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Green Tomato Salsa or Condiment Anyone?
Posted by cannond
17 Comments
kerryvUpdated Can someone post the ball hotdog relish recipe or the enchilada verde sauce?? Thanks!
please recommend a pressure canner
Posted by mabeldingeldine_gw
11 Comments
mabeldingeldine_gwUpdated Thanks all. I am going down to the local hardware store where I bought it to see if they can return it. If not, I'll just get rid of it. I hate to do so but would be concerned if someone with little canning experience got it and d...
Question about 5% acidity and pickles
Posted by IAmSupernova(SE Texas 9A)
7 Comments
myfamilysfarmUpdated Mrs. Wages carries the spice mixes and pickling spices/salt. Just like Ball, just a different company.
Do I Need to Pitch These Dill Pickles?
Posted by PlantsAndYarn(5)
7 Comments
PlantsAndYarn(5)Updated Thanks Carol. I was wondering if I could do something like that. I will it a try. Would the finishing brine be half vinegar, half water?
what to do with overgrown green beans?
Posted by dolivo
9 Comments
2ajsmamaUpdated My bush beans didn't do that well but the pole beans are going crazy. Just came back from BBQ at my parents', my dad let his squash and beans go (I picked 2 trash bags full of baseball-bat sized golden zukes, to compost, didn't ev...
Using home recipes
Posted by Anner(6)
6 Comments
readinglady(z8 OR)Updated Many state Extension agencies offer an "Ask an Expert" service for questions about food preservation, food safety, nutrition, gardening, emergency planning, etc. Here in Oregon we have one of the most active in the natio...
Taste of Home Canning Contest
Posted by thatcompostguy
4 Comments
readinglady(z8 OR)Updated That is great to hear about Taste of Home. Kudos to them for their methods for vetting recipes and also for their thorough response. Thank you for sharing that with us. Carol
QUART pickled beans
Posted by judydel
4 Comments
dgkritch(Z8 OR)Updated I use the tall, quilted, 12-oz. jars to get the longest beans possible. Process same as pints. My original recipe is for quart jars, but comes from an unapproved source. I no longer use quarts, however. Although the recipe would b...
Peach Raspbery jam questions
Posted by ediej1209(5 N Central OH)
6 Comments
ediej1209(5 N Central OH)Updated Well, here's what I did: Peach-Raspberry as is, using Ball No/Low pectin & artificial sweetener (for the Diabetics in my life) Spiced Peach with 1-1/2 TBSP Amaretto. Supposed to make 6 jars, but I got about 1/2 C more so I put...
So good it's wicked
Posted by calliope(6)
7 Comments
calliope(6)Updated That's a good question. I'm a retired nurseryman (owned g'houses and a nursery) so I know that crab apples really run the gamut from as large as a small eating apple to really tiny and hard as rocks. They were bred that way so the...
Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes
Posted by gardengrl2
10 Comments
gardengrl2Updated Steve, thanks for the recipe. I have enough tomatoes that I think I'll try a few different things and see what we end up liking. I'm leaning towards Dave's thought of putting most of them up as a basic tomato sauce, as that gives ...
Best uses for Juliet Tomatoes
Posted by Christen17(6a)
4 Comments
seasydeUpdated Last year was my first year growing them and I was overrun with them. Unfortunately the flavor was meh. A took a tip I found here on the forum and started freezing them in zip lock bags as they ripened. After the season was over I...
BH&G Roasted Garlic Pasta Sauce - safe?
Posted by Kathy Fanning
5 Comments
missrumphius(5b)Updated This sounds delicious although not safely presented (by BH&G). Luckily I still have room in my freezer - and lots of tomatoes, garlic and peppers.
headspace
Posted by food_lover
3 Comments
digdirt2Updated Agree with the others. Either use a smaller jar or best idea, just put the jar of the odd leftovers in the fridge and use it. Don't process partially filled jars. It isn't a safety issue usually when dealing with highly acidic foo...
Excess pickling cukes
Posted by judydel
9 Comments
digdirt2Updated Judy - So what did you end up doing with them and how did it work out? Dave
Menina Rajada Seca (Brazilian Butternut)
Posted by slowpoke_gardener
10 Comments
myfamilysfarmUpdated Dave is right about what I meant, it is a parent seed that hybrid's are created from. Unfortunately the seed will not be true.
KatieC's Tomato soup recipe question
Posted by mabeldingeldine_gw
1 Comment
digdirt2Updated I really hoped someone who had more experience with this particular recipe would answer your question. I have only made the soup a couple of times. My only concern would be the effect on the density if we mis-measure this but the ...
Sending Canned Christmas to High Altitude?
Posted by cannond
2 Comments
cannondUpdated Thank you, Malna. I just wasn't too sure about the science behind it. Exploding salsa and oozing jam might be off-putting. Deborah
What is this white stuff on my pickles?
Posted by rosegarden3(5)
3 Comments
rosegarden3(5)Updated It looked as if it were seeping out of the pickles at first. Like it was a bubble where each spot is, but now it is starting to go away.
Annie's Salsa=Heaven in a jar :)
Posted by AiliDeSpain(6a - Utah)
1 Comment
digdirt2Updated Yep it consistently gets rave reviews from most all who try it - including me. :) Dave
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