What are you canning now?

[Buckhorn Farm]

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I first tried them when dh and I went to Georgia in '96 for the Olympics. Kept seeing roadside stands with hand-lettered signs for boiled peanuts. Ew, we said. After the tenth or so that we passed, we pulled over and got some. I ate half, gingerly.

Had some more in Florida after my brother moved there with his family, and quickly aquired a taste for them. We go in February, and often can't find them.....hence my quest for canning some. The best! I love them! I will often have a quart for lunch. Great on a hot day when I am sweating outside in the garden and craving salt!

They are so easy to can.

yes, they are easy to put up...we grow some every few years....or we just buy a bushel from some of the farms near us.

 

[JennsPeeps]

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I agree. "Canned peanuts? Isn't that what Planter's Peanuts are??"

Does anyone have a good source for inexpensive lids/flats? I hate paying $2+ for lids/flats and even more than that, I hate running out of lids & going to the store mid-canning.

This spring I plan to can some more strawberry rhubarb jam. Last year's was a big hit, as was the strawberry-rhubarb cobbler filling.

Does anyone make their own liquid pectin? It's so pricey at the stores around here. I read a while back about it & am curious what others have done:
http://www.wildflowers-and-weeds.com/The_Forager/pectin.htm
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Real-Food/1980-05-01/Make-Your-Own-Pectin.aspx

 

[JennsPeeps]

Pressure-canning can damage glass-topped stoves b/c the heat gets so high it can crack the glass. You're better off getting a propane burner that you can use outside. I might get one anyway, since canning makes the kitchen so darn hot on warm days (that would be anything over 80 here in W WA State - we don't have A/C in this part of the country).

 

[cluckychick]

We pressure canned last year on a flat top electric and had no problems. I did probably at the most 25 quarts at one time. I can't wait to start canning my fresh produce this year, if/when I am ever able to get into our water soggen garden.

We had aprox. another 4" of rain overnight

 

[JennsPeeps]

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Advantages:
Space in the freezer
Cheaper to store long-term
Open & heat convenience
No worries of lost food to a power outage

Disadvantages:
Altered textures of food
Rick of spoilage
Processing time

 

[freemotion]

My Presto 23-quart pressure canner specifically mentions ceramic-top stoves right on the box. I use two of them on my stove with no issues. Be sure to lift when sliding it off the heat, and load it on the burner, not elsewhere, so you don't have to lift it onto the stovetop.

 

[ozark hen]

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I have a glass top electric range(which I hate by the way) and have been under the impression that I can not use a pressure canner on it? Any others who have done it?? Thanks

 

[Buckhorn Farm]

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I agree. "Canned peanuts? Isn't that what Planter's Peanuts are??"

Does anyone have a good source for inexpensive lids/flats? I hate paying $2+ for lids/flats and even more than that, I hate running out of lids & going to the store mid-canning.

This spring I plan to can some more strawberry rhubarb jam. Last year's was a big hit, as was the strawberry-rhubarb cobbler filling.

Does anyone make their own liquid pectin? It's so pricey at the stores around here. I read a while back about it & am curious what others have done:
http://www.wildflowers-and-weeds.com/The_Forager/pectin.htm
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Real-Food/1980-05-01/Make-Your-Own-Pectin.aspx

Here you go link to canning boiled peanuts http://www.pickyourown.org/BoiledPeanuts.htm enjoy!

 

[Scrambled Egg]

Gonna have to subcribe to this thread!! Actually need time to read it all, the cherry recipe caught my eye, yummy!! I love, love, love to can!!! Never,e ver thought to can boiled peanuts but love to make them and usually have some not eaten, can't believe I never thought of that!! Will try that, sure would be good in Christmas packages!! I assume you leave them in the briney water?

 

[freemotion]

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I got some here: http://www.fillmorecontainer.com/Lids/Ball-Regular-Dome-Lids.htm

Wal-Mart is always a good bet, but they only carry them "seasonally" here. I factor in the price of my time and gas when I buy such things as well! It is so wonderful to have 3 cases of lids on my canning jar shelves, and not ever think about whether I have enough lids or not.

Need more jars, though.....heard they are back in stock at Wal-Mart....