How is the preserving going?
We have canned green beans, tomatoes, sweet and dill pickles, salsa, pickled jalapenos, cherry jam, fig preserves and peach preserves, and peach halves.
We've frozen some green beans, squash and zuchinni, okra, corn on the cob, creamed and whole kernel.
We've dried anchos and jalapeno peppers for chili powder, garlic for garlic powder, cayennes for cayenne powder. Squash, onions, tomatoes, green peppers, figs and okra. We also air dried a couple of pounds of pinto beans.
We are beginning to harvest our spaghetti and butternut squash and the pumpkins. Will also make some jelly from the scuppernongs when they are ready.
What's everyone else putting up?
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Hey, ya'll. Been around a while, but new to this group. I've been too busy canning and working in the garden to post much lately. We've been canning and freezing for the last month or so. My wife is scared of the pressure canner, so I do most of the canning. And since the garden is slowing down, we've had time to take stock of what we've put up. So far, we have 100 quarts of Green beans, 25 quarts of sweet cucumber and zucchini relish, 50 quarts of assorted pickles, 30 quarts of tomatoes, and 10 quarts of corn. We also froze con on the cob, green beans, blackberries, gooseberries, and cherries. Pears and apples are almost ready, so things will get busy again in a bit.
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Skip, you have been busy. We have something in common. My Mom moved in with me a few years back and has been teaching me some tricks from my grandmother but she's scared of the pressure canner, so that's my job. If the stovetop wasn't so fussy, it wouldn't be too much of a job but I have to play with the dials to get the temp up and then keep it steady for the appropriate time. But it gives me a chance to listen to the news.
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