What are you canning now?

[BamaChicken]

I have blanched and frozen 2 bushels of Cream 8 white peas and 2 of cream 12, 1 bushel purple hull peas and 2 hampers of butterbeans. Creamed feild corn and so far cooked off 1 gallon of figs for preserves. Next week I hope to find some colored butterbeans and a few more figs and peas.
I had eight grandchildren here for several days this week and in two days I fried 40 pieces of chickens and cooked peas and beans and chicken and rice and fresh creamed corn, fried okra, fresh tomatoes and used about 3 lb of cornmeal for cornbread.
It has been fun and worth all the effort to put the veggies in the freezer.
Six year old ate all her peas and beans an then drank the pea juice

 

[Acre of Blessings]

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Oh, my

I have just started eating pickled banana peppers and the are delish. I can't find anyone around here that is growing them. Bummer!!! Enjoy them and think of me with each delectable bite.

 

[~*B*~]

got a ton of food to freeze and can at the Amish Auction tonight

onion, green peppers, green apples, cucumbers and a few other things.

what can i do with a bushel of regular cucumbers?? will pickles be good from them? relsih?

 

[insiderart]

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Oh, my

I have just started eating pickled banana peppers and the are delish. I can't find anyone around here that is growing them. Bummer!!! Enjoy them and think of me with each delectable bite.

Here ya go, all ready for brown beans this winter!

 

[prairiegirl]

insiderart, those jars of pepper rings are beautiful. Do you know if they stay crisp? I'm looking for a tried and true recipe for peppers that stay nice and crisp. Other recipes I've tried leave them kinda soggy after awhile.

prairiegirl

 

[Acre of Blessings]

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Oh, my

I have just started eating pickled banana peppers and the are delish. I can't find anyone around here that is growing them. Bummer!!! Enjoy them and think of me with each delectable bite.

Here ya go, all ready for brown beans this winter!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/29881_pickled_peppers.jpg

So do these three jars have my name on them?

If not.....

 

[Bridget399]

I love, love, love this thread! This is the first year I've been able to have a garden in 9 years! DH has also discovered this week that he really enjoys canning- so I think I have a partner in crime! And I think it's soooo much easier to can when you have someone to help you!

I made pickles:

And here are the finished results- something called chow chow (I call it Gardenia Mix), blackberry jam, and pickles!
They all turned out delicious!!

I will be canning beets and salsa next!

 

[Bridget399]

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Oh, my

I have just started eating pickled banana peppers and the are delish. I can't find anyone around here that is growing them. Bummer!!! Enjoy them and think of me with each delectable bite.

Here ya go, all ready for brown beans this winter!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/29881_pickled_peppers.jpg

I love these on pizza! Yours look delicious!

 

[Bridget399]

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Of course! It's by far my favorite yet!

7 medium cucumbers cut thinly (unpeeled)
3 small green bell peppers (can use red for color)
8 hungarian wax peppers (or banana peppers)
2 large red onions
1 small head cauliflower
12 carrots (not baby)

3/4 C salt
2 3/4 C sugar
1 tbsp black pepper
1 tbsp celery salt
2 tbsp mustard seed
7 C white vinegar
13 C water

Slice everything thin and cut cauliflower into small pieces.

Combine second part of ingredients and bring to boil, stirring constantly. Once it boils, shut it off and add veggies. Let it sit for 15 min.
(longer if you want your veggies to be softer- I let mine sit for an hour, but next time I will only do about 15 minutes. They weren't mushy, but I like the veggies a little crisp.)(I also made the carrots in their own saucepan in half vinegar half water made the same way- I was afraid they would turn the whole mix orange.)
Pack into hot sterilized jars. Fill with vinegar mixture, leaving 1/2 in. of headspace. Process in waterbath for 10 min.
Makes 5 quarts.

I changed the origional recipe to my liking. If you search "chow chow mix" I'm sure you can find the origional.
I also really, really like this! I hope you do, too!

 

[insiderart]

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Here ya go, all ready for brown beans this winter!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/29881_pickled_peppers.jpg

So do these three jars have my name on them?

If not.....

Aww sorry Acres! But don't despair the peppers are still cranking it out, you never know. And it was so easy to do.

And as for the recipe. I'm not sure, I'll have to get back to you on whether they get soggy or not.