Anyone else canning?

Amber · 08-10-2009, 11:59 PM

Is anyone else canning?

So far this summer I have canned strawberry jam, blackberry syrup, and tonight raspberry-blueberry jam. Tomorrow I will be making chocolate raspberry jam

Once the tomatoes are ripe I will be canning tomato sauce (although I still need to find a recipe). And I am thinking of making some blueberry syrup and possibly raspberry syrup depending on how many I have left.

Then of course there is the freezing...

swimming with sharks · 08-11-2009, 02:55 AM

We did Blueberry jam, peach butter, peach jam, some tomatoes, and some pickles (wasn't thrilled with the taste of those). I'm going to can some sliced peaches as well. I'm thinking of going to get them today or tomorrow.

Chocolate raspberry jam sounds delicious!!

The Tickle Momster · 08-11-2009, 06:55 AM

Me!

hand I've done strawberry freezer jam (which didn't gel so it's yummy syrup), cherry jam, black forest cherry spread, cherry berry spread, orange plum jam and bread & butter pickles. I have about 7 pounds more pickling cucs to finish up.

We have a cherry tree that had a bumper crop this year, hence all the cherry jam. A friend let us pick her plums and I have plum pulp frozen, enough for 2 more batches of jam.

We also have about 10 pounds of blueberries frozen.

Amber · 08-12-2009, 11:57 AM

I made chocolate raspberry jam last night. I'm not totally sure how it turned out. When I was spooning it into jars I could see little flecks of chocolate...not sure if it is supposed to be that way or not.

Now I just need to make some bread so I can try it out

Serafine · 08-12-2009, 12:00 PM

We canned 12 quarts of tomatoes (whole, raw packed) yesterday. I have also made about 4 quarts and 8 pints of pickles this year so far, and several half-pints of strawberry jam.

I am still hoping to make tomato paste, and to freeze our large supply of bell peppers, even though DH just informed me yesterday that he is realizing he doesn't like them...AFTER we planted about 30 plants.

Ooh...and we froze several quarts of wild mulberries from our trees outside.

ETA: I don't make tomato sauce, b/c we don't ever buy tomato sauce. I always make our sauces from whole/dice tomatoes and paste.

kklibrarian · 08-12-2009, 07:39 PM

I've got watermelon rind for preserves in the freezer waiting to be done. Maybe I'll get to it this weekend. I really want to put up some pepper jelly. I'm waiting on the last of my peppers to come in the garden.

08-10-2009, 11:59 PM	#1
Amber Rose Garden Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The rainy side of Washington. Posts: 18,232	Anyone else canning? Is anyone else canning? So far this summer I have canned strawberry jam, blackberry syrup, and tonight raspberry-blueberry jam. Tomorrow I will be making chocolate raspberry jam Once the tomatoes are ripe I will be canning tomato sauce (although I still need to find a recipe). And I am thinking of making some blueberry syrup and possibly raspberry syrup depending on how many I have left. Then of course there is the freezing... __________________ Amber ISFJ Wife to my wonderful DH And keeper of the boys Big M (6/03) Forever ours Dec 2012 C (6/04), Little M (10/05) Forever ours Dec 2012 K (5/06) Missing our foster daughter Miss A

08-11-2009, 02:55 AM	#2
swimming with sharks Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 15,480	Re: Anyone else canning? We did Blueberry jam, peach butter, peach jam, some tomatoes, and some pickles (wasn't thrilled with the taste of those). I'm going to can some sliced peaches as well. I'm thinking of going to get them today or tomorrow. Chocolate raspberry jam sounds delicious!! __________________ Swimming with Sharks Loving my DH for 19 years 'Pete' 8.5 yo dd 'Dragonfly' 6 yo ds the new kid is 3.5 yo ds always remembering the one I didn't get to hold Mary has been healed by the blood of the lamb

08-11-2009, 06:55 AM	#3
The Tickle Momster Rose Garden previously mlrowley Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NW WA Posts: 17,954	Re: Anyone else canning? Me! hand I've done strawberry freezer jam (which didn't gel so it's yummy syrup), cherry jam, black forest cherry spread, cherry berry spread, orange plum jam and bread & butter pickles. I have about 7 pounds more pickling cucs to finish up. We have a cherry tree that had a bumper crop this year, hence all the cherry jam. A friend let us pick her plums and I have plum pulp frozen, enough for 2 more batches of jam. We also have about 10 pounds of blueberries frozen. __________________ Michelle wife to Tom ('95) Momma to: DD (A) 21 and her DH (YM) 21 DS (T) 19 DD (C) 17 '07 DS (N) 14 Save Save

08-12-2009, 11:57 AM	#4
Amber Rose Garden Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The rainy side of Washington. Posts: 18,232	Re: Anyone else canning? I made chocolate raspberry jam last night. I'm not totally sure how it turned out. When I was spooning it into jars I could see little flecks of chocolate...not sure if it is supposed to be that way or not. Now I just need to make some bread so I can try it out __________________ Amber ISFJ Wife to my wonderful DH And keeper of the boys Big M (6/03) Forever ours Dec 2012 C (6/04), Little M (10/05) Forever ours Dec 2012 K (5/06) Missing our foster daughter Miss A

08-12-2009, 12:00 PM	#5
Serafine Deactivated Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 9,444	Re: Anyone else canning? We canned 12 quarts of tomatoes (whole, raw packed) yesterday. I have also made about 4 quarts and 8 pints of pickles this year so far, and several half-pints of strawberry jam. I am still hoping to make tomato paste, and to freeze our large supply of bell peppers, even though DH just informed me yesterday that he is realizing he doesn't like them...AFTER we planted about 30 plants. Ooh...and we froze several quarts of wild mulberries from our trees outside. ETA: I don't make tomato sauce, b/c we don't ever buy tomato sauce. I always make our sauces from whole/dice tomatoes and paste.

08-12-2009, 07:39 PM	#6
kklibrarian Moderator to Adoption & Foster Care, Cloth Diapering & EC, Gardening, Infertility, Large Families, and WOHM's The Famous Belladonna Took Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: In Bilbo's Heart, Formerly of Bag End Posts: 7,805	Re: Anyone else canning? I've got watermelon rind for preserves in the freezer waiting to be done. Maybe I'll get to it this weekend. I really want to put up some pepper jelly. I'm waiting on the last of my peppers to come in the garden. __________________ Beloved wife to my hubby since December 2002. Blessed and grateful adoptive mommy to my three beautiful dds and two wonderful ds', collectively known as "The Kidlets" Presto (ds) - age 22 almost Sky (dd) - age 21 ish Jolie (dd) - age practically 20 Jilly (dd) - age ditto Sigh (ds) - age 15 or "thereabouts"

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