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Old 07-28-2018, 11:02 AM   #1
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Default Summer Canning and Food Preservation 2018

I have never been much into canning but, this year, I really got into foraging for wild berries and I have LOTS! So, here we go! Who else is canning this summer!

I know that Celtic Journey already has a great start.

I have about 40 lbs of blueberries in the freezer that I'm just going to keep frozen.

Today we're going to hunt for huckleberries but I think I'll keep those frozen, also . They're way too delicious to mix with sugar.
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Today at farmers market I got a gallon of Riley Creek blueberries and a gallon of huckleberries. They are all going straight to the freezer in pint bags. I would LOVE more huckleberries but won’t spend the asking price again at market. The blueberries are the sweetest I’ve ever had so now I’m wishing that we had gotten a couple more gallons. I’m not planning on canning anything this year unless I get more blueberries.
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The Reka blueberries from Riley Creek are amazing!!! I'm ordering a dozen of those bushes!!

We got some huckleberries today but it was a lot of work. I think I'll stick with berries that are easier to get.
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Whaaaaaaat?!! You can get the bushes! When do you order and receive, spring? We need some too! I’d like to have enough berries to dry. Have you had dehydrated blueberries? They are imo the best dried berry. I can only imagine what these sweet plumpers would be like! Gah it’s going to be so hot this week I don’t want to go pick. Maybe I will call and see if they are coming down here again next weekend. It’s only $2 more per picked gallon anyway.

I got two thornless blackberry and two boysenberry bushes from market and they are huge already! We just had most of our yard finished yesterday, but because of the expected heat this week, I’m going to wait a while for it to cool off before planting them from their buckets.

I saw that market had huckleberries up there and almost drove up but decided to take a chance on here first. They really are so much work to get and it seems they are harder to find. The guy I got them from today would only answer a lady (that kept pressing him for where he goes) that he goes north of your town. I don’t blame him, I wouldn’t tell a bunch of strangers where I went either

What is are your favorite things to make with frozen berries?

We will have a bunch of tomatoes this week, first ID tomatoes ever!! Not quite sure what to do with them all...maybe a small batch of salsa...I will look up some recipes. I’ve never canned it but would try if we had enough.

So, to keep this post on topic for the title- I have decided now to can some blueberry jam so will get more berries for sure.
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I got my blueberry farms mixed up! Both farms sell bushes. Shingle Mill has the Reka bushes, I picked a lot of those last week.

The lady from Shingle Mill puts in an order for bushes as soon as she hits the minimum purchase price. I'll ask her again how she wants people to let her know what bushes they want. When I saw her a few weeks ago I was undecided. She has some bushes for sale at her farm but I didn't have time to look at the varieties. I am going to order Reka bushes through her because I love the Rekas at their farm.

I don't know how often Riley Creek sells bushes. But we are going there Monday morning and I will ask.

I froze 10 lbs of asparagus this spring. None of us really like frozen asparagus, though, too mushy. So next spring I will just make lots of soups with asparagus and not freeze any.

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I haven't dehydrated blueberries because I have plenty of freezer space. If I was running low, which may happen in future years, I would try it for sure.

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So, to keep this post on topic for the title- I have decided now to can some blueberry jam so will get more berries for sure.
It's all good! It's all about fresh local produce!
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DH’s boss gave us a bucket full of canning pears...I’ve never canned a thing in my life!!! Ahhhhhhhhhhh!! I’d kinda rather just eat them. Is there a difference between canning pears and pears you just eat?
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This isn't very exciting but there was a big sale on bananas today and I bought LOTS. I threw out my receipt so I don't know how many pounds but it's kinda crazy. I'm peeling and freezing them now. So we're set for:

smoothies
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I got a big box of peaches through a gleaner's group and I made low-sugar peach jam. Omgosh I couldn't stop licking the pan. I've never liked peach jam and, after reading traditional recipes, now I know why! 5 cups of fruit and 6 cups of sugar!

I had 10 cups of peeled, pitted, slightly mashed peaches and I used 1 cup of sugar. One. It was amazing.

I made a triple batch of peach crisp with the rest. Hoping to get another box next month.
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I got a big box of peaches through a gleaner's group and I made low-sugar peach jam. Omgosh I couldn't stop licking the pan. I've never liked peach jam and, after reading traditional recipes, now I know why! 5 cups of fruit and 6 cups of sugar!

I had 10 cups of peeled, pitted, slightly mashed peaches and I used 1 cup of sugar. One. It was amazing.

I made a triple batch of peach crisp with the rest. Hoping to get another box next month.
How/where did you find the low sugar recipe? I hate how much sugar traditional recipes call for.
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