What are you canning now?

[mommameg]

I have been trying to find mayhaws anywhere in the state! Everyone I've spoke to said the mayhaw crop is a complete failure. Spoke with a grower around Lafayette and he had somuntil the storms of last week wiped him out. If you know where I can get my hands on a lot of mayhaws, please send me a d-mail.

I honestly think they were mayhaws picked last year and thrown in the freezer! lol A friend gave them to me, and so I'm not sure where they came from. But I know the dewberries got really messed up this year because of the hot, cold back and forth weather. So mayhaws being messed up wouldn't surprise me. Sorry

 

[member 142084]

It is way too hot too early.. we had little rain and barley any cold days.. My artichokes like it.. and the peach tree.. but the berries.. yeah my strawberries all died

 

[mommameg]

What is a Mayhaw? I live in NOLA for a year and never heard of it. Then again I think it tae longer than that to pick up on everything

They are little reddish balls about the size of grapes. They grow on trees and love the wet and swampy areas. I've heard they make the best jelly, and I'm eager to find out! Here's an image link:
https://www.google.com/search?site=...35.2j1j2.5.0...0.0...1ac.1.12.img.L1PzyfJG4ow

 

[member 142084]

cool! They look delicious!

 

[mommameg]

This past week, I tried canning green beans for the first time. I picked enough for about 3 pints, did a raw pack & put them in the pressure canner for 20 minutes. When I tried them, they were like mush!! Worse than the canned beans you buy. Luckily, it was only 3 pints. I simply smashed them up completely, added a little garlic, pepper & butter, and ate them as mushed green beans.

I guess I'll continue freezing them

I canned a whole bunch of green beans a couple of years ago, and they came out fine. I was wondering (because I'm sure you know your stuff!) if maybe you canned it under higher pressure? I used 10 lbs pressure for 20 minutes for pints. The beans came out firm, not mushy, in fact, they tasted just like the beans you buy at the store. Not sure if that's good or bad, but my kids would eat them cold out of the jar, so it worked for us! lol

 

[jomoncon]

I canned a whole bunch of green beans a couple of years ago, and they came out fine. I was wondering (because I'm sure you know your stuff!) if maybe you canned it under higher pressure? I used 10 lbs pressure for 20 minutes for pints. The beans came out firm, not mushy, in fact, they tasted just like the beans you buy at the store. Not sure if that's good or bad, but my kids would eat them cold out of the jar, so it worked for us! lol

I think one of my problems was that the beans were very young & tender. It was the first picking of the year. Like you, I used 10 lbs for 20 minutes.

I'll give it another try when the beans get larger. Thanks for the info.

 

[mommameg]

I think one of my problems was that the beans were very young & tender. It was the first picking of the year. Like you, I used 10 lbs for 20 minutes.

I'll give it another try when the beans get larger. Thanks for the info.

Ahhhh. That makes sense. Well, hope it works for you next time!

 

[member 142084]

Yeah them beans need to be fleshy.. those young things are not worth biting into ... I live where it gets really hot and it seems most of them just dry up on the pant before they get past that point I moved their bed to a partial shade area.. will see how they do this year... darn skunks dug up my beautiful plants then the chickens got out because the kids forgot to latch the door... and yeah... they ate the bean seeds I replanted

. Sometimes I can't win....

 

[cravenchx]

Good morning peeps! Anyone here have any recipes for canning radishes? Like maybe pickled or slaw?
Thanks!

 

[cravenchx]

Good morning peeps! Anyone here have any recipes for canning radishes? Like maybe pickled or slaw?
Thanks!

anyone? I've got radishes out the ying/yang and it's suppose to rain 1 1/2 inches....they're going to split!