What are you canning now?

[chicken stalker]

I just shelled the last beans of the season, giant limas, red runner and some cherokee. Does anyone have a good ham or sausage and bean soup recipe to pressure can?

 

[tigercreek]

14 pints of apple sauce today! I am way behind most of you guys!. ...............stan

 

[vebyrd36]

I so missed my garden this year. This was the first year since I was 3 years old I did not have a garden. The lack of rain and fires just devastated the land. This was the first year I have lost trees, 3 apple and some pecans.

 

[flyingtnh]

DW put up last batches of applesauce last night and slow-cooked a batch of apple butter overnight. I'm thinking there's a good chance Heaven will smell like the house did this morning.

 

[Parson's Wife]

My mother just put up, 14 pints of Pear Mincemeat...sent home 1 pint with me...it was so good!
I haven't anything new to report though!
We will be canning soup next week, a little birdie told me drumsticks and wings were going on sale!

 

[Duramaxgirl]

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Ah I'm sorry! Most my land is to wet for fruit trees. But to have them and then loose them to weather... so sorry. I hope next year is better for you

 

[galanie]

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Ohhh I hear ya! I watered a couple trees that I just couldn't bear to lose. And didn't water the trees and roses that I certainly don't mind losing at all. Of course the unwatered ones are growing like weeds now. Ugh. But the ones I watered are doing well too. I miss having actual grass in the yard though. We finally got almost 5" of rain a couple weeks ago and naturally my apple tree is blooming.

There are drawbacks to having to grow low chill fruit for sure!

Not canning anything right now. But at least I have room to put the stuff when I do. Picked up a shelf thingie out of the garbage ( LOL! ) that had a broken leg. Fixed the leg, added shelves and viola! A place for my future canning!

 

[vebyrd36]

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Ohhh I hear ya! I watered a couple trees that I just couldn't bear to lose. And didn't water the trees and roses that I certainly don't mind losing at all. Of course the unwatered ones are growing like weeds now. Ugh. But the ones I watered are doing well too. I miss having actual grass in the yard though. We finally got almost 5" of rain a couple weeks ago and naturally my apple tree is blooming.

There are drawbacks to having to grow low chill fruit for sure!

Not canning anything right now. But at least I have room to put the stuff when I do. Picked up a shelf thingie out of the garbage ( LOL! ) that had a broken leg. Fixed the leg, added shelves and viola! A place for my future canning!

I so miss the chow chow, beans, peas. One good thing is I have enough to last for a year with last years stuff.

 

[math ace]

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I am so Jealous of all those with apple producing trees. . . . Last year, I planted apple trees . .. . but I don't know of too many folks in this area that are successful with them. Before that, I tried to grow nectarine trees for many years no success. I did plant a "baking" pear tree. I do think I might get fruit from that one. I have been successful with plum trees

 

[Happy Chooks]

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I am so Jealous of all those with apple producing trees. . . . Last year, I planted apple trees . .. . but I don't know of too many folks in this area that are successful with them. Before that, I tried to grow nectarine trees for many years no success. I did plant a "baking" pear tree. I do think I might get fruit from that one. I have been successful with plum trees

Probably because you don't get enough cold. Most apples need 500-600 chilling hours. (and they take 5-6 years to produce apples) Look for fruit trees with low chilling hours.

I didn't get any apples either this year, due to snow on almost every tree as it bloomed. No plums, no pluots and very few nectarines this year. Peaches did great though!