WHAT ARE YOU CANNING TODAY?

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The last of the 121 (yes, one stinkin' pint left that didn't fit in the canner... ) pints of catfood are on the stove. The previous 80 jars all sealed!

Tanks, I freeze the chicken fat in small portions. Sometimes, if it comes off a pan of cold broth, it goes into ziplocs in thick slices that I can break a little bit off when needed. Mostly, it goes into little cups with herbs and garlic powder for tossing with veggies for roasting. I have thrown some into soapmaking if I have lots and if it is very white and doesn't smell chickeny, it is not as yummy. I like to use it in biscuits and pie crust when making those for things like pot pie. It will make a flakier crust or biscuit if you mix it with good lard, since the chicken fat is soft and will not make the air pockets that bits of a harder fat will. But I have been known to use all chicken fat, just have all ingredients ice cold and work fast so that the fat is not too incorporated, but there are at least a few chunks remaining.

Some freeze it in icecube trays for 1 oz portions.

 

[TanksHill]

Thanks Free, that helps.

1 jar left huh? That figures. Can you use that one today?

gina

 

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Nah, tried that before. My senior cats, brought up on commercial foods, won't eat anything raw. I gave up trying a few years ago. Next kitties will be started out right, though.

I have a couple more turkey breasts to can up, so I will toss it in with that, even though I will be doing quarts. If there is room.

 

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The last 6 quarts of turkey breast are almost done, and are in the canner with that one lone jar of catfood. Whew. Talk about a turkey marathon! We bought twelve total, and I find myself wishing for more. I hope they come on sale again before the end of the year. I need about another 60 jars of catfood.....that is three 24 lb turkeys (some for us) and a bunch of chicken hearts and livers. Whole turkeys process so much faster than what I usually use......chicken leg quarters or whole chickens, whichever is on sale for .69 per lb. Hubby eats more chicken while stripping it than turkey, too!

 

[Farmfresh]

Hey Ldychef ... Love your avatar!

 

[Ldychef2k]

Thanks ! It used to be my screensaver too, but I switched to autumn leaves, and now to Christmas.

 

[TanksHill]

I finished my poultry stock, I call it that because I combined chicken and turkey. Made 17 pints. Flavor was fab!!

Then I canned up 8 quarts of marinara sauce from the frozen tomatoes and packaged sauce mix. Turned out pretty good. I figure I can always tweak it a bit when I use it.


g

 

[Ldychef2k]

Recanning 20 half pints of BBQ sauce, 10 pints of enchilada sauce. Canning 9 pints of crockpotted turkey.

 

[Ldychef2k]

Got tired of all the 99 cent hamburger in the freezer, so cooked and crumbled it, seasoned with salt and pepper and canned up some eight quarts.

Then got on a toot and decided all the frozen spaghetti sauce and chili from before I got my pressure canner needed to get jarred up as well. Five more quarts.

ETA: I did drain and wash the hamburger to get the grease out, and then filled the jars with beef stock. Sorry, didn't want to mislead anyone.

 

[ScottSD]

Canned a few hams yesterday.