WHAT ARE YOU CANNING TODAY?

[Mini Horses]

I did leave mine in oven about 15 min too long. So a touch dryer than I usually leave them. Got busy & forgot . Couple tblsp of water added to dishfixed. Tasted great -- leftovers for lunch. Will be less cost with homegrown beans.

 

[flowerbug]

Thanks for the review. That looks delish! I'll be working on some of those at some point in the coming week.

if you have extra Purple Dove dry beans you can mix them in with the Navy or Great Northern beans. they are a mild Pinto flavor and cook faster than the Pinto beans.

i never have any trouble with having extra beans...

 

[frustratedearthmother]

if you have extra Purple Dove

Just got some planted a couple days ago.

 

[Finnie]

Here ya go -- if you told me these were Bushes home style, I'd believe you! Not to sweet, salty, etc. personally, I'm doing more . Now, I'm going to add a tablespoon of BBQ sauce to it (or tsp dry) because I like that & doit to bought canned ones. You could add bacon bits to canned mix -- in case no bacon at cooking. I like strips on top when I bake them & didn't today.

I used great northerns. Cooked fine. Bean held shape, soft inside. Navy smaller, might be tiny bit softer. I'm fine with these GN. Could use pinto.

Recipe uses powdered onion, or fresh. I tossed in a couple tbsp chopped dehydrated I wanted to use up. Next, I figure it costs about 60 cent a qt, plus a lid. Much better than $2-3 for store canned.

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I have used a few of the jars of beans I canned earlier this year. They were way mushy! (Still edible and tasted good though.) Next time I am going to do the No soak method you recommended. I am now of the opinion that soaking before canning is way overkill.

I also think I will try this baked bean recipe. Looks yummy!

 

[Mini Horses]

Actually @Chic Rustler was the one who started my rinse & can beans. They DO come out better I'm sure. Before I didn't even can dried beans but, knew cooking before would be overkill. Too many years of cooking pots of them. Having some cooked to use with only the heat up & season was a good idea. Now I can have them for chili, etc, anytime & it even saves the defrost time from that prior method, plus freezer room. Oh I still cook pots & freeze sometimes.

Now -- I need to be building more shelves before summer veg canning comes around Once I harvest & need to fill these hundreds of jars -- I'll need more than boxes! I may be over providing my needs. But long shelf life, so whatever. Can always feed to chickens.

 

[flowerbug]

we've been enjoying some of the previously cooked and frozen beans yesterday and we'll be on round 2 today for burritos to finish this quart off.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

We don't eat a lot of potatoes around here. Because of that, if I do buy them it's quite possible that they will get nasty before we use them up. Today I noticed that 10lbs of russet potatoes at kroger were buy one, get one. I've got a load in the canner as we speak. I've canned Yukon Gold previously and they were good. Not sure how russets will do - but I guess I'll find out.

 

[Mini Horses]

Russets usually cook up pretty soft. You generally mash them when using because of that.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

You generally mash them when using because of that.

I've got no objections to mashed potatoes, lol! Grands love them too. My original idea was to have a few 'taters to toss into a soup or stew. In those instances, DH has to be very careful about what gets ladled into his bowl.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

@Mini Horses - I used your recipe and canned some baked beans yesterday. I used navy beans, Swerve brown sugar substitute and low sugar ketchup. I had to try them last night. They are darn good! Thanks for posting that recipe, I am a fan!