What are you canning now?

[Arielle]

Duh second thought they are in mint family! Sorry brain fart lol! Confused with bee balm.

very funny

bee balm is pretty too

 

[sonew123]

Just picked 14 lbs of blackberries! So you know what I'm doing this week. Hahahaha

I am patiently waiting to pick ours! My backyard is crammed with blackberry bushes!!! They are going to be expliding next month and Ill be making tons of jams like you!!! Yeah!

 

[holyhart]

A little jealous of all you folks with berries and such growing in your back yard. I planted some peach trees, and this is the second year in a row that the dang chipmunks made off with every single little peach!! Both my trees are empty!

We have a few wild raspberries, but certainly not enough to make anything with. You can only pick about 5 at a time. Oh-well, that's why there are so many u-pick places I guess. Not sure of any here in NH that do blackberries though...

 

[rancher hicks]

In my small town they only carry the powdered pectin. So that recipe would be wonderful! Thank you so much, and I'm sure the IL's will be grateful too!

Well I did scan it into the computer but will have to send it to you by e-mail , so you'll have to give it to me. Just write Mint Jelly in the subject line. Unless you can read this.

I had to use a magnifying glass just to read the index.

and I wear glasses!

 

[rancher hicks]

I have no idea how I got the printing to turn red.

It's been so dry here I don't know if the berries will be any good. There are some growing in the back that don't look like the usual wild black berries but if there are enough and I can get to them they are mine!

 

[Arielle]

Peaches are growing well/ I expect with all the rain ,the molds will appear soon. sigh.

 

[aceintoledo]

Just made 18 jars of triple berry jam (straw, raz, and blackberry). It almost looks to good to eat!

 

[rancher hicks]

Strawberries are done here and the ones in the store are cheaper but have no flavor. Blackberries and Blue berries are expensive to buy. Raz's are about 3.75 a pound to pick. I do like Raz and Strawberry jams.

With these new books there are a few strange ones I will try. lavender jelly, Purple basil wine jelly, Wine and roses jelly. I was going to do Dandelion jelly but there are none now. In the beginning of spring there were loads. You need 365 flowers. I have one for Wild violets too but the the time has past. Perhaps next year.

I did a rhubarb grapefruit did I mention that. Strawberry pineapple and rhubarb pineapple too.

 

[Mehjr10]

Well since it was 107 outside today we stayed inside and put up 169 ears of sweet corn in the freezer, We have about three 5 gallon buckets of yellow squash and zucchini to do next.. Does anyone have a good recipe for zucchini pickles?

Have a good one.

Mitch

 

[Cryptkeeper]

Well since it was 107 outside today we stayed inside and put up 169 ears of sweet corn in the freezer, We have about three 5 gallon buckets of yellow squash and zucchini to do next.. Does anyone have a good recipe for zucchini pickles?

Have a good one.

Mitch

Zucchini pickles sound awesome. I will have to keep an eye out for this one for sure.

This weekend I canned 17 quarts of spicy bread and butter pickles, and 24 quarts of pickled beets 7 quarts of green beans.