BarredBuff's Homesteading Shenanigans

[BarredBuff]

Thanks for the advice! Everyone! I suppose electronet would be best, I need to check it out.......

 

[abifae]

good to see you!

 

[BarredBuff]

good to see you!

Howdy Abi!!! Good to see you as well. How is your life a goin?


BTW- Herd of rabbits is at its manageable size again, I gave away 3 bucks today.........

 

[abifae]

Going well! Working on canning Learnin' learnin'!!!!

 

[BarredBuff]

Going well! Working on canning Learnin' learnin'!!!!

WHat all have you canned???

 

[abifae]

So far...

blackberry jam (set beautifully)
ginger-peach jam (more of a sauce >.> I didn't have enough pectin lol!)
plum jam (set!)
chinese plum sauce
plum chutney
ketchup
cranberry ketchup



This weekend I'm doing the thai sweet-hot sauce from the pepper jelly thread. And the pepper jelly LOL.

I have fruit (mixed berries and blackberries) for another jam.

Auntie is gathering tomatoes (cheaper for her) and we're going to do a tomato sauce cookoff at her house to can.

And I have a list of other things to work on over the rest of autumn... like mustard... apple sauce... marmalade (apples and oranges aren't really good here yet)....

 

[BarredBuff]

I wish we had had enough tomatoes for lots of sauce. We should next year though mu ha ha ha ha ha

 

[abifae]

This is my first year canning at all and I am already addicted.

 

[FarmerJamie]

Yes, it is addicting. The sound of the metallic *ping* when you are sitting and relaxing after everything is cleaned up is truly a sweet sound.

Buff, don't fret about the tomatoes. I'm making a run on Saturday to go buy 2-3 bushel to make different sauces this weekend. Between the crappy weather, whatever it is that is spoiling what tomatoes I did grow, and hungry chickens, I've only picked about a a bushel from the garden.

 

[BarredBuff]

This is my first year canning at all and I am already addicted.

It is addicting. Once you get that first jar its all over