Preserving Your Harvest

[WingItRanch]

I'm inheriting a kumquat tree this week! I've never tasted one but heard they're really good. The rind is sweet (and edible) and the pulp is tart so it makes for a nice combination. Anyone have experience with these?

If we get a nice yield, I'll be looking at canning recipes.

 

[Smokerbill]

Today was relish day. I canned 7 half pints of dill relish and 8 halves of sweet relish. I didn't have any bell peppers to add so I used Hatch and Jalapeno peppers from the garden, so the relishes might have a little heat. Pickling cukes and yellow onions were from the garden too.

 

[Smokerbill]

Today was relish day. I canned 7 half pints of dill relish and 8 halves of sweet relish. I didn't have any bell peppers to add so I used Hatch and Jalapeno peppers from the garden, so the relishes might have a little heat. Pickling cukes and yellow onions were from the garden too.

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Strange thing about the lids. For the first batch (dill) I used cheap Walmart Mainstays lids and they all popped as the jars cooled. I used new Ball lids for the sweet relish, and I don't think any of them popped, but it appears that they all sealed OK.