouse]

Dehydrated a bunch of sweet potatoes for use as dog treats today. I was going to try them as cat treats too, but the cat in question vetoed them.

 

[saysfaa]

I think we will finish the tart cherry juice my Dad made so I've started testing ways to make it.

I tried my sister's method. Place the clean but not pitted cherries in a steamer over an inch of water, steam until they are soft enough to mash with a potato masher. Mash. Cook some more. Drain. Can what you can't consume fresh. Or make jelly or whatever.

I was pleased with the juice but it didn't make much for how many cherries it took. I soaked the pulp and drained again into a different container. That was noticeably lower quality but still acceptable.

I might get better quality if I use less water for the second round.... I didn't think of trying that until after I added the water; I meant to clean the pits.

Or I might try the Swedish Juicer instead of the second soak and drain. Or just use the Swedish juicer by itself. I inherited one but have never used it. My dad used it for elderberries and bramble berries but not cherries.

In the meantime, about half of the first picking of tart cherries is in or through the dehydrators.