Category Archives: Canning

Victorio Food Strainer Sauce Maker Review

My Sauce Maker has been getting a good work out, Apple sauce, Tomato sauce, Salsa, and yesterday Silky Smooth Peach Butter..   As I was working my way though turning two bushels of peaches into sauce that by ends day was … Continue reading

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Pressure Canning Chicken

The best thing about canning your own food is that you know what went into that jar!  You know that the meat was fresh and clean, you know that the jar and lid/ring was properly looked after, you know it … Continue reading

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Zucchini Fruit with Pinnapple

I love this, for full recipes please read this page on making mock pinnapple.. Otherwise, enjoy the photo of the process! so so good, the extra juice was made into a amazing jelly! Peeling, chopping, cooking and then getting to … Continue reading

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Rhubarb Fruit Blends – Canning 2019

The biggest rhubarb crop is coming off and I am certainly noticing the difference in the cool wet spring and the fact that I did not feed my rhubarb plants last year. I will give them some extra feedings but … Continue reading

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Pineapple Tidbits Canning 2019

If you get your flyers.. check them over well and watch for SALES! In this case Large Pineapples were on sale for 1 dollar each..  now I will admit that normally they are extra large for 1 and that I … Continue reading

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Lets talk about Jars.

I found two cases of Quarts and two cases of half-gallon dark Amber, (takes out 99 percent of UV light) and I bought them all.. I have looked at smaller jars at times but the costs where quite high.. as … Continue reading

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Canning Log Jan 2019

I am going to see if I can make this work for 2019, we will see.. its never easy at all to do something like this, forget even a few times and it slips though the cracks. So I need … Continue reading

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Food In Jars Challange 2019 -Jan Citrus

Food in Jars is once again hosting an awesome canning/preserving challenge for 2019. The idea for January is Citrus. I have been busy already this past month, I made a number of syrups, I had a enough marmalade that I … Continue reading

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Orange Cranberry Jam

Cranberries are such an awesome treat for Christmas but watch for those sales that “should” come after boxing day on them. It’s a perfect time to pick up extra bags and make up some awesome Cranberry jam. This is a … Continue reading

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How often do you need to change your pressure canner rings?

So according to the company you should change your rings out yearly..  They are easy enough to get, just order them in for your size, they come with a new pressure plug as well. Most home hardware stores will order … Continue reading

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