WHAT ARE YOU CANNING TODAY?

[FarmerJamie]

Opened a jar of canned bourbon sliced peaches. Not a strong overpowering flavor and just needed a touch of sweetener. Yum

 

[FarmerJamie]

3 quarts of leftover ham and bean soup. Waste not

 

[Mini Horses]

Absolutely!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Finished up the kumquat marmalade finallly. Put some red pepper flakes in the last batch. Yum.

Today will be ham/white bean soup.

 

[flowerbug]

it's not quite canning, but i did put a few quart containers in the freezer of the squash since we both couldn't eat that much up very quickly. it will help stretch the rest of the squash supply for a few more weeks/months.

 

[murphysranch]

Has anyone canned home made hash? I have two hams, and a big bag of russets. I was thinking of cubes of ham, potatoes and onions, put in pint jars. I'm not going to grind it.

 

[flowerbug]

Has anyone canned home made hash? I have two hams, and a big bag of russets. I was thinking of cubes of ham, potatoes and onions, put in pint jars. I'm not going to grind it.

pressure canned only. regular BWB would not be safe enough. see if you can find the amount of time needed via online recipes that are similar. i've not done any pressure canning to know offhand about how much time meat and potatoes like that should be done.

 

[FarmerJamie]

pressure canned only. regular BWB would not be safe enough. see if you can find the amount of time needed via online recipes that are similar. i've not done any pressure canning to know offhand about how much time meat and potatoes like that should be done.

Canning time should be based on the meat. Pressure canning pints 10 lb for 75 minutes, quarts for 90. Pretty standard.

There is a lot of robust debate in the groups I follow about the safety of water bathing, which is the primary method in Europe. Most water bathing recommendations are 3+ hours. The critical factor is getting the internal temps high enough for a long enough time. I don't have time or the cooking space for it.

For the record, I only water bath high acid foods. My choice. I know people personally that water bath without incident. I don't want to start a debate over it. For me it's right there with politics and religion. I canned some things this summer that the ABC government agencies say never should be canned, but they turned out just fine. YMMV.

 

[FarmerJamie]

Has anyone canned home made hash? I have two hams, and a big bag of russets. I was thinking of cubes of ham, potatoes and onions, put in pint jars. I'm not going to grind it.

I would blanch the potatoes for two minutes, pack it all in, leaving an inch headspace. Add 1/4 tsp salt for pints, then add boiling water and debubble. The liquid can be discarded when using.

This sounds really good. Dang it, just put the canner up. Lol

 

[murphysranch]

Excellent, FJ. Gonna do it. I can just smell them now, frying in a pan, with some home grown eggs on top!! I take photos!!