Summer Canning 2014 - Page 6

kklibrarian · 10-19-2014, 02:30 PM

I'd make pear honey (crushed pineapple and pears) if it was me. Most recipes recommend peeling and coring the pears, but you could just core them, blanche them, and put them through a food mill with holes small enough to trap the peels if you have a food mill.

Pear honey is amazing with small green pears. AMAZING!

kklibrarian · 10-20-2014, 09:19 AM

Made rose petal jelly last night. Really great color. The flavor is not noticeably "rosy", but it is good, and it smells like a bouquet of roses. It's pretty awesome.

Tonight is another try at beautyberry jelly. I'm going to take a little more time with the juice extraction and see if I can improve the color of the final product.

kklibrarian · 10-31-2014, 07:22 AM

This week at market we have apple butter, cranberry citrus marmalade, tomato pepper jam, rose petal jelly, and green cactus fruit jelly. I am hunting desperately for some more purple cactus pears so that I can make cactus fruit jelly with the amazing color that people want. The green tastes fine, but it just isn't as visually appealing.

kklibrarian · 11-07-2014, 10:31 AM

I made pear honey last night. I've got to get some small green pears to make more. Dang, that stuff is good!

Pepper jelly is made, but will all go to pre-orders, so I'll need to make more for myself.

This evening is cranberry apple butter, blueberry citrus jam, tomato pepper jam, and muscadine jelly (unless DH gets any of them done before I get home).

charla · 11-07-2014, 11:30 AM

You are amazing, kk!

CelticJourney · 05-26-2015, 11:17 AM

I started a 2015 thread....with a question of course

http://www.gentlechristianmothers.co...81#post5919881

10-19-2014, 02:30 PM	#76
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: 7,064	Re: Summer Canning 2014 I'd make pear honey (crushed pineapple and pears) if it was me. Most recipes recommend peeling and coring the pears, but you could just core them, blanche them, and put them through a food mill with holes small enough to trap the peels if you have a food mill. Pear honey is amazing with small green pears. AMAZING! __________________ 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 17 almost Sky (dd) - age 16 ish Jolie (dd) - age 15 and holding Jilly (dd) - age ditto Sigh (ds) - age 10 or "thereabouts" My Etsy Shop Where My Kids and I Sell Our Creations for a Good Cause! http://www.etsy.com/shop/blessedchangelings

10-20-2014, 09:19 AM	#77
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: 7,064	Re: Summer Canning 2014 Made rose petal jelly last night. Really great color. The flavor is not noticeably "rosy", but it is good, and it smells like a bouquet of roses. It's pretty awesome. Tonight is another try at beautyberry jelly. I'm going to take a little more time with the juice extraction and see if I can improve the color of the final product. __________________ 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 17 almost Sky (dd) - age 16 ish Jolie (dd) - age 15 and holding Jilly (dd) - age ditto Sigh (ds) - age 10 or "thereabouts" My Etsy Shop Where My Kids and I Sell Our Creations for a Good Cause! http://www.etsy.com/shop/blessedchangelings

10-31-2014, 07:22 AM	#78
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: 7,064	Re: Summer Canning 2014 This week at market we have apple butter, cranberry citrus marmalade, tomato pepper jam, rose petal jelly, and green cactus fruit jelly. I am hunting desperately for some more purple cactus pears so that I can make cactus fruit jelly with the amazing color that people want. The green tastes fine, but it just isn't as visually appealing. __________________ 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 17 almost Sky (dd) - age 16 ish Jolie (dd) - age 15 and holding Jilly (dd) - age ditto Sigh (ds) - age 10 or "thereabouts" My Etsy Shop Where My Kids and I Sell Our Creations for a Good Cause! http://www.etsy.com/shop/blessedchangelings

11-07-2014, 10:31 AM	#79
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: 7,064	Re: Summer Canning 2014 I made pear honey last night. I've got to get some small green pears to make more. Dang, that stuff is good! Pepper jelly is made, but will all go to pre-orders, so I'll need to make more for myself. This evening is cranberry apple butter, blueberry citrus jam, tomato pepper jam, and muscadine jelly (unless DH gets any of them done before I get home). __________________ 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 17 almost Sky (dd) - age 16 ish Jolie (dd) - age 15 and holding Jilly (dd) - age ditto Sigh (ds) - age 10 or "thereabouts" My Etsy Shop Where My Kids and I Sell Our Creations for a Good Cause! http://www.etsy.com/shop/blessedchangelings

11-07-2014, 11:30 AM	#80
charla Moderator in Cookbook and Empty Arms Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 14,771	Re: Summer Canning 2014 You are amazing, kk! __________________ CHARLA INFJ Married to my pastor husband, Nick, for 26 years Mom to the architect, Nathan (18) and the ballerina, Hope (14) and my three cherished babies in heaven www.miscarriagehope.com Save Save Save Save Save

05-26-2015, 11:17 AM	#81
CelticJourney Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 31,691	Re: Summer Canning 2014 I started a 2015 thread....with a question of course http://www.gentlechristianmothers.co...81#post5919881 __________________ Elizabeth "Truth without love is divisive and hurtful & love without truth is anemic"--Pastor Estep Arise, cry out in the night...pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord; Lift up your hands to him for the lives of your children..; Lamentations 2:19

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