What are you canning now?

[chicken stalker]

Tattler lid coupon for those interested https://twitter.com/#!/tattlercanning/status/61130124837396480

 

[KDbeads]

5 quarts 'strawberries in syrup' The grocery store had a sale, 99 cents for a pound box of strawberries. I may go back and get more, this was only 6 boxes and way easy to do.

 

[vfem]

Mmmm... strawberry syrup!? I am so all over that.....


RECIPE?!

 

[CowgirlJules]

I'd like that one too! Strawberries are just now hitting the farm stands. They're too ripe to ship, so we have to process them right away, but they're soooo good.

 

[KDbeads]

Well..... it's in the Ball complete book, page 153.
Basically, 16 cups strawberries (it calls for whole, solid berries but I'm slicing them up since about 3/4 are hollow) and 2 to 3 cups sugar. You coat the strawberries in the sugar, allow to sit for 5 or 6 hours, then heat up to dissolve sugar, pack with 1/2" head space and water bath at 10 minutes on pints, 15 on quarts.

I picked up another 8 pounds today, just finished slicing them up.

 

[vfem]

Thanks KD, I have the book... going to look it up tonight to work on after dinner.

I got 4 pints of strawberries fresh from the farm. I probably have about 20 pints in my garden... but not so yummy when they are still GREEN.

 

[KDbeads]

I sliced this batch up a but different and ended up with 4 quarts, 1 pint. And 2 half pints strawberry syrup.

It's official. I have movers coming to pack me in 13 days (OMG the nightmare relocation has finally come to an end!). This is my last canning post/job until I get unloaded and unpacked, probably in June. I'm putting it away...... now to ready myself for the withdrawal symptoms.

 

[3goodeggs]

I hope it goes smoothly for you!

Enjoy your new home, make lots of new friends,
and don't forget about us...'cause canning season has started and we need you!

 

[vfem]

Hope the move goes well KD! I'm sure you can't wait to just 'BE' there and done with all the mental stress!

 

[Raiquee]

Hey everyone, I have a question!!

Does anyone know where to get Pectin in bulk? I have a source for sure-jell (my friend works at the food plant that makes it, so when they are done testing a batch they throw it away or can take it home. She hooks me up

..)

I found this on ebay....

http://cgi.ebay.com/1-5-lbs-Genu-Fr...688?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c169b11d8

But it's a citrus pectin?

I don't know....Vfem do you have a resource? You can't tell me you buy those little ball packages of rediculously expensive pectin!! You can too much!! lol.