What are you canning now?

[vfem]

I crush my muscadine/scuppernog grapes in a pan and heat them. I then put them in jars (fill a little over half way in 1/2 quart to quart jars), add a sugar syrup (1:1 ratio water:sugar) and then leave 1/4" head space. Then water bath for 15 minutes.

I later run these through a jelly bag in the fridge overnight (usually the do best when left to sit on a shelf for 4 weeks or more) and mix with water the next day for a pitcher of cold, sweet, crisp muscadine grape juice! YUM!

 

[biddyboo]

Kim_NC, thank you for the Brunswick Stew in quantity recipe! This will be my fall canning project. I can already see those quart jars of delicious stew lined up on the pantry shelves, ready for quick hot winter dinners. Hmmm, a batch of biscuits warm from the oven, a jar of summer sunshine jam, and a bowl of Brunswick Stew...bring on the snowstorms...we'll be ready ~G

 

[vfem]

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You can make any store bought juice into jelly... just some pectin and sugar and your golden!

I checked this morning and my pear jelly's have still not set.

So cross your fingers by tomorrow they have!

Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease

 

[chicks4kids]

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You can make any store bought juice into jelly... just some pectin and sugar and your golden!

I checked this morning and my pear jelly's have still not set.

So cross your fingers by tomorrow they have!

Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease

I would check to see what they've added to the juice. If it's got anything added to it, I wouldn't use it. Especially if they've added water-your jelly will not have the true flavor it should.

When you get berries, although it's late in the season for raspberries, rendor them down into juice and if you don't have enough to make a jelly/jam just freeze it and save it. I always end up with at least 3 or 4 diff. juices at the end of the season to either save until I have enough to make that specific kind of jelly, or I can combine all the juices for a mixed berry jelly. You can always get your fruits from the store when it's on clearance, render down, and save as well.

 

[chicks4kids]

I had to can some more fruit cocktail because the kids are wolfing it down. I also canned just plain old green grapes as well to either eat straight out of the jar or to throw in some jello or something. Grapes were $.99 so I couldn't pass them up.

The really dark jars are fruit cocktail that I used the black grapes in-as opposed to the green grapes. It makes the pears turn a light purple/pink color--kinda pretty. The far right lower corner pic of the lighter colored purple fruit cocktail is a mix of black and green grapes. The purple color is really pretty, but it throws ya' off a little when you see it

Kinda like "Eeewww.......how did THAT happen!"

So here's a pic of some of the jars......

 

[Bare bottom farm]

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You can make any store bought juice into jelly... just some pectin and sugar and your golden!

I checked this morning and my pear jelly's have still not set.

So cross your fingers by tomorrow they have!

Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease

I would check to see what they've added to the juice. If it's got anything added to it, I wouldn't use it. Especially if they've added water-your jelly will not have the true flavor it should.

When you get berries, although it's late in the season for raspberries, rendor them down into juice and if you don't have enough to make a jelly/jam just freeze it and save it. I always end up with at least 3 or 4 diff. juices at the end of the season to either save until I have enough to make that specific kind of jelly, or I can combine all the juices for a mixed berry jelly. You can always get your fruits from the store when it's on clearance, render down, and save as well.

Here hope your pear sets up after your hard work

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Thank you for the great ideal on the juice and the clearance. You all are great and this is my frist year canning!!
I haven't done much but still working,lol
Tomatoe jucie
pineapple jam
peachs
peach jam
apple jelly
waiting to do more tomatoe, veggie soup,road kill stew, and more jellies..

 

[CityClucks]

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Hey Bare bottom - what do you mean by "odd"? Are you wanting a sweet jelly (like fruit), or something garlic/peppery?

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Beautiful - thanks so much for sharing the photo!

 

[TipsyDog]

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Those look beautiful!

I want to make some too. I see pears, peaches, grapes, cherries. What else did you use? I was thinking of pineapple too. Do you raw pack or hot? How long did you process those quarts of mixed fruit? Thanks.

 

[Kim_NC]

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I think they're lovcely....including the purplish ones.

 

[LovinMyPeeps]

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I just squooshed my over ripe pears and the skins slipped off in my hand. Making pear butter as we speak