What are you canning now?

[ducks4you]

Thanks! It's a bit confusing how to can pumpkin, that is. THIS is the way I canned Hubbard Squash, the last time that I grew it, but I just ate it out of the jar. I didn't cook with it. Thanks for the link.

 

[Kim_NC]

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Wow, they look delicious! I see many wonderful pies and other dishes in your future.

 

[Opa]

I haven't canned anything lately, but I've had the dehydrators working like crazy. I made venison jerky. Both whole meat and ground. I sent my granddaughter a 3# coffee can full and she called to thank me and tell me she likes it much more than the stuff they buy. She then asked why I didn't send any for her mother and dad.

Yesterday I bought 3 pineapples that were peeled and cored. I sliced them 1/4 of an inch thick and when I took them out of the dehydrator the slices from 3 fit into one of the containers they originally came in. I didn't treat them with anything and did not dry them completely. They are still pliable and the sugar in them has intensified. I will store them in the refrigerator.
The store had some beautiful sliced mushroom marked down 40% so I bought all they had. They dehydrated beautifully and will be great for cooking in the future.

 

[chicks4kids]

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I absolutely LOVE when mushrooms are marked down--I look like a hoarder and buy them all up too!! Straight to the dehydrator they go!! I've thought about doing the pineapples like you do...how long would you say that they last in the fridge??

 

[Kim_NC]

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We store them in mason jars and vac seal them with a Foodsaver. Great to have around. They reconstitute really well and are perfect in recipes.

We also seal them in vac bags with a foodsaver and sell them at farmers markets. Very popular for sales, especially the sh-i-takes and portabellas.

 

[wegotchickens]

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Whew. I thought it was just me

 

[TipsyDog]

Yesterday I did another 7 pints and 7 quarts of Giardiniera (pickled cauliflower/carrots/celery/peppers/onions). My husband loves this stuff and it's really nice to have in the dead of winter. I still need to do apples. I want to do an apple filling with rum soaked raisins too.

 

[TipsyDog]

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I used red and yellow peppers this time. I don't recommend green peppers for this. Real Giardiniera has olives and peppercini and hot peppers but you can use anything according to your taste. The basic ingredients are cauliflower, carrots, celery and peppers - then anything else you'd like. It's pickled in white vinegar and pickling spices. Last batch I didn't can, just put a few jars in the fridge like fridge pickles. These I packed raw and canned for the winter.

I don't have a recipe for you

I made it up and used a pickling spice packet that I bring with me from Europe. You can't buy it here, but it's kind of like American Pickling Spice, just a different taste.

My basic recipe was 2-1/2 cups vinegar, 3 cups water, 5 tablespoons pickling salt, 1/2 cup sugar and a heaping tablespoon of that european pickling spice. Bring to a boil.

You can also google Giardiniera for recipes and go from there - that's how I made up my "brew". They also sell Giardiniera in stores if you want to try some before you make it. I never liked store bought (and it's expensive) so I make my own.

I do hope you try making some! Pickled veggies are so good all winter and you can really put in almost anything your family likes!

 

[DawnSuiter]

I want to can what we eat

why is it so hard?

I can't figure out what recipes are like them though

Black Beans - pound of beans, pork neck, onion, garlic, green pepper, olive oil, cumin and a couple of other misc seasonings... cover with half chick stock half water and simmer until soft & tender basically....

Fricase - chicken or beef sauteed with onion, garlic, olive oil, cumin, potato chunks, green pepper, carrot, green beans or peas etc cover with 2 cans tomato sauce & chicken broth, simmer

can someone help? It SEEMS like they are do-able...

 

[DawnSuiter]

Just got back from the library... 400 Recipes in this book and I can only use one or two maybe? It's filled with all sorts of weird things we would never eat!

I found a beef stew recipe...
Can someone tell me if tomato sauce, water & broth are interchangeable in a meat recipe???
and could I use chicken instead of beef or by the same token, ham or pork interchangeably?

Updated... ok.. so Pat says they are pretty much.. gonna go with that.

Working on baked beans by the book today... 11/16/09 to make sure I am getting the hang of this before I can up the family recipes.