WHAT ARE YOU CANNING TODAY?

[TanksHill]

I think that happens when the jars get old. I have had that happen a few times.

This week im canning fruit from my trees. Nectarine and plum jam. Dilly beans from the garden, dill relish, sweet pickle relish, zucchini relish.

I think thats it.

G

 

[moolie]

well canning is now gonna cost me $$$$$

been doing it on my ceramic top range for years..
had 2 water baths going and crack...
writings on the wall gonna have to find me a new stove
really liked the oldy but goody one I have..
oh well...

If you check your local kijiji you can probably find a "new" old ceramic top stove--that's how we got our last one, for only $200

 

[moolie]

4 pints of zucchini relish. I lost one in the canner. The bottom of the jar did a clean break off.
I have never had this appen before.

Ditto Gina (Tankshill), that usually happens with older jars. Try to keep your family from scraping food out of the jars with metal utensils too, I've read that can weaken jars over time.

 

[TanksHill]

Hi Moolie!

 

[snapshot]

Canned 4 pints and 8 half pints of cucumber relish and 10 half pints of Candy Apple jelly. Just getting started!!!

 

[Hinotori]

7 pints of Kotata blackberry jam. I've almost finished the leftover jam already. I love jam making days.

 

[heatherlynnky]

I did 28 quarts of green beans. Tomorrow I have to tackle peaches and then probably plums.

 

[Denim Deb]

7 pints of Kotata blackberry jam. I've almost finished the leftover jam already. I love jam making days.

I keep wanting to read this as Kobota blackberry jam and wonder how you can make jam out of a tractor.

 

[cheepo]

snapshot that candy apple jelly looks really good...

I bought 120 pounds of rasberrys for $135 which here is a very good deal
(craigslist special selling of berries from there grandmothers field)
in the flyer they are advertising 21/2 pounds 9.99 course the few rasberries
we have growing here ultimately taste the best..
but I have made and canned countless jars of
raspberry jam
raspberry mango jam
rasberry mint syrup
raspberry bbq sauc
raspberry balsamic sauce
tons of chocolate raspberry..(too sinfull).and still I have about 1.2 to go..think i'll try to make raspberry wine..

 

[KnittyGritty]

Ginger peach jam - 6 half pints, 2 4-oz., canned, and then about 1 pint in the fridge (recipe said it made about 6 cups total, but I think I had a little more than the required 4 lbs. of peaches.

Question: I've never used Pomona pectin before. This recipe called for 1 T. pectin and 1 T. calcium powder. In the pectin box, the calcium powder packet only had about 1-1/2 tsp. in it, so that's all I used (I hope it sets; if not, I'll have ginger peach sauce.) Anyway, if the pectin box comes like that, how are you supposed to get extra calcium powder?