Homestead Acres | Preserving The Harvest | Group Activity http://homestead-acres.com/groups/preserving-the-harvest/activity/feed Preserving The Harvest - Group Activity Feed Sat, 25 May 2013 23:17:08 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=1.7.2 en-US http://homestead-acres.com/activity/p/5015/ diane joined the group Preserving The Harvest http://homestead-acres.com/activity/p/5015/ Sat, 20 Apr 2013 12:23:14 +0000 Comments: 0

]]> http://homestead-acres.com/groups/preserving-the-harvest/forum/topic/canning-potatoes-white-and-sweet/#post-570 Kim replied to the forum topic Canning potatoes... white and sweet in the group Preserving The Harvest http://homestead-acres.com/groups/preserving-the-harvest/forum/topic/canning-potatoes-white-and-sweet/#post-570 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:20:34 +0000 Hmm, you know I don't remember what way I did it!  I think in this case I would have added them to the boiling water, as that's how I blanch most veggies.  It might bet the type of potatoes though.  I find […]

]]> http://homestead-acres.com/activity/p/4789/ Cindy posted an update in the group Preserving The Harvest: Canned up all of my pumpkins. I got 16 quarts and 9 pints. […] http://homestead-acres.com/activity/p/4789/ Sun, 16 Dec 2012 23:30:44 +0000 Canned up all of my pumpkins. I got 16 quarts and 9 pints. Already made a few things with it. Nice flavor. I will grow these again.

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]]> http://homestead-acres.com/groups/preserving-the-harvest/forum/topic/canning-potatoes-white-and-sweet/#post-567 Wendy replied to the forum topic Canning potatoes... white and sweet in the group Preserving The Harvest http://homestead-acres.com/groups/preserving-the-harvest/forum/topic/canning-potatoes-white-and-sweet/#post-567 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:22:10 +0000 I quartered the potatoes and I did use fresh water.  When you boil the potatoes are you putting the potatoes into boiling water or are you putting the potatoes into the water before you bring it to a boil? I put […]

]]> http://homestead-acres.com/groups/preserving-the-harvest/forum/topic/canning-potatoes-white-and-sweet/#post-564 Kim replied to the forum topic Canning potatoes... white and sweet in the group Preserving The Harvest http://homestead-acres.com/groups/preserving-the-harvest/forum/topic/canning-potatoes-white-and-sweet/#post-564 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:27:41 +0000 Wendy, I've canned potatoes a few times and they kept their shape ok.  I'm wondering if you cut them to small or cooked them to long before canning?  I pealed them, and cut into 1/2 inch to 1 inch cubes, then […]

]]> http://homestead-acres.com/groups/preserving-the-harvest/forum/topic/canning-recipe-resource/#post-556 Kim replied to the forum topic Canning Recipe Resource in the group Preserving The Harvest http://homestead-acres.com/groups/preserving-the-harvest/forum/topic/canning-recipe-resource/#post-556 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 04:01:37 +0000 Thanks for sharing Wendy!  I love finding new canning sites. :)

 

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]]> http://homestead-acres.com/activity/p/4639/ Jo posted an update in the group Preserving The Harvest: I finally got a pressure canner. It was given to me about 4 […] http://homestead-acres.com/activity/p/4639/ Sat, 27 Oct 2012 10:50:16 +0000 I finally got a pressure canner. It was given to me about 4 months ago. so far I have canned chicken, fruit coctail, cinnamon pears, grape & cherry jam, and Strawberry & Cherry jam. I bought a bushel of johnathan apples and will be getting them canned, along with the few tomatoes that actually grew this year.

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]]> http://homestead-acres.com/activity/p/4548/ Jacquie posted an update in the group Preserving The Harvest: Whew it's been a busy gardening season..in spite of the […] http://homestead-acres.com/activity/p/4548/ Tue, 18 Sep 2012 01:46:09 +0000 Whew it's been a busy gardening season..in spite of the lack of rain my tomatoes and yellow beans went insane. So the tally so far is 29 pints of beans,10 quarts of beans,12 quarts of tomato sauce,25 quarts of halved tomatoes,3 quarts of salsa(my treat to myself) and still the tomatoes keep on coming.Not bad for 8 plants :) plus some small batch canning of jams,fruit preserves,beets and other garden goodies. Hope everyone else has a blessed harvest and happy canning:)

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]]> http://homestead-acres.com/activity/p/4531/ Connie posted an update in the group Preserving The Harvest: Wondering if anyone has a measurement system I could used […] http://homestead-acres.com/activity/p/4531/ Fri, 07 Sep 2012 00:22:00 +0000 Wondering if anyone has a measurement system I could used for refrigerator pickles or something like that? I have only enough cucumbers in my garden for one jar of pickles and wanted to just make them and leave them in the frig...not enough to can. Would appreciate any help you could offer. Would need to do them by tomorrow at the latest.

