WHAT ARE YOU CANNING TODAY?

[Mini Horses]

Well, decided I could put the canned ham/beans into the pantry, off the table. I always "watch" meats a little longer than veg. Now there's room for something else. Deciding for today -- can some milk or make cheese gotta "do" some milk for frig space.

 

[Mini Horses]

5 qt of milk. Looks pretty

Prev try I was told bring to pressure, 10# for 10 min
Wasn't good. Too "cooked" & separated similar to curds/whey. Did I wipe rims with vinegar??? Habit.

Oh well, chickens didn't care.

This time, room temp milk & canner water. Bring to steam, bring to pressure and immediately turn off. Cool to zero pressure, remove. For certain, I wiped water on rims will test one in a month or so.

Milk in pan to make cheese. Taking a break, just got dry clothes off line & folded. I need a break

 

[flowerbug]

5 qt of milk. Looks pretty

Prev try I was told bring to pressure, 10# for 10 min
Wasn't good. Too "cooked" & separated similar to curds/whey. Did I wipe rims with vinegar??? Habit.View attachment 30091 Oh well, chickens didn't care.

This time, room temp milk & canner water. Bring to steam, bring to pressure and immediately turn off. Cool to zero pressure, remove. For certain, I wiped water on rims will test one in a month or so.

Milk in pan to make cheese. Taking a break, just got dry clothes off line & folded. I need a break

do you ever try for any of the hard cheeses?

 

[Mini Horses]

Not yet. Just started milking this yr. But will this summer -- when job slows. It takes an amount of planned time to press, dry & wax. Then you store until it's ripened long, hard wait. Maybe Christmas treats!

I did get a quart of ricotta finished just a short time ago...dishwasher on 2nd run today. Jars, pans, etc, this time.

 

[FarmerJamie]

Not canning today, but while in Kentucky, found some bourbon infused sorghum. Going to try it in my baked bean recipe

 

[Mini Horses]

Took 1.5 gal milk from frig before noon to get to room temp. Just turned into another qt of ricotta. Winter lasagna prep. It'll be packaged & frozen tomorrow. Still 2.5 gal milk in frig

DW full of clean jars will be refilled with milk. Thanks Brat.

That's about $14. of cheese. A home dairy is wonderful.

 

[Mini Horses]

4 pints of pineapple chunks. Bought 2 super ripe pineapple @$.25 ea. Also had about 1/2 PT left for eating with my yogurt. Just thought a little bit of canned fruit would be winter good.

 

[Mini Horses]

Cheese starting. Mostly it'll be a batch of ricotta but, I'll pull half of curd, whip, add more cream & form a roll to cover with blueberry jam. Some, add garlic & basil into mixture -- use on bagels or crackers. I'll give samples away to friends. Lazy day.

Next weekend might be mozzarella. Then feta.
After those, a hard cheese is my challenge.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Mostly it'll be a batch of ricotta

I've been following in your footsteps and have made ricotta several times in the last couple weeks. Yummy stuff! I want to make some garlic flavored chevre next.

 

[Mini Horses]

And the ricotta is so easy....so good in winter dishes. Freezes beautifully. Today, pint+ of cottage cheese. Had some cream I wanted used, the curds were lovely size. Plus a mound of garlic/basil and 2 of chevre topped with a touch of vanilla added to blueberry preserves -- I picked & canned those rascals last year. Sometimes cranberry & cinnamon. Those flavors were on the store shelf goat cheese @ $1per ounce. Heck, I can do that! . Also good with red pepper jelly, I make that, too.

Still 2 gal in frig, plus a jar of cream & just put 1/2 gal in freezer to quick chill -- tonight's milking.

Goats are so productive! If you just use it. .