WHAT ARE YOU CANNING TODAY?

[Greybear23]

Good evening, I would like to start by introducing myself, I am Lynn, male, 49, married, two kids at home, love cooking, just discovered I love canning, work in a factory, have a ten acre farm in Oklahoma working toward self sufficiency, Have a canning question! Do any of you can Sour Krout? I remember my grandmother putting krout up in pint jars and putting them in the garage for a while to ferment, do any of you know how this is done, I was small and all I remember most is how I loved eating it!! I read in the Ball canning book but I do not remember my grandmother fermenting hers in a crock or anything first and then canning it, any help would really be appreciated, Lord knows I sure miss my grandma now that I am trying my hand at canning, I know she would be proud of me though. Thanks, Lynn

 

[punkin]

This is how my 83 year old dad does it:

Chop cabbage and pack in jars. Put in 1 tsp. salt. Pour warm water to about 1" headspace. Hand tighten jars. Put in cool, dark place for about 6 weeks. You may want to put papers or a towel under jars as the kraut will "work" and might leak.

My dad's kraut is just the best, white and firm.

Oh, and

 

[Farmfresh]

Welcome Greybear23 and nice looking crele rooster!



Yesterday's canning 7 quarts whole tomatoes, 10 quarts tomato juice, 4 quarts spaghetti sauce plus 1 pint, and 3 of the cutest 4 oz jars of my hubby's serrano peppers roasted then pickled!

Today I am working on some salsa.

 

[Firefyter-Emt]

Well, it's been slow on the canning front... Between classes for foster-care, my wife's car blowing a motor (and my Jeep breaking down on the way to pick up a new motor!) Well, not much has been done as of late!

Tonight, I tried a new recipe for beef stew (looks more like soup though!) I put up seven quarts of this beef stew which will need a thicker broth when made into a meal, but it looks good.
We had picked up a large bag of carrots and between the last of the ones in the garden, and the store bough, I had enough left over to put up three quarts of carrots too.

PS, the stew was made with fresh dug potatoes from the garden too.

Here is a photo from tonight's batches.

 

[me&thegals]

firefyter--The stew looks great! I'm interested that you're taking foster-care classes. We took the training, too, and I started a thread on foster care a while back. There are actually quite a few folks here on SS that are either thinking about foster care, training for it or currently doing it. Maybe you would like to check out that thread

Regarding canning, I would like to try fruit ketchup next. Has anybody done ketchup before and do you have comment, suggestions or excellent recipes?

Thanks,

me&thegals

 

[2dream]

Great looking beefstew. Beefstew and chili are next on my list of things to can.

Yesterday was rabbit and chicken canning day. I canned 3 quart jars of chicken and 1 jar with rabbit. DH insisted that the rest of the rabbit go to the freezer. Oh well, maybe when I open that 1 jar and he eats it he won't be so head strong about it next time. LOL

 

[Farmfresh]

Last night 5 pint jars of salsa and 1 quart of tomato juice.

 

[keljonma]

apple pie filling

ETA recipes


These are the two recipes I use most often..

Canned Apple Pie Filling
Makes 7 quart jars of apple pie filling. 2 quarts make a 9 inch pie.

7 qt. canning jars, cleaned & sterilized
Apples, peeled & sliced, to fill 7 qt. jars

Syrup Ingredients:
4 1/2 c sugar OR 2 c honey
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp salt
1 c. cornstarch
1/4 tsp nutmeg
10 c water
3 T lemon juice

Cook syrup ingredients until thick. Add lemon juice. Pour syrup over apple slices in jars. Seal. Process in water bath canner for 20 minutes

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Canned Apple Pie Filling

12 pounds firm apples
4 cups sugar
1/2 cup cornstarch
3 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
4 Tbsp. lemon juice

Peel and slice the apples. Stir in sugar, cornstarch, and spices. When juice is making the mixture wet, stir in lemon juice and cook over a medium heat until it thickens, stirring frequently.

Ladle pie filling into hot quart jars to within 1/2 inch of the top. Wipe the rim clean. Place hot, previously simmered lid on jar and screw down ring firmly tight.

Process in water bath canner for 30 minutes.

 

[FarmerDenise]

I've got a pot of chopped tomatoes on the stove, reducing since yesterday. Hope to get a couple of quarts canned out of it.
Don't know yet what else I'll tackle today.
Got some ugly peaches that need processing too. I'll probably make them into sauce.

 

[punkin]

4 pints of pickled okra