What are you canning now?

[Olive Hill]

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The directions for not moving things are so that you don't compromise the seal. If the lid hasn't sealed yet and you go jostling things around too much it could interfere with the seal happening at all. Once the lids have pinged there is no risk in moving them. Many times the lids have pinged before you even take them out of the canner. Just check to be sure.

 

[KDbeads]

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The directions for not moving things are so that you don't compromise the seal. If the lid hasn't sealed yet and you go jostling things around too much it could interfere with the seal happening at all. Once the lids have pinged there is no risk in moving them. Many times the lids have pinged before you even take them out of the canner. Just check to be sure.

Exactly. Even my grandmother rolled her eyes at the 24 hour thing. As soon as they were cool enough to handle and the lids were sealed she moved them out of the way to make room for another batch that were ready to come out of the canner. No, she didn't do the hokey pokey with them but they were moved out of her tiny kitchen into the utility room on the cooling table until they were completely cool before she loaded them into the pantry.
I do the same, nothing breaks, everything seals, no bad food..... heck I even have a fan running in my kitchen, another one of those things forbidden by the canning gods. Just use common sense and don't aim it at the jars straight out of the canner.

 

[BarefootMom]

So not my complete grand list of canning progress so far because we have ate some of it already...and gave some away.

So this is just tomato based things:

Spaghetti Sauce:
17 Quarts

Pizza Sauce
13 pints

Ketchup
29 1/2 pints

Chili Base
10 quarts; 3 pints

V8 Juice
9 quarts; 1 pints

V8 Juice with Jalapenos
5 quarts; 13 pints

Tomato Onion Juice
11 pints

Stewed Tomatoes
7 pints

Rotel Style Tomatoes
7 pints

 

[KenK]

What all is in the chili base?
My mom used to can vegetable soup mix and I keep wanting to do it but my garden doesn't cooperate with the timing.

 

[Momagain1]

well even so..I dont do it...its just not worth it to me personally, to even remotely, no matter how remotely to do all that work and
have even an inkling of a maybe that it could be...ya know...

everyone is diff tho..and I'm cool w/that

 

[BarefootMom]

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Some of it is the chili base mix (Mrs Wages) and then the rest is just pureed tomatoes, chili powder. pureed onions, and pureed peppers. I buy chili powder in bulk so it is a lot cheaper. I can't seem to make chili taste like anything without it and we eat a LOT of chili in the wintertime! guess that comes from being raised on a beef farm lol

 

[BarefootMom]

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I would love to have a kitchen where I didn't have to move my stuff all the time. But alas my kitchen is 12x12 with 4 doorways...so you can imagine how tiny it is. Yesterday I was having to lay box jars up leaving space between them when they were still hot because the coffee table in the living room was already full of jars and I had no other place to go with them. I have never had a problem though. As long as they are sealed I will move them.

But you will also find that I don't do everything by the book, never have and never will. I think there is a time when common sense comes in to play and sometimes "authors" don't have any.

 

[redhen]

Hi guys!

Anyone have any good recipes for blueberry freezer jam?
(not brave enough yet to really can...

..)
But so far this year we have made rhubarb/strawberry freezer jam , and raspberry/lime freezer jam. (i know, sounds gross, but it was dang good!..)
I'm a cheat, i use flavored jello for my thickening agent...

But someday i'll be a real canner!

..
I'm going to take a class next spring..

 

[Jen4]

Does anyone make pear jam or jelly... I picked a plastic bag full of pears while at my sisters yesterday.

 

[marymac]

I found a recipe for Sandwich Spread from an old clipping . This is real similar to one I tried to make one time, but was not very satisfied with the results. In the end it says to beat in the mayonaise, and I did this but the mayonaise melted from the heat and it was like an oily mess. My question is has any one on here ever made this or something like it and what do you think about the mayonaise part? My recipe does not can it and I think the mayonaise would melt if canned also. Does this sound safe? Here is the recipe from the old clipping, I found it at http://recipecurio.com/canned-sandwich-spread-recipe/



Canned Sandwich Spread.

1 dozen green tomatoes
2 sweet red peppers
1 cup prepared mustard
1 cup flour
2 cups vinegar
3 cups sugar
1 tablespoon salt
1 quart salad dressing or mayonnaise

Grind peppers and tomatoes. Add the rest of the ingredients with the exception of the mayonnaise. Cook about 10 minutes or until it thickens, stirring often. Remove from heat and beat in mayonnaise. Can at once.