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Strawberry Jam with Real Vanilla Extract
Posted by rocketjeremy
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deannakritchUpdated JR Mushrooms has good prices on vanilla beans too. I made Strawberry Vanilla Bean Jam a few weeks ago. Macerated the berries with just a tiny bit of sugar and whole vanilla beans overnight, then opened the beans and scraped the se...
'Fancy' Strawberry Jam Recipes?
Posted by robin_d(8b Tacoma WA)
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socome(5)Updated bump on an old thread! i just canned a great experimental batch today: a "low sugar" strawberry jam with balsamic vinegar, black pepper, and cardamom. the cardamom was a variation on the wider-used balsamic/pepper recipe...
Refrigerator pickle safety question
Posted by annew21(7b NC)
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digdirt2(6b-7a No.Cent. AR HZ8 Sun-35)Updated Sorry I am not disputing the length of time required for fermenting or that foods in the process of fermenting cannot sit out for long periods of time. You are correct that the current NCHFP guidelines allows for that. My point w...
Fermented yellow summer squash recipe?
Posted by wertach zone 7-B SC
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digdirt2(6b-7a No.Cent. AR HZ8 Sun-35)Updated Yeah you can add a hot pepper to it but if fresh then it goes into the crock with everything else so it can ferment too. The NCHFP recipe allows for 2 dried red peppers. I prefer adding dried pepper flakes for more heat. 1 fresh h...
All in One Sugar & pectin Mix
Posted by afeisty1(St. Louis)
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Lona SmithUpdated I used this and loved it. As soon as I actually started buying it, my supermarket stopped carrying it!
need help with my snail vine plant
Posted by parang5
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digdirt2(6b-7a No.Cent. AR HZ8 Sun-35)Updated I think you are looking for the Seed Saving forum. Seed saving forum
Thinking of canning, help?
Posted by Kyle K
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digdirt2(6b-7a No.Cent. AR HZ8 Sun-35)Updated So Kyle, are you getting the info you need? Dave
How much salt to add to fresh southern peas?
Posted by wertach zone 7-B SC
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digdirt2(6b-7a No.Cent. AR HZ8 Sun-35)Updated I don't know that you are going to find any table or any specific recommendations as salt is always to taste. And we all how how different folks taste buds are. I grew up on salt so if I salted all the foods I cook to my taste I...
Garlic scape question
Posted by tishtoshnm Zone 6/NM
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beesneeds(zone 6)Updated This might sound a bit extreme but.. styrofoam cooler and dry ice. A lot of meat shipping companies do that.
Rhubarb Ketchup?
Posted by gardengrlz
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malna(NJ 5/6)Updated The Victorian Barbeque Sauce from Ball is very good. I use it like ketchup. I love Rhubarb Chutney. Flora, you are absolutely correct - cinnamon and rhubarb do not play nicely together!
Here we go, again
Posted by calliope(6)
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Helen Zone 6 OhioUpdated It was home canned potatoes made into a potato salad. The incident happened in a small town close to me. I think the news people were kind enough not to mention the person's name who brought the potato salad. I feel very sad fo...
Strawberry Jam problem
Posted by Helen Zone 6 Ohio
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Helen Zone 6 OhioUpdated Thanks Nancy, I may try that with peaches this year. I have finished with strawberry jam. Thank goodness for my granddaughter, she picked all the strawberries for me. I never would have picked them and we hat lots this year. ...
What do you prefer?
Posted by luvncannin
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Kristina SeleshankoUpdated I don't like commercially canned greens, and home canned greens taste about the same. So I freeze extras :)
Using it up
Posted by lisamann
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gardengrlzUpdated I make Strawberry Jam Oatmeal Bars, but I can use just about any kind of jam that tickles my fancy. Strawberry Jam Oatmeal Bars Recipe
How can I use Ball labels that came with jars
Posted by yummykaz
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pqtexUpdated I buy Avery removable labels from the office supply store. More expensive than regular labels, but they easily peel off the jars and don't leave residue. Even if you forget to remove a label and the jar goes through the dishwash...
Saving sweet peppers.
Posted by GreenThumbs2 Thatsprivate
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redtartan(5a)Updated Not trying to push the drying, but just thinking of solutions should you ever decide to give drying another go. Another thing that you could do is grab some of those little packet that come in some food packaging that prevent mois...
Hawkings Bigboy is NOT a pressure canner.
Posted by digdirt2(6b-7a No.Cent. AR HZ8 Sun-35)
digdirt2(6b-7a No.Cent. AR HZ8 Sun-35)This new model of pressure canner currently sold on amazon and other sites is not a pressure canner but people are buying it for that purpose. It lacks sufficient regulation of pressure and is too small capacity for safe pressure...
Dehydrating Onions
Posted by yolos - z 7b/8a Ga.
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beesneeds(zone 6)Updated I'm with Dave on this one... I peel, chop up in the food processor to a dice, then spread the onions out on jelly sheets... then into the dehydrator at 135. I use jelly sheets so that as the onion gets smaller, none fall through t...
Selling canned goods Prices?? 'Welcome to Crazy Canning Company'
Posted by dirtundermyfingers
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nancyofncUpdated This started as an old thread but for new people here, let's update it some more. Suppose you want to sell your jam to a small number of people or at a farmers market. What does it really cost to become a "food manufacturer&q...
Sauerkraut too salty
Posted by uaskigyrl(7)
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digdirt2(6b-7a No.Cent. AR HZ8 Sun-35)Updated Without an airtight or full water seal you will often get a bit of surface mold developing. The mold spores are in the air around us. It's fairly common and poses no real threat. Just remove any affected leaves and skim any scu...
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