What are you canning?

[thistlebloom]

Plums I canned Saturday. I used the cold pack method so there is a lot of juice. I'm canning a batch of strawberries right now to free up some freezer space. I canned a lot of strawberry preserves but everyone keeps wanting some so I may need to make some more. View attachment 20050

You're so productive Icertuche!

 

[lcertuche]

Well I am when I got produce that needs to be worked up. I hate for food to go to waste.

 

[w_r_ranch]

I did some ''Roasted Salsa Verde' as the tomatillos are really producing well. We are big fans of Mexican cooking...

 

[baymule]

We bought a half bushel of peaches yesterday. I canned 7 pints of sliced peaches. I peeled the peaches and boiled the skins for some rich red juice. I canned jam and jelly, colored red by the peelings juice.

 

[lcertuche]

@w_r_ranch salsa verde is one of my favorite condiments. Tamales are just not the same without it!

@baymule I do the same thing with my apple peels and cores. Those peels make a really pretty jelly. I like the idea that nothing is wasted. Whatever pulp that is left goes to the chickens.

 

[Ridgerunner]

A trick I've learned for jelly is to first strain the pulp through a wire mesh strainer. That removes most of the pulp and lets the liquid through pretty quickly. When I put that liquid through a jelly bag it takes a lot less time to strain it.

When I make plum or peach jelly I save the pulp (that means I peel the peaches and remove the pits if both) and use that for chutney. Since the liquid has been strained out, it doesn't take long to cook the chutney down. I've got some persimmon frozen from last fall. I'll add that to the peached and plums for this year's chutney.

 

[lcertuche]

I usually just strain through a strainer and forgo the cloth. I don't care if it's that clear.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Most of mine is for presents so I want it to look nice. But you are making it to feed your kids, different priorities. When Mom made jelly to feed her five kids she wasn't as particular either.

 

[Nyboy]

I just got a jar of freezer jam today,client said she made it. I question that I don't think this woman even knows where the kitchen is in her house.

 

[ninnymary]

I just got a jar of freezer jam today,client said she made it. I question that I don't think this woman even knows where the kitchen is in her house.

Hmmm..you're probably right.

Mary