Preserving Your Harvest

[Sally PB]

I don't understand why the cranberry producers don't sell frozen cranberries all year long. Wish they did.

I think my local grocery uses it as a bit of a loss leader in the produce department. They don't sell frozen berries, just the fresh ones. I need to stock up, as I used all the frozen cranberries I had last year to make cranberry/apple jam, which turned out to be hubby's favorite. I'll be making a lot of that this year.

(looking for the recipe I used... where did I put it?!?)

 

[Smokerbill]

I think my local grocery uses it as a bit of a loss leader in the produce department. They don't sell frozen berries, just the fresh ones. I need to stock up, as I used all the frozen cranberries I had last year to make cranberry/apple jam, which turned out to be hubby's favorite. I'll be making a lot of that this year.

(looking for the recipe I used... where did I put it?!?)

That sounds good, but I'll have to wait until November to get more cranberries. Used all my frozen ones for the spicy cranberry salsa.

 

[Sally PB]

It was good! And, like anything with cranberries, a very pretty color. Your salsa sounds tasty too.

 

[Smokerbill]

It was good! And, like anything with cranberries, a very pretty color. Your salsa sounds tasty too.

Cranberries are really healthy eating too. That salsa is different, but good.

Still waiting to see the cranberry/apple jam recipe...

 

[pennyJo1960]

Only way to eat cranberries is to cook them down.

 

[tripletfeb]

@Sally PB , I made a delish cranberry orange bread last year, gluten free. I'll have to see if I can find the recipe

 

[Smokerbill]

Salsa day. I canned 7 pints and have a half pint in the fridge. This one is spicy. 5 pounds of tomatoes, one pound of onions and 2 pounds of peppers.

A half pound of the peppers were jalapenos and 4 habaneros, chopped fine with the seeds and membranes left in. The rest were bell peppers, red, orange and yellow.

The recipe called for peeling and coring the tomatoes which I did. But I hate to waste anything I grow so I pureed the skins and cores and added them to the pot. That gave the salsa a nice red color, plus tomato skins contain a lot of lycopene, good for the eyes.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

We have a pear tree that finally had pears after 7 years, but they are small and not very sweet. So, I made Pearsauce, my husband and I liked the sound of it anyway.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I have a old pear tree but it has some getting ripe that have not falling I am going to pick a few with a basket picker.
I would love a pear sauce.

 

[Justagalwithchicks]

Made a chunky salsa today. We use a lot of it!