What are you canning now?

[Scrambled Egg]

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Oh good lord no... now I'm knitting again, too. Oh, and playing the violin in a community orchestra. God help me! :lol

My crafts have come back out too!

We must all be alittle "chicken" at heart to "nest" so much, lol!!! I totally relate to the stock-piling in the fall to hibernate in the winter!!

 

[JennsPeeps]

We went to friends' house for dinner last night. They served pizza (hey, new parents!) and we took some of my homemade carrot-pepper salsa. TASTY!

After dinner my girlfriend brought me 2 canning jars she'd been saving and said, "You can have these if you bring me back something yummy in them!"

Our SOs thought that was hilarious.

 

[Acre of Blessings]

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That's funny. I recieved a jar yesterday too. But they didn't ask for it to be filled. That's the part I like.

Carrot-pepper salsa sounds yummy. Is it hot and spicy or just mild tasting? I like mild.

 

[JennsPeeps]

It's pretty mild, with a bit of sweet puckery-ness (brown sugar & ACV from what I recall).

Recipe is from this book (my fav canning book): http://www.amazon.com/BALL-Complete-Book-Home-Preserving/dp/0778801314

 

[BlueMoon]

I remember seeing there was no benefit to canning pumpkin or winter squash - BUT I'm trying out pumpkin pie from pumpkins this Thanksgiving and wanted to get a head start on the mashed pumpkin part.

If I freeze it, won't it be really soggy?

What do you all recommend? And any thoughts on seasoning now?

 

[juliebee]

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Hi BlueMoon,

I froze pumpkin this year. I put it in baggies with 1 cup in each bag.

When I thawed it out, it had a little water in it, so I just opened the

bag a little on one end and dumped it out. Worked fine. Tasted great!

Good Luck j

 

[rileysgranny]

I did brandied pears. A really nice neighbor let me pick from his tree. I'd like to have done more, but my hands got tired and the frost hit.

 

[sara]

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You may not want to admit to that

Canning pumpkin is a no no, at least that's what I learned on this thread.

 

[chubs]

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You may not want to admit to that

Canning pumpkin is a no no, at least that's what I learned on this thread.

cubed pumkin is fine just don't mash it

 

[JennsPeeps]

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cubed pumkin is fine just don't mash it

Hehe, yeah. I was about ready to submit the post and realized that I had better indicated that it was cubed cubed cubed!!

It must be cubed, and not mashed or pureed or else it's not considered safe (regardless of processing time). I followed my own advice by following safe canning guidelines for pumpkin and pressure canned it for 90 minutes.

It might as well be pureed or mashed after 90 minutes in a pressure canner!