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Post by nursesugar on Feb 2, 2014 19:35:09 GMT -5
It was a GOOD year for us! We grew a lot, and put up a BUNCH of stuff! Pickled okra, pickled banana peppers, okras and tomatoes, salsa, corn, summer squash, winter squash, peas of all sorts, green beans, and jellies/preserves. I am so very grateful that my brother in law gave me his old Ball canning book. I hadn't even considered canning until I flipped through it's pages. I learned a lot while cannin' for the first time, and I am HOOKED. I've already got my plans laid out for our Spring garden, so I can can as much as I'm able! We also put up a ton of veggies in the stand up freezer. I had to thaw the sucker out to make room for everything that needed to go into it. But, it was worth it!!               |
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Post by jeffraines on Feb 2, 2014 19:51:15 GMT -5
Beats any grocery store I've seen
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Post by nursesugar on Feb 2, 2014 20:00:34 GMT -5
Ain't nothin' better!! Looking for local beef/poultry to buy and can, too.
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Post by jmfauver on Feb 2, 2014 21:36:46 GMT -5
Looks like you canned anything that wasn't moving. Good work Shuga
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Post by nursesugar on Feb 2, 2014 22:05:50 GMT -5
Looks like you canned anything that wasn't moving. Good work Shuga I sure tried!! Looking into obtaining a 'cottage food' license to sell some of the goodies! It's about $100 per year, but lots of restrictions. Might be worth doing though. |
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Post by Hooked on Quack on Feb 3, 2014 11:38:59 GMT -5
I want some 'o yo salsa !!!  |
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Post by keebs on Feb 3, 2014 12:21:33 GMT -5
I want some 'o yo salsa !!! It's gooood stuff, I just opened a jar she gave me!  |
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Post by jmffish on Feb 3, 2014 13:54:31 GMT -5
I got dibs on some okra....   |
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Post by Hooked on Quack on Feb 3, 2014 14:17:01 GMT -5
Cort how do you find the time for all this??? Raising 3 chilluns, working full time, cooking and cleaning ???  |
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Post by keebs on Feb 3, 2014 14:20:23 GMT -5
I got dibs on some okra.... The okra is to die for!  Cort how do you find the time for all this??? Raising 3 chilluns, working full time, cooking and cleaning ??? I dunno how she does it either!! But then, you notice her "Mini-me" is in pics helping! |
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Post by jmffish on Feb 3, 2014 14:59:17 GMT -5
I got dibs on some okra.... The okra is to die for! Cort how do you find the time for all this??? Raising 3 chilluns, working full time, cooking and cleaning ??? I dunno how she does it either!! But then, you notice her "Mini-me" is in pics helping! I got some of gunner's at DOG a few years ago and have been dying for more..... If she is saving time from shopping at the grocery store.....She is spending it canning..... |
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Post by blood on Feb 4, 2014 22:33:14 GMT -5
In one of the pics it looks like you canned some squash, how did that turn out? I have never had any success canning squash!
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Post by nursesugar on Feb 10, 2014 14:04:28 GMT -5
I want some 'o yo salsa !!! I'll save ya a jar! I want some 'o yo salsa !!! It's gooood stuff, I just opened a jar she gave me! The next batch I make is gonna have more *kick* to it! I got dibs on some okra.... Yeah ya do!! Cort how do you find the time for all this??? Raising 3 chilluns, working full time, cooking and cleaning ??? It's easy! I just don't ever sleep! And, I don't stress the picture perfect clean house. We're making memories. We'll never have this time with them again. So, if my walls are full of crayons and hand prints, who cares? We can paint them when they get older :-) I got dibs on some okra.... The okra is to die for! Cort how do you find the time for all this??? Raising 3 chilluns, working full time, cooking and cleaning ??? I dunno how she does it either!! But then, you notice her "Mini-me" is in pics helping! She is a HUGE help with all of the canning stuff!! The okra is to die for! I dunno how she does it either!! But then, you notice her "Mini-me" is in pics helping! I got some of gunner's at DOG a few years ago and have been dying for more..... If she is saving time from shopping at the grocery store.....She is spending it canning..... Perzactly! It's a process, but the end result is way better than anything you can buy. Plus, it's relaxing. In one of the pics it looks like you canned some squash, how did that turn out? I have never had any success canning squash! Blood- I thought I had it, but I ended up having to toss it all. It just smelled a bit off. The squash I blanched and froze is still great. But, it's not good for canning. |
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