I'm trellising my cucs, both "English" and pickling, my pole beans, watermelons and crook-necked squash. I have decided to stake my toms this year instead of their usual trellis.
I myself am disabled with rheumatoid arthritis, which has necessitated changes in my gardening style. I use a long shower bench in my garden, stradling the raised beds, which allows me to be right in with the plants. I had my son adjust the legs up so that the bench is comfortably taller for...
Please! I would much rather make jam than jelly. The berries were already frozen when I got them. I've previously made jam out of frozen strawberries, blackberries and blueberries. I know I have about a 4lb bag of frozen gooseberries. I've never even tasted a gooseberry before. Do you...
Has anybody out there made gooseberry jelly or jam? I've got a bag of gooseberries in the freezer, enough for a batch of jam/jelly, but would appreciate any advice. I was going to thaw them out, run them through a chenois to separate the juice from the seeds, and strain this through...
I suggest that you thaw out the pom seeds, making sure to catch any juice while thawing. Then, put the seeds into a chenios (sp), that cone-shaped collander with a wooden masher thingy. Mash up the seeds to gather the juice and make pom jelly. I did this years ago when I had a very prolific...
There is a 60+ year old bougainvillea growing outside my grandparents house in Glendale, AZ. For sentimental reasons I want to dig it up and move it to Roseburg, OR. I have checked with the CA dept of AG and was told that I could bring it across the border if it wasn't contained in its...
If I'm not mistaken, the bleach solution, probably 1 T. to 1 gl of water, is more for removal and killing of bacteria and mold spores, thus prolonging the life of said apple. ;) I'm not sure if the bleach solution will kill any fly or other bug eggs that are layed on the surface of the...
I canned a salsa mixture and upon suggestion from somebody(can't remember who) I added a can of tomato sauce to it. The salsa turned out way too watery. So, I opened up all of the jars, strained the salsa and added the solids into a new batch WITHOUT adding anything else (just tomatos, onions...
I am disabled with RA and normally have the good sense to let my DS or DD help me pick the tomatos in the back of the bed, except today. Today I was out there with my 2-1/2-year-old grandson picking the ripened tomatos. I saw one way in the back of the bed by the fence and kept reaching in...
Certainly, concentrating the brine will make it taste more salty. Go ahead and try a little less salt next time. I don't think it will impact the overall quality of the pickles any. Thanks for trying my recipe. You did use canning salt and didn't measure it with a liquid meauring cup right...
I don't have a pic and can't locate one on the net of the bug that I found in my outdoor potted planter. The planter used to have a rose bush growing in it but the rose bush died (the only one to die by the way). There is nothing but potting soil in the pot now. The bug looked like a beetle...
I like to stuff them with a sort of meatloaf mixture and bake them, topped with cheese, or just grill them (marinated in Good Season Italian dressing) to make what I call a Bella burger (no meat). I do know that it is important to remove the gills as this part can be funky tasting at best.
I don't like to use wax sealing on my jars either, on letters yes, jars of jam--no. I would feel ok processing these recipes in a water bath canner for 10 minutes.
I hear several of you talking about your "expected first frost date" and want to know how to find that info for my area. I don't have a copy of the Farmer's almanac yet myself. If this is where the info is, would someone who has one look up my area for me and pass on the info? I live in...
I found this recipe at the recipezaar website.
Homemade Tomato Paste Recipe #180683
This makes a great gift and is so useful in your cupboard! Adapted from Razzle Dazzle Recipes and changed a bit! This may be canned or poured into ice cube trays and frozen, to use when needed!
by Sharon123...
Whole peeled cloves of garlic will keep quite a long time in a sterile jar in the back of your fridge. You can pickle garlic cloves. I love garlic but no longer have the manual dexterity to deal with the fresh stuff, so I buy jars of already chopped or mince garlic at my grocery store. I...