Preserving Your Harvest

[pennyJo1960]

I know the tomato sauce we did last year first time making it.
I am 63 but never had the time of reason till now.
Came out the best sauce, Maybe cheating but used a can o9f tomato paste tho thicken.
1 large canner tomato 1 small tomato paste made the sauce a tad thicker.

 

[akroberts1085]

I am going to be trying for the 1st time to can my harvest this year and at 53 I feel like I'm a little late but just as long as I am able to try I will.

 

[BReeder!]

I am going to be trying for the 1st time to can my harvest this year and at 53 I feel like I'm a little late but just as long as I am able to try I will.

Yeah! It is never too late to start. Sick the too guidelines and proven recipes. I started my canning with pickles. Then jam, then salsa... last year my favorite things were sweet peppers in tomato sauce and chipotles in adobo.

 

[21hens-incharge]

I am right there with all the new to preserving folks.

I got way more serious about it during the lockdown. I am really hopeful for a good garden of his year even though I am not planting a huge variety of things.

Mostly I need my tomatoes and strawberries to have a banner year.

 

[tripletfeb]

I've been canning my whole life. My grandma taught my mom who taught me. It's a whole lot easier with an electric canner! I planted lots of beans this year, I actually ran out of canned beans from last year. I still have lots of carrots though. And last year I water glassed eggs, still have lots of those left too. Which means I need to do more baking!

 

[TooCheep]

I've been canning my whole life. My grandma taught my mom who taught me. It's a whole lot easier with an electric canner! I planted lots of beans this year, I actually ran out of canned beans from last year. I still have lots of carrots though. And last year I water glassed eggs, still have lots of those left too. Which means I need to do more baking!

Nice. I do a lot of drying for preservation- herbs, berries, fruit, etc. The main canning I do is for pickles.

How has the water-glassed eggs been working for you? I've been doing it for 4-5 years now and find it an excellent way to preserve eggs for the winter when the girls stop laying.

 

[BReeder!]

I've been canning my whole life. My grandma taught my mom who taught me. It's a whole lot easier with an electric canner! I planted lots of beans this year, I actually ran out of canned beans from last year. I still have lots of carrots though. And last year I water glassed eggs, still have lots of those left too. Which means I need to do more baking!

I have a weighted canner and a pressure gauge canner, both for the stove. I find the weight very easy to use. I also waterbath can in a large stock pot. No electric canner here, although the idea does seem nice.

 

[tripletfeb]

Nice. I do a lot of drying for preservation- herbs, berries, fruit, etc. The main canning I do is for pickles.

How has the water-glassed eggs been working for you? I've been doing it for 4-5 years now and find it an excellent way to preserve eggs for the winter when the girls stop laying.

I love the water glassed eggs. They do great in baked goods or as scrambled. I dehydrate too, although it's been awhile

I have a weighted canner and a pressure gauge canner, both for the stove. I find the weight very easy to use. I also waterbath can in a large stock pot. No electric canner here, although the idea does seem nice.

I've never had a weighted or pressure gauge canner. I used to do my veggies the old way(big no no now) and water bath them. That's how I was taught. But I came across the Nesco electric pressure canner and absolutely love it! It does so much more than just pressure can. It water baths, pressure cooks, browns, steams, and slow cooks

 

[CedarLane]

I use my weighted pressure canner (have never used a pressure gauge canner or watched someone use one) for low acid items. I used water bath canner for several years (and still do for some items) until I was introduced to steam canning. I use my steam canner (which is multi-purpose and can also be used to water bath) for most of my high acid canning. I really like it!

 

[CedarLane]

https://vkpbrands.com/store/stainless-steel-multi-use-canner.html

The stainless steel steam canner is multi purpose (steam can, water bath canning, and use as a stock pot) and can be used on different kinds of stoves. MIL has the original aluminum steam canner which has a rippled bottom so is not recommended for use on glass topped stoves and cannot be used on an induction burner. Neither can it be used as a stock pot, as the bottom portion is shallow and the top is the tall portion.