Author Topic: Canning.. (Read 7662 times)

PenitentWoman · « **Reply #25 on:** August 29, 2012, 09:26:27 AM »

Nice Malleus.

I did tomatoes, pickled peppers, and pickles this past weekend. I've enjoyed gardening but it is hard to have a plot that isn't on our your own property. I'll be ready to start cleaning it up this weekend.

Does anyone here save seeds from year to year? As hard as it is to find non-gmo seeds I am really hoping I will have success with this.

Oh and this isn't canning, but if anyone still has access to fresh sweet corn, this recipe is great for stocking up the freezer.

http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Freezer-Sweet-Corn

Telesphorus · « **Reply #26 on:** August 29, 2012, 06:57:44 PM »

Quote from: PenitentWoman

Nice Malleus.

I did tomatoes, pickled peppers, and pickles this past weekend. I've enjoyed gardening but it is hard to have a plot that isn't on our your own property. I'll be ready to start cleaning it up this weekend.

Does anyone here save seeds from year to year? As hard as it is to find non-gmo seeds I am really hoping I will have success with this.

Oh and this isn't canning, but if anyone still has access to fresh sweet corn, this recipe is great for stocking up the freezer.

http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Freezer-Sweet-Corn

Are heirloom seeds gmo?

Only someone planning to grow a very large number of plants would really have a good reason to save seeds. (except to save a few bucks)

Although it's fairly easy.

With tomatoes and peppers and probably other plants as well, you end up with a situation where some of the plants you get will have been from cross-pollinated seeds. Which means they won't breed true.

Telesphorus · « **Reply #27 on:** August 29, 2012, 07:01:18 PM »

In my experience the very best squash to grow is called Pennsylvania Dutch Crookneck.

Clelia · « **Reply #28 on:** August 29, 2012, 07:52:26 PM »

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A friend told me green veggies need to be canned using a pressure cooker -- I am afraid of them, so I never tried it. We froze our green beans, etc. and used them over the winter. true: as already said, canning is best, due to any power outages.

Actually,now it is supposed to be a pressure canner, because they say a pressure cooker isn't safe enough either. My Grandma says the experts are full of it, and that she will boil can her carrots and green beans until she dies. Hopefully she won't die of botulism. :wink:

If the veggies are pickled, there is enough acid to can them safely using the boiling bath method.

Oh, Penitent, you're right! I should have said. canner!

I hope your Grandmother doesn't die from the B word, too - :barf: or anytime to soon!

So, water bath veggies with some vinegar, spices, and herbs cold, before boiling?

I don't know, I might try it. If I don't come back over the winter, you'll know it was not a success. :faint:

jen51 · « **Reply #29 on:** August 29, 2012, 08:01:22 PM »

The most interesting thing I've ever canned: Carp. Carp, as in fish. It made excellent tuna loafs and patties. It looked absolutely discusting sitting on my shelfs, though! I kept those jars towards the back where the visiting eyes did not see. :)