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Liz posted an update in the group Preserving The Harvest May 3, 2012 8:14 pm
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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Liz posted a new activity comment May 1, 2012 8:49 pm
In reply to: Liz posted an update in the group Preserving The Harvest Day 2 of sprouting buckwheat! I can’t get enough from seeing God’s power in watching these little guys/gals grow!! ViewI have also sprouted mung beans, we just eat them raw or you can put them in stir fry! Next time I think I am gonna try quinoa. I have no idea what to do with those though LOL!
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Liz posted a new activity comment May 1, 2012 8:46 pm
In reply to: Liz posted an update in the group Preserving The Harvest Day 2 of sprouting buckwheat! I can’t get enough from seeing God’s power in watching these little guys/gals grow!! ViewI don’t have a dehydrator yet so I toasted them! I am going to put them in my granola tomorrow! I tried them today after toasting them and wow they were awesome!
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I have also sprouted mung beans, we just eat them raw or you can put them in stir fry! Next time I think I am gonna try quinoa. I have no idea what to do with those though LOL!
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Liz posted an update in the group Preserving The Harvest April 28, 2012 2:30 pm
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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What are you using sprouted buckwheat for?
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I don’t have a dehydrator yet so I toasted them! I am going to put them in my granola tomorrow! I tried them today after toasting them and wow they were awesome!
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I have also sprouted mung beans, we just eat them raw or you can put them in stir fry! Next time I think I am gonna try quinoa. I have no idea what to do with those though LOL!
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Liz posted a new activity comment April 24, 2012 4:51 pm
Thanks Wendy! I feel like a sponge right now trying to absorb as much info as possible.This is awesome!!!!!
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Liz posted a new activity comment April 24, 2012 4:48 pm
In reply to: Deb posted an update in the group Preserving The Harvest Wednesday of this week dehydrated 2 lbs spinach and almost 3 lbs green onion tops. Friday dehydrated 5 lbs kale. Tuesday night thru Friday made homemade […] ViewI think that is so cool! My husband used to hunt and I always wanted him to bring a turkey home so I could prepare it. If I had a couple acres, I’d love a couple chickens, and other livestock! Thanks for the info
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Liz posted a new activity comment April 24, 2012 4:44 pm
In reply to: Deb posted an update in the group Preserving The Harvest Wednesday of this week dehydrated 2 lbs spinach and almost 3 lbs green onion tops. Friday dehydrated 5 lbs kale. Tuesday night thru Friday made homemade […] ViewWow Deb thank you so much, I appreciate all the info. I feel stupid to say this but I have never even thought of freezing scraps. My sister told me about perpetual bone soup, which is alot of the same except you never turn off the crock pot and you drink the stock continually. I have tried this 2 times, I think my crock runs too hot because after…[Read more]
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Liz posted a new activity comment April 24, 2012 4:18 pm
In reply to: Liz posted an update in the group Preserving The Harvest Hi everyone I am new at preserving, actually I am kinda new to the world outside of the market LOL! Just wondering if anyone had any top secret tips they […] ViewThanks so much Wendy! I just moved to the TN area from TX and last year I tried my 1st garden, well let’s just say, it went real well until the sun burned it up. Even my okra was destroyed watering 2x a day. We are in the military so we tend to move alot so I am gonna try my hand at container this year and even though I know the Farmers Market is…[Read more]
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Baby steps are good. I just started my walk on this path a few years ago. I have a lot to learn myself. Youtube has been a great tool. For gardening, I can recommend a few youtube channels that I really enjoy: My favorite one is Praxxus55712, then growingyourgreens. Last year I grew a lot of plants on my deck. I can tell you from experience…[Read more]
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Liz posted an update in the group Preserving The Harvest April 23, 2012 11:45 pm
Hi everyone I am new at preserving, actually I am kinda new to the world outside of the market LOL! Just wondering if anyone had any top secret tips they wanted to share
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If you are going to be canning, you will need to get yourself a good pressure canner. I prefer the weighted version versus the dial gauge because then I don’t need to take it to the extension office each year to get it checked for accuracy. Next you will need a good water bath canner, a kit that includes a jar lifter, lid grabber, headspace…[Read more]
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Thanks so much Wendy! I just moved to the TN area from TX and last year I tried my 1st garden, well let’s just say, it went real well until the sun burned it up. Even my okra was destroyed watering 2x a day. We are in the military so we tend to move alot so I am gonna try my hand at container this year and even though I know the Farmers Market is…[Read more]
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Baby steps are good. I just started my walk on this path a few years ago. I have a lot to learn myself. Youtube has been a great tool. For gardening, I can recommend a few youtube channels that I really enjoy: My favorite one is Praxxus55712, then growingyourgreens. Last year I grew a lot of plants on my deck. I can tell you from experience…[Read more]
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Liz posted a new activity comment April 23, 2012 11:34 pm
In reply to: Deb posted an update in the group Preserving The Harvest Wednesday of this week dehydrated 2 lbs spinach and almost 3 lbs green onion tops. Friday dehydrated 5 lbs kale. Tuesday night thru Friday made homemade […] ViewHi I am new to preserving and I was wondering when you make your stock to can do you strain all the veggie scraps out before canning or do you leave it in? Also, was it a perpetual chicken bone stock that last four days or did you make numerous batches? Advance Thanks for helping a newcomer
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Hi Liz –
Hopefully I won’t bore you by the following info on how I make stock – hope this info helps.
Since we started homesteading I find myself trying to use, reuse, repurpose items before just tossing out the “old” and getting “new”. I can remember a time when we “wasted” a lot of valuable items, including leftover food that was still…[Read more]
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Wow Deb thank you so much, I appreciate all the info. I feel stupid to say this but I have never even thought of freezing scraps. My sister told me about perpetual bone soup, which is alot of the same except you never turn off the crock pot and you drink the stock continually. I have tried this 2 times, I think my crock runs too hot because after…[Read more]
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When I make stock, I strain it through a cheese cloth before putting it in the frig to cool. Once cool, I remove the solid fat layer from the top and then can in a pressure canner as directed in the Ball Canning book.
Last year was my first year raising chickens. Come time to butcher, I saved the backs and necks for chicken stock. I also used…[Read more]
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I think that is so cool! My husband used to hunt and I always wanted him to bring a turkey home so I could prepare it. If I had a couple acres, I’d love a couple chickens, and other livestock! Thanks for the info
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Liz joined the group Preserving The Harvest April 23, 2012 11:22 pm
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Liz became a registered member April 23, 2012 10:58 pm
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Welcome Liz
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Thanks Wendy! I feel like a sponge right now trying to absorb as much info as possible.This is awesome!!!!!
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No you can use your own recipes. Just process the proper amount of time. Process for the time for the longest ingredient. For example if you put meat in your chili, process the 75 minutes it says in the canning book. Sounds like you are really busy!! Good for you!!
Yes you can use your own recipes. Like @columbine53 said just process it for the ingredient with the longest time needed.
But remember that pasta, rice, flour and dairy products are on the not safe to can, on the canning standards list. So if you soups have them just leave them out and add when you open the jar to cook it.