WHAT ARE YOU CANNING TODAY?

[FarmerJamie]

After chores, I started in on other stuff. Put milk from frig in a pot to get room temp to make cheese, while I used stove burner to make red pepper jelly. I love that stuff, it's expensive and hard to find sometimes. First attempt and so pleased. Have more peppers to use up and I'll make a couple more batches. Had some Braswells brand left in a jar and mine tastes just like it. Woohoo! I'll make cream cheese later. Need to buy Ritz crackers while out tomorrow. Yummy. Ok, now that I shared that delight -- back to more on my list.

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That combo sounds reeeeeeeaaally good

 

[frustratedearthmother]

I feel like such a slacker...I haven't canned anything in at least 2 or 3 days! (and I'm not gonna!)

 

[Trying2keepitReal]

@Mini Horses do you have a specific red pepper jelly recipe that you use? if so, would you mind sharing?

I typically just make a hot pepper jelly but I am not committed to it. I love pepper jellies but finding just the right one is hard. Thanks!

 

[Mini Horses]

I actually found this one on internet. It is not a sweet jelly & has a little heat from jalapenos....nothing burning but, there. In combo above it's addictive. I served it a few years back at a food sampling demo...used to do a lot of those. Every since, I love the stuff. Made with sweet red bells, not greens that are over ripe. I had a bunch, so found recipe and tried it. You can adjust heat by how many & how hot the Jalapenos are. Ones I had were mild, so I added 1/4 tsp of cayenne...worked fine & still had the jal flavor notes.


3.5 cup sweet red bell peppers ... Measured after chop fine (food processor)
1/2 cup jalapeno chipped fine
1 cup apple cider vinegar
4.5 tblsp fruit pectin
1/2 tsp butter
5 cups granulated sugar

6 -- 8oz jars

Put peppers, vinegar, pectin, butter in pan. Bring to boil. Add sugar. Return to rolling boil & maintain for 1 minute. Skim if needed. Put into jars. Water bath 10 min after water comes to boil.


Note. I used pulse blender on peppers. Net said they put peppers in strainer to remove some water. I just left it and added Xtra 1/2 tsp pectin. . Worked great. And my rolling boil was more like 2 min as I tested consistency. All the usual, use hot jars, clean rims, Yatta, Yatta.

And I have 5 pints of "my Rotel" pipping! Used up some bits & pieces.


ETA ... This is a good condiment or glaze on baked chicken or pork.

 

[Trying2keepitReal]

Thank you @Mini Horses

 

[Mini Horses]

FINISHED the potatoes, 5 pints. Made another batch of pepper jelly. Now I need to go pick the elderberries, to clean tonight and process tomorrow. Milk at room temps, so I'll finally get the cheese made, after picking berries. . I'm thinking no more canning until next weekend.....I'm over it! . Don't even want to LOOK at food. Plus out of counters! Gotta take it to it's rightful storage now that cooled.

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[flowerbug]

I feel like such a slacker...I haven't canned anything in at least 2 or 3 days! (and I'm not gonna!)

i get my fix by reading here. i haven't canned anything since last fall...

that's about to change, went out to check for tomato worms this morning and saw enough red tomatoes to pick so now i have 2/3rds of a bucket of tomatoes to put up this evening.

BLTs today.

 

[FarmerJamie]

FINISHED the potatoes, 5 pints. Made another batch of pepper jelly. Now I need to go pick the elderberries, to clean tonight and process tomorrow. Milk at room temps, so I'll finally get the cheese made, after picking berries. . I'm thinking no more canning until next weekend.....I'm over it! . Don't even want to LOOK at food. Plus out of counters! Gotta take it to it's rightful storage now that cooled.

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I would be willing to store any elderberry jelly for you!

 

[FarmerJamie]

Made a double batch of mild sweetish salsa for the wife, a batch of pickled red onions, a batch of corn, and a batch of pureed pickled jalapeños (1/4 pint jars she adds to queso, no chopping needed).
Pickled jalapeños rings, pizza sauce on deck.

Corn, beans, squash, zucchini, etc. DONE. no more this season.

 

[FarmerJamie]

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