Thanks,
Connie

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]]> http://homestead-acres.com/activity/p/4435/ Cindy posted an update in the group Preserving The Harvest: It's time for canning!! So far 7 quarts of whole tomatoes, […] http://homestead-acres.com/activity/p/4435/ Thu, 09 Aug 2012 17:25:48 +0000 It's time for canning!! So far 7 quarts of whole tomatoes, 14 pints of Kim's recipe for bread and butter pickles, 7 pints of zucchini bread and butters, 35 1/2-pints of pizza sauce and 30 pints of peaches. Also froze a whole bunch of zucchini, shredded and in 2 cup baggies. So how are all of you doing? Thinking about corn products now. ALso have a huge kettle of V8 juice simmering. What are you up to?

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]]> http://homestead-acres.com/activity/p/3848/ Kim posted an update in the group Preserving The Harvest: These look like great refrigerator pickles! http://homestead-acres.com/activity/p/3848/ Sat, 19 May 2012 01:47:26 +0000 These look like great refrigerator pickles!
Quick Pickled Radishes
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]]> http://homestead-acres.com/activity/p/3723/ 6foot7Giant posted an update in the group Preserving The Harvest: I canned a batch of Loquats on Sunday... added zero sugar so […] http://homestead-acres.com/activity/p/3723/ Wed, 09 May 2012 00:47:38 +0000 I canned a batch of Loquats on Sunday... added zero sugar so we'll see how I like them in the winter! Next batch I'll make regular jam because I've never tried it... this is the first year my trees have produced enough to eat fresh and can. I doubt they can be dehydrated... they are a very juicy fruit that browns easily. If you look at the picture for this group (Preserving the Harvest), the loquats look EXACTLY like that! They are really delicious fresh, but I doubt you can capture the same essence when they're canned. We'll see.

Where I live (So. California), there are LOADS and LOADS of this fruit completely untouched and ignored in people's gardens! One tree will produce (thousands?) of fruit just under the size of an egg in clusters of about 8-10 fruit. I think they are also called "Japanese Plums." They are very juicy, floral/tropical sorta flavor. YUM!

Here's the Wikipedia article about them...

Loquat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loquat
Mespilus japonica
Photinia japonica

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]]> http://homestead-acres.com/groups/preserving-the-harvest/forum/topic/what-are-you-dehydrating-this-week/?topic_page=2#post-458 Wendy replied to the forum topic What are you dehydrating this week? in the group Preserving The Harvest http://homestead-acres.com/groups/preserving-the-harvest/forum/topic/what-are-you-dehydrating-this-week/?topic_page=2#post-458 Wed, 09 May 2012 00:43:33 +0000 sounds good.  I love figs in cookies!  Use to be my daughters favorites.

 

]]> http://homestead-acres.com/groups/preserving-the-harvest/forum/topic/what-are-you-dehydrating-this-week/?topic_page=2#post-457 6foot7Giant replied to the forum topic What are you dehydrating this week? in the group Preserving The Harvest http://homestead-acres.com/groups/preserving-the-harvest/forum/topic/what-are-you-dehydrating-this-week/?topic_page=2#post-457 Wed, 09 May 2012 00:30:38 +0000 Today I opened up some of my dehydrated figs... still as tasty as they were when I dried them last summer!  I need to eat all these up before the fresh ones are ready!

Foot in mouth

 

 

]]> http://homestead-acres.com/activity/p/3625/ Liz posted an update in the group Preserving The Harvest: Question: when canning chili, can I use my own recipe, or […] http://homestead-acres.com/activity/p/3625/ Thu, 03 May 2012 20:14:21 +0000 Question: when canning chili, can I use my own recipe, or must I follow one in a canning book? I guess this goes for soups and salsas also?

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]]> http://homestead-acres.com/activity/p/3601/ Liz posted an update in the group Preserving The Harvest: Day 2 of sprouting buckwheat! I can't get enough from […] http://homestead-acres.com/activity/p/3601/ Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:30:03 +0000 Day 2 of sprouting buckwheat! I can't get enough from seeing God's power in watching these little guys/gals grow!!

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