What are you canning now?

[greeneggsnham]

I managed to make 8 pints of Bread and Butter pickles yesterday and they are already gone to friends and family. Guess I'll have to make some more. Oh and little lesson I learned while making it...DO NOT lean over the boiling vinegar and spices and take a whiff. I stumbled back and thought I burnt out my lungs, of course mom was laughing her butt off.

 

[breezy]

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Yep! Pretty sure we all do it at least once lol

 

[Raiquee]

Hey, what does crabapple jelly taste like? I have a crab apple tree in my front yard, but was always told they were inedible and gross. I want to make crabapple jelly, but not if it's going to taste funky. What do you guys think? What does it mostly taste like?

 

[rubyrogue]

Made 11 jars of Apple Butter a few days ago and made 7 jars of Jalapeno Jelly last night. Today is Strawberry Rhubarb Jam and Raspberry Chipoltle Sauce, and maybe some Raspberry Jam.

Anyone have a recipie(sp) for Rhubarb Sauce? Like Cranberry Sauce but with Rhubarb?

 

[vfem]

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I just did some low sugar strawberry peach as well! YUM! Its so chunky I really wanted to enjoy the fruit more then anything. Then yesterday I made Caramelized Peach Jam. I just cooked down the peaches in butter before I made the jelly as usual. Mmmmmmm

 

[vfem]

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We just picked 12 lbs of blueberries.... there will be more syrup, jam and juice concentrate then anyone should handle! LOL

 

[HenThymes]

Made three more quarts of pickles during the fourth. My best friend was down from Indiana with her family and her 17 year old daughter fell in love with them and wanted to make some of her own to take home.

They just went home yesterday, got a call this morning that she has already eaten half a jar!

Will be making pickles galore the rest of the week as they are taking over my kitchen!!

Once you have these white little boggers you just can't go back.

Soon as pickles are done this week it's on to Spaghetti Sauce Starter and then Sauerkraut. I love canning but also love when it's over for the season.

 

[Frogdogtimestwo]

What is the name or variety of the cukes that you are using, I don't think I have ever seen them in a catalog. I really love the way they look in the jars. Did you already share the recipe? I don't remember seeing it

 

[HenThymes]

These are a North Carolina "Old Timey" cucumber. They tend to grow short and chunky rather than long and slender, good when picked at about 3" in length. I know my friend in MI could not find them anywhere either, I had to send her some. I get them in bulk from a local feed mill, not sure if they are packaged?? We are going to take the ones that got just a tad to big to use as whole pickles and crinkle cut them for other uses. Right now I have two huge bags full of them to can and more on the vine to pick today. You really need to pick twice a day to keep up with as fast as they grow and that's only on 6 plants!!

 

[1mommahen]

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Recipe pleaaasssssssssseeeee!! Or post # if I missed it! Thanks