Spring Canning Plans

[kklibrarian]

Today I prepped the peppers for pepper jelly. :yum

I also bought a flat of strawberries and am hulling them to can. I usually do preserves only, but I think this time I'm going to put some up in a light syrup just to serve over pancakes and make pies with.

I'm not certain about the rest of my plans, but I usually put up several jars of peach butter and I'm wanting to do a salsa this year since we eat so much of it.

I'd also like to put up a couple of messes of field peas.

I :heart canning! :)

[Macky]

Where do you live? We just had a blizzard yesterday.

[ArmsOfLove]

I will be learning to can finally this spring :jump2 So very excited!

[Marzipan]

Oh, how I miss the strawberries. :heart

[Earthylady]

I too was thinking "where does this person live!?" We just got the last of the snow melted off today and everything is BROWN and muddy. will be for at least another month and we don't get strawberries here til June.

[kklibrarian]

I live in Central Louisiana. We've had an incredibly mild winter. The Louisiana strawberries are almost done with their harvest. They sell them by the flat on the sides of roads here. Peppers are coming in from Mexico. I normally wait for local peppers which will start in May, but I'm totally out of pepper jelly and my mama and aunt depend on me to make it for them. ;)

[Macky]

If you've got local strawberries growing, you shouldn't be allowed to call that winter, mild or otherwise. :no

[swimming with sharks]

Stopped doing strawberries when dd was declared allergic to them. :( Blueberries and Blackberries are right around the corner though and I'm ALWAYS shocked that it's almost that time! I'm pretty impressed that I put enough tomatoes away to last MOST of the winter. I think because it was so mild I didn't make a lot of COLD weather dishes this year. I've been doing batches of lemon curd... :yum I always worry that it says if it's canned longer than 3 mths it gets dark and shouldn't be eaten. It's hard for me to not go through a half pint a week. :yes:giggle 3 months is FAR from possible! :doh:shifty

[Blue Savannah]

Last night I used some fresh chives that I painstakingly grew in a repurposed mini fridge inside my cold frame. It was a proud moment.


I don't want to hear about strawberry season being almost over. :snooty :giggle


How nice to get a jump start on your canning.

[Ajani]

Today I prepped the peppers for pepper jelly. :yum

I also bought a flat of strawberries and am hulling them to can. I usually do preserves only, but I think this time I'm going to put some up in a light syrup just to serve over pancakes and make pies with.

I'm not certain about the rest of my plans, but I usually put up several jars of peach butter and I'm wanting to do a salsa this year since we eat so much of it.

I'd also like to put up a couple of messes of field peas.

I :heart canning! :)

Um, that's SUMMER canning. :snooty

:giggle