What are you canning now?

[HenThymes]

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That looks delicious...

Already printed it and will be making it this weekend, what a great idea for Memorial Day! Thank you.

 

[vfem]

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Just come drop the cherries off here if you have too many. I don't have any! That way we would both have some. Its like preschool math!

 

[Kim_NC]

Wow....I got a BUNCH of cherries.....100 Lbs! That's about 20 gallons. They're Stella sweet cherries. Took DH & I about 2 1/2 hrs to pick them. I'm going to keep 10 lbs as a start for jams/personal use. The remainder are going to the farmers market Sat morning for CSA customers and general sales. Sorry, Vfem

If they sell well enough, I'm going back for more next week.

I also have about 2 lbs of cherries that were splits. I'm going to cook those down and strain the juice for Cherry Jelly.

Chicken Stalker - Most recipes vary from 30 - 40 minutes in a BWB canner depending on the fruit. Also, you should use a recipe that has clear jel as the thickener rather than cornstarch or flour. Here's the one I use.

Cherry Pie filling

6 quarts sour cherries
7 cups sugar
1 1/4 cup clear jell (the cook type)
9 1/3 cup water
1/2 cup bottled lemon juice
2 tsp. almond extract (optional)
1/4 tsp. red food coloring (optional)

Combine sugar and clear jel in a large sauce pan, Add water, food coloring and extract. Stir mixture and cook over medium heat until thickens and begins to bubble. Add lemon juice and boil one minute, stirring constantly. Fold in cherries immediately and fill jars with mixture without delay, leaving 1/2 inch head space. process in water bath 40 minutes.

ETA: Here's a page on the University of Maine Cooperative Extension website with recipes for all fruit pie fillings and processing times for various fruits and altitutdes.

http://www.umext.maine.edu/onlinepubs/htmpubs/4038.htm

 

[chicken stalker]

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Thanks so much. The recipe that I am using is the Strawberry Rhubarb Pie filling in the Ball Home canning book. It doesn't call for clear gel (or any other thickener

) Do you think I should add some or just go by what it says>

 

[Kim_NC]

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Thanks so much. The recipe that I am using is the Strawberry Rhubarb Pie filling in the Ball Home canning book. It doesn't call for clear gel (or any other thickener

) Do you think I should add some or just go by what it says>

Is it a freezer recipe rather than a canned one? Also, it seems like it would make a runny pie with no thickener.

 

[chicken stalker]

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Thanks so much. The recipe that I am using is the Strawberry Rhubarb Pie filling in the Ball Home canning book. It doesn't call for clear gel (or any other thickener

) Do you think I should add some or just go by what it says>

Is it a freezer recipe rather than a canned one? Also, it seems like it would make a runny pie with no thickener.

nope it says to process in pint jars...I thought it might be runny also. I gues I'll have to do a test run. If its runny ....I'll bet it'll be awesome in short cake bowls.

 

[Kim_NC]

Well, the split cherries ended up as a Fresh Sweet Cherry Pie instead of jelly. I posted a pic of it over in the 'what are you baking thread'...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=4252381#p4252381

 

[yotetrapper]

Ok, well today I made this.... 8 jelly jars of strawberry jam.

And still have this left....

And in 2 days I'll have that many again.......strawberries are doing wonderfully!

 

[vfem]

Way to go! Strawberries always just start out BURSTING don't they!

As for the clover, did you boil in the water, pour boiling water over and let it seep, and for how long did you let the 'tea' sit? Also I've been upping my flowers to 2 1/2 cups rather then 2. I'm going to make my next batch with 3 cups of compacted flowers and let sit a few hours more next time. My clover was honey like to me and my mom... but my husband has been smoking up until recently and I think his taste buds are off because he says its just kinda 'sweet' to him too.

 

[HenThymes]

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I too upped the amount of flowers to 2-1/2 cups. Once I had the tea I let it set in the fridge overnight for full flavor and make the jelly the next day. I am also using 3 cups of tea in the recipe instead of 2. Mine turned out great but yes I think it has a subtle clover honey flavor (that's what I like about it). Sent a jar to my friend in IN and she says the same thing, honey flavor, and LOVES IT!!