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Not about canning but maybe someone here knows the answer?
Posted by ellen_inmo(6)
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ellen_inmo(6)Updated Thanks Dave and Carol! Wow, that's great about not having to peel. I mastered the art if freezing them, and pretty much everything else that gets frozen, in single layers on cookie sheets. Once bagged up, I can take individual pie...
Pickling Onions
Posted by cziga(Zone 5 -Toronto)
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cziga(Zone 5 -Toronto)Updated Thank you so much, I'm glad it is a recipe that I can use ... I think I found the Ball recipe exactly somewhere else... it does say to add the Onion slices into the boiling vinegar for 5 minutes so I guess that is an important saf...
What do *you* do with sweet banana peppers?
Posted by alison(6b/OH)
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mrswaz(Z5A NE WI)Updated Make Basil Banana Pepper Jelly! This is my hubby's favorite thing to smear on a bagel with cream cheese. It's from the Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving. Basil Banana Pepper Jelly from The Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving...
Trial run Jelly didn't set up, now what?
Posted by casi(5)
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readinglady(z8 OR)Updated Plums are quite high in natural pectin and shouldn't even require SureJell, so it's hard to imagine it wouldn't set up with the commercial pectin added. Of course, knock-on-wood, commercial pectin isn't 100% reliable, but usually ...
Hot Pepper Sauce
Posted by SneakyP86(7B)
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digdirt2Updated As long as you don't try to can it, just keep it in the fridge, it is probably ok. It meets the minimal vinegar to water ratio for untested recipes. But more vinegar and less water will increase its safety and its storage life. No...
Power went out while doing green beans
Posted by Tracy93(6)
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digdirt2Updated The issue is the heat-loving bacteria that can grow in the semi-sealed environment and the fact that while sitting in there the jars release their seals and re-seal off and on. So contamination of the contents from outside air is ...
Question on Substitutions
Posted by Merlot3
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Merlot3Updated Thanks very much. I'm anxious to get started! =)
Peppers
Posted by teemichael
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digdirt2Updated Are these the instructions you used? If so then a couple of possible causes: 1) did you remove all the air bubbles from the jars? 2) did you pack the jars loosely as the instructions say so the peppers were moving freely in the li...
Nanking Cherries - freezing pie filling?
Posted by bella_trix(z6b SE PA)
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dad542(8a)Updated Bella_Trix do you have the white nanking? I see some in the photo. I would love to get some of the stones? I will pay shipping. Contact me please. ~Debbie (Dad542)
Power went out while doing green beans
Posted by Tracy93(6)
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Tracy93(6)Updated Double post. Sorry - my computer was acting odd and I didn't see my other post on this same question. It has been answered by Dave.
Where's Jim?
Posted by GeneTheNewGuy
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readinglady(z8 OR)Updated Often this time of year we get busy with our own canning and may exit for a while, but if you're concerned, as Dave said, just shoot him an email. Carol
Canning peaches with juice instead of sugar
Posted by OldHippieMomma
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digdirt2Updated That's a good point from Linda Lou. Even the very light sugar syrup recipe will give you much better quality. You don't need to use the full heavy syrup. Dave Here is a link that might be useful: Very light syrup
summer squash instead of zucchini for breads?
Posted by michelelc
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michelelcUpdated Thanks for all the advice and suggestions. Now I just need to get out from under the pile of tomatoes I've been processing to find time to process other things!
Sour pickles without sealing jars
Posted by jwr98
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digdirt2Updated There are many old family recipes around that have fallen by the wayside over the years due to safety concerns, advances in research, the discovery of new bacteria, and the fact that vinegar used to be much stronger than it is tod...
freezing habanero
Posted by cjtabares(MA Zone 6)
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cjtabares(MA Zone 6)Updated It is fine if they are soft. I will be making a hot sauce when I have them all picked. Ok I will cut the tops off but I think I want the heat from the seeds.
Beets?
Posted by calm1(6)
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missrumphius(5b)Updated At this very moment I am making Golden Beet soup. I assume this would work just as well with red beets. The recipe makes A LOT - I will have a meal for tonight (for 2) (with buttermilk,scallion, black pepper biscuits) and 2 meals ...
Canning Hot Sauce Questions
Posted by JesseC
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highalttransplant(z 5 Western CO)Updated So is there no tested recipe out there for a non-tomato based hot sauce recipe safe for canning??? I've done numerous searches and almost all are recipes that are not canned, but simply hot packed in sterilized jars after testing ...
safe chutney using zucchini?
Posted by apple2
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apple2Updated Found one! Zucchini chutney with processing times -- on Gina's site from 2008. Here is a link that might be useful: Squash Chutney
Dilly Beans...a few questions
Posted by michelelc
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Pepfun1-2(8)Updated OldHippieMomma, yes I do BWB the 1.5 pints for the full 10 minutes. I've never had a problem with the beans getting soggy/mushy...although I try to do them asap after being picked. We've opened jars that have been several years ol...
Apple Questions
Posted by missemerald(7 (Virginia))
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cjzimmerUpdated I usually get Golden Delicious for fresh eating. We like the taste of those and they are very common in my area so I can get them cheap. I could get Red Delicious too but I think those are the nastiest tasting apples I've ever had...
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