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Please Don't Be An IDIOT Like I Am!
Posted by denninmi(8a)
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wordwizUpdated >> Believe me, there is no worse smell than a 5 kilo (11 lb) box of squid in a freezer which has been switched off for 3 weeks. Wanna bet!!! Get some chines take out, don't eat it all and throw what's left in a garbage can. ...
butter in tom preserves?????
Posted by kayskats
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readinglady(z8 OR)Updated You don't need the butter. Sometimes a tiny amount (1/2 tsp. or so) is added to reduce foaming, but beyond that it should be eliminated. De-seeding is certainly fine to do but will reduce the yield and you may find as a result tha...
mold
Posted by ljpother(3a)
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annie1992Updated I agree, you don't need a special canner to hot water bath process, I did it for years in a soup pot with a dishcloth folded in the bottom. The cloth does float up until you get jars on top of it, but it can be dealt with. Someone...
recipe fails-
Posted by girlbug2(z9/10, Sunset zone 24)
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nostalgicgrannyUpdated I'm pretty sure it is the seeds that make it bitter - at least it is that way with wine.
Need your help! Found a bargain!!!
Posted by junelynn(7NC)
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2ajsmamaUpdated What did you end up doing? I have the same model (I can beat your price - paid $3 for it when I bought all of some lady's jars, she threw it in rather than give me $3 change).
Last batch of bell peppers--need ideas
Posted by pqtex
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eaglesgarden(6b - se PA)Updated Sweet pickled peppers! Nothing better on a hoagie!
green tomato jam
Posted by cejay(z9bFL)
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girlgroupgirl(8 ATL)Updated I made a green tomato and vanilla jam. It is out of this world! http://rosajackson.blogspot.com/2007/11/green-tomato-jam-with-ginger-and.html
water bath mishap
Posted by zippelk
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calliope(6)Updated You bring up a good point. There is so much difference in the cooked product of one variety of apple compared to another. Some are mealy and can swell and go thick on you in a heartbeat and some are not. I have five or six differe...
Question on Ball Complete Books 'Singapore Chili Sauce' Recipe
Posted by jbmia
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dgkritch(Z8 OR)Updated I agree. Prepare and can the recipe as written. However, you can easily toss it in the food processor once opened and it'll store in the fridge for quite awhile as "sauce". Deanna
Forgot to Vent the PC
Posted by jhlewis10
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digdirt2Updated Well technically for absolute safety you need to reprocess them completely. Depending on how much air remained in the canner, they were underprocessed in both time and temperature. That said, ultimately the choice is yours. Many w...
Dehydrating dill
Posted by kelgalon(9)
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david52 Zone 6Updated Here,where it's very arid, (10% humidity) it takes no more than an hour, We dried a huge sack full of mint this fall in an afternoon. With dill, we cut off the small fronds and just try those. With mint, we strip the leaves before...
Beef in Wine Sauce (Ball recipe)
Posted by robin_d(8b Tacoma WA)
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John__ShowMe__USA(5/6)Updated Just looked up that recipe and it sounds super! I almost always use Granny Smith apples in recipes because they are always available in stores here in Misery and I love the sweet/sour taste. Other favorites? tracydr writes > .....
Best manual tools for making juice (oranges, apples, and berries)
Posted by achilles007
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flora_uk(SW UK 8/9)Updated We have tried two mechanical citrus juicers - the kind with a pull down arm like a slot machine. The arm broke off from both after a few weeks. Now we just don't juice. Here is a link that might be useful: The type which broke
Hot pepper red wine jelly recipe
Posted by chere1(z9FL)
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tracydr(9b)Updated Wow, sounds yummy! How about marmalade with the blood oranges? I've yet to try them as they aren't available around here, I guess they are susceptible to sun scald. Or, you can actually can the segments like mandarin orange slices...
Recomendaitons for veggie shredder/strainer
Posted by macybaby
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leoladyswUpdated Another option is to use a food processor with a continuous feed food chute attachment that takes the place of the regular bowl. A Robot Coupe R2 or R2N commercial food processor has a chute. I bought my used R2 for $50 at a resta...
fridge dilly beans
Posted by keepitlow(6)
5 Comments
keepitlow(6)Updated Thanks for the feedback!
November 2010 what are you putting up?
Posted by unasmith
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aberwacky_ar7b(Southern Ozarks, AR z7a)Updated Back here after a long break. So far in November: dried tomatoes (about 4 quarts, which is a LOT of dried tomatoes!) 2 gallon bags dried sweet potato 20 pints applesauce 2 gallons dried apple rings Froze up 3 gallon bags of hot pe...
Freezing Turkey
Posted by sandhill_farms(10 NV)
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zabby17(z5/6 Ontario)Updated Greg, I've found those freezer bags just *don't* keep air out no matter WHAT kind of fancy ziploc strip they have, or HOW many of them one uses, or how assiduously one sucks the air out with a straw before sealing. Within a few da...
Pink Applesauce
Posted by lady_digger
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karin_mtUpdated If you have a food mill, making sauce from crab apples is not labor-intensive at all. Just wash them, put them in a big pot, cook until soft, spin them through the food mill, and that's it. It's probably one of the easiest things ...
Canning Racks
Posted by kayskats
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myfamilysfarmUpdated I used a stock pot with a cake cooling rack for the rack. I also use my jar lifter instead of a rack. I just can't lift a rack full of 7 quarts and the 9 pints are almost too heavy. With the jar lifter, I can lift 1 jar at a time....
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