What are you canning now?

[Scoop]

Planning on canning kale soup and banana jam on Saturday. Can't wait!

 

[chicken stalker]

I just bought (received it today) a huge box of tangelo's for my daughters fundraiser. Any ideas of what to do with them besides orange marmalade?

 

[vfem]

Ok... I pretended I was done... but i wasn't!

12 more jars of Hot pepper jelly and some whole packed "Peter Pecker Pickled Peppers"

http://www.etsy.com/listing/6362419...pers-8-oz?ref=tre-4cface076d966d91b907d659-12

 

[KDbeads]

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Maybe this?
http://www.pickyourown.org/canningcitrus.php

 

[KDbeads]

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I so hope I have a place for a garden in the spring, we are definitely going to try growing those

 

[vfem]

Yeah, they make me giggle!!!

 

[TifsBroodyBabes]

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That made me giggle too!! hehehe

 

[3goodeggs]

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Maybe this?
http://www.pickyourown.org/canningcitrus.php

This is perfect. Very step by step. I have a lot of fruit to pick. I always get freezes before it gets cool enough for anything to harden up, or get sweet.
(I am ready to move to where I can at least get apples.

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So, I was wondering, if I soak the orange and lemon zests in vodka, can I make my own flavorings? Either they have gotten more expensive, or I am getting tighter fist-ed.

Can rum be used instead of rum flavoring? Is one more concentrated than the other? would it be 1:1 or a different measure for substitution?

Could I get slivered almonds and soak them in vodka and get almond flavoring?

These are things I should know by my age, but.... I.. don't.

 

[KDbeads]

For the orange and lemon flavorings, yes. Last time I did it it was 2 months on the marinating before use. I still have enough for another year maybe and I made it 5 years ago! Don't know about the almond or rum.

Wait... you're in NCF...... it doesn't freeze that often out there! (I'm from Pensacola

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[KDbeads]

I just found a use for those pint sized freezer jam thingies I was given, you know the plastic ones??? I'm not a big fan of freezer type jams so I've just held on to them for a while.

I had 4 dozen eggs in the fridge and was going to powder them BUT..... I ran out of parchment to line the pans... Didn't know that until after I cracked and beat all the eggs. So I'm pawing through my freezer type plastics and see these....

Perfect 4 to 5 egg proportions for scrambled eggs, recipes, egg drop soup.... I now have 2 quart sized ziplock containers (this is for the dog food I make for my CRF dog) and 4 little pint sized portions in the freezer (for me).