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Hot and Spicy Pickles. I ended up with 10 pints it was a good way to use up over large cukes.

I love that chow chow recipe I am going to try that!
Do you usually serve it on the side or do you make up mock stuffed cabbage or something?

 
Here chow chow is served on..... everything? Well everything you'd normally put relish on. Hotdogs primarily, hamburgers, sandwiches, egg salad, chicken salad, potato salad, baked potatoes, mixed into dressings, I've even caught hubby spooning it over rice for a midnight snack!
 
Darklingstorm...here you go...i used red pepper flakes unstead of chilies...lots of them;)
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I usually just leave out the chilies....... and.... I know that book ;) I have that page marked with a sticky tab for quick reference already
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The canner finally cooled down enough for me to take out my last batch today.............. potatoes. 19 quarts, 20 some odd lbs worth. First time I've ever done them and won't be the last! I'll have the blog updated with that tomorrow, too tired now............
 
Lol you girls are too funny! With the garlic...I went to a huge farmers market..they had 1lb of fresh peeled and cloved garlic for 4.99$ ORRRR .75 each for unpeeled bulbs...1 lb of fresh clove peeled garlic = 12 medium bulbs...you do the math! Lol I bought 3 containers! Should have bought them all out! My family loved this in their xmas baskets!
 
I bought a pressure canner this year, and I've been putting it to use the past few weeks - mostly canning tomatoes and beans from our garden. I've used it for some water bath canning, too - pickles and jelly. A couple days ago in a "Taste of Home" magazine I saw a recipe for basil jelly. I love pepper jelly with cream cheese and crackers as an appetizer. Basil jelly sounded perfect for that - especially since my herb garden is overflowing. So I made 6 half-pints last night. I think it turned out so pretty. There was also a recipe for Rosemary Jelly - and I'm going to make that today.


A quick question for all the experienced canners out there: My eyes apparently played tricks on me when I was making the jelly. I "read" 4 cups of sugar when I looked at the recipe - I made the jelly - and as the jars were cooling, I glanced at the recipe again and realized it was FIVE cups of sugar instead of four. I had tasted the syrup before ladling it into the jars, and it is very sweet. I can't imagine it being even sweeter. Will the missing cup of sugar make any difference other than the taste?
 
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I bought a pressure canner this year, and I've been putting it to use the past few weeks - mostly canning tomatoes and beans from our garden.  I've used it for some water bath canning, too - pickles and jelly.  A couple days ago in a "Taste of Home" magazine I saw a recipe for basil jelly.  I love pepper jelly with cream cheese and crackers as an appetizer.  Basil jelly sounded perfect for that - especially since my herb garden is overflowing.  So I made 6 half-pints last night.  I think it turned out so pretty.  There was also a recipe for Rosemary Jelly - and I'm going to make that today.


A quick question for all the experienced canners out there:  My eyes apparently played tricks on me when I was making the jelly.  I "read" 4 cups of sugar when I looked at the recipe - I made the jelly - and as the jars were cooling, I glanced at the recipe again and realized it was FIVE cups of sugar instead of four.  I had tasted the syrup before ladling it into the jars, and it is very sweet.  I can't imagine it being even sweeter.  Will the missing cup of sugar make any difference other than the taste?

 


Your jelly might not set and just stay syrup;( Been there done that! I was going to do the basil jelly too and the pepper jelly is a HUGE seller for me!
 
I would love to see the Basil recipe too and hear what it is good on.

Last night and this morning, a dozen jars of Tomato sauce (no seasonings added-just a blank pallet for future uses) and spaghetti sauce
 
Nice Jelly, soo pretty that green color.

I have to say I have never tried pepper/basil/rosemary jelly befor.

I do want to make a nice mint jelly for cooking but I am still looking for a recipe that doesnt call for hanging up stuff all night type deal.

Tho now I bought a 5 gallon plastic bin for food prep that might not be such an issue with a strainer and cheese cloth. Hrm..

I have a huge pile of chocolate mint that it just about ready for ...something.

I was thinking of making Schnapps maybe. Hrm

Anyone got any ideas for chocolate mint?
 

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