koshergrl
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- Aug 4, 2011
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Ok, I'm on a kick. I got the pressure canner last year, and did one or two batches of green beans...work intensive, had to can one batch x 2, couldn't get the heat steady and then opened it too soon and lost a lot of the liquid.
Also last year I put up my first ever jam...it was peach jam...original plan was to can peaches, but being a novice, I didn't purchase the freestone variety, so I turned my canning peaches into peach jam and IT WAS YUMMY.
I was sort of on the fence about how much I was going to use the pc, and put the canners away...but then I ate the beans through the fall (there really weren't all that many pints, like 7 or something) and that made a canning believer out of me.
This spring I have made orange marmalade, strawberry jam and applesauce using waterbath canning; I canned a large batch of chicken thighs and 1 lone quart of pork...all delish.
My kitchen is currently in preparation for POTATOES...I'm going to can them either tonight or tomorrow, and my fridge is full of carrots I have been hoarding for the same purpose.
I've turned into such an old granny. This is the stuff that gets me all happy these days. That and walking my dog.![tongue :tongue: :tongue:](/styles/smilies/tongue.gif)
![tongue :tongue: :tongue:](/styles/smilies/tongue.gif)
The kids are gone for a few days, so what do I do? I get ready to can! hot dog!
Also last year I put up my first ever jam...it was peach jam...original plan was to can peaches, but being a novice, I didn't purchase the freestone variety, so I turned my canning peaches into peach jam and IT WAS YUMMY.
I was sort of on the fence about how much I was going to use the pc, and put the canners away...but then I ate the beans through the fall (there really weren't all that many pints, like 7 or something) and that made a canning believer out of me.
This spring I have made orange marmalade, strawberry jam and applesauce using waterbath canning; I canned a large batch of chicken thighs and 1 lone quart of pork...all delish.
My kitchen is currently in preparation for POTATOES...I'm going to can them either tonight or tomorrow, and my fridge is full of carrots I have been hoarding for the same purpose.
I've turned into such an old granny. This is the stuff that gets me all happy these days. That and walking my dog.
![tongue :tongue: :tongue:](/styles/smilies/tongue.gif)
![tongue :tongue: :tongue:](/styles/smilies/tongue.gif)
![tongue :tongue: :tongue:](/styles/smilies/tongue.gif)