Tag Archives: Canning

Monday This and That post..

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

Good Morning Folks What a crazy awesome busy week, Dear Hubby took the week off his office job and we went to work on the farm giving 110 percent.. We were up early each morning, crashing into bed early tired … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table | Tagged canadian sheep flock, Canning, drying plants, Gardening, Hair Sheep, Salve making | 7 Comments

Freezer Spring Checkups- Counting is Bee’s Knees LOL

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

I have talked to friends that tell me that their freezers are pretty empty in the spring, and so they don’t need to do this much.. I have talked to other friends that don’t have clue what is even in … Continue reading →

Posted in Canning | Tagged Canning, Canning pantry year to year, Figuring out how much to can up, Planning your summer canning | 4 Comments

Canning Round up for May – 2017

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

2017 Please note for ease of tracking, I will be rounding everything up or down into pints.. example, if I do 7 quarts of something, it will be written as 14 pints, if I do 8 80z jars it will … Continue reading →

Posted in Canning, dry pantry, food, Food in jars, Food Storage | Tagged Canning, Canning Ham Bean Soup, Canning log 2017, Canning Rabbit Stew, Canning updates 2017, Dill flavoured Sunchoke pickles | Leave a comment

Canning Round up for April – 2017

Posted on April 30, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

Canning Round Up March -2017

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

Posted in Canning | Tagged Canning, Canning overview 2017, Canning Update march 2017, Lamb Cured into Lamb Ham, Lamb Jerky, Lamb Tallow | Leave a comment

Lets talk about the farm’s Sugar use in 2016

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

So in 2016, we used a grand total of 126 pounds of sugar for coffee, tea, baking, canning and so forth.. My records show that approx. 76 pounds went into canning or curing items. Now it gets really trick at … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Storage, frugal | Tagged Canning, Frugal, homestead, storage sugar, Sugar, Using sugar for curing, Using sugar in canning | 3 Comments

Canning Round up 2017-Jan

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

The goal of course is to have a nice full pantry with as much as possible done off the farm itself 🙂 2017 Please note for ease of tracking, I will be rounding everything up or down into pints.. example, … Continue reading →

Posted in Canning | Tagged Canning, Canning on the homestead, Farmgal, Farmgal Canning Log, Pantry Challange 2017, Winter canning | 9 Comments

Ginger Raspberry Jam Recipe

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

Ginger Raspberry Jam 3/4th cup of fresh peeled, finely cut ginger 4 cups of mashed raspberry (these were frozen from our farm) 7 cups of sugar 2 TBSP of lemon juice Pinch of salt 1 package of pectin … Continue reading →

Posted in Canning, gardens | Tagged Canning, canning jam, Farm fruits, raspberry, Raspberry Ginger Jam, Soft Fruits | 2 Comments

Lime Pina Colada Marmalade (jam)

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

Lime Pina Colada Marmalade. Wash 8 limes and take off tags and the end.. then grate the peel off then all.. leaving as much white as possible on the lime. Then roll your limes well to help get the juice … Continue reading →

Posted in Canning | Tagged Canning, lime peel marmalade, lime Pina Colada Marmalade Recipe, Using fresh limes in marmalade, Winter canning | 3 Comments

Kumquat Marmalade

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

This is the official marmalade post for the Food in Jars Challenge for Jan These little fruits were Persnickety lol.. having never worked with them before but having heard good thing I decided that they would go on the list … Continue reading →