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So I don’t like marmalade because of the bits of peel in it. A couple years ago I was trying to find an orange jam or jelly recipe that didn’t call for the peel, and all I could find out was that the peel was necessary for the pectin it contains. Now, however, when I looked up canning mandarin...

Orange jelly today. It took 5 lbs of navel oranges and 3 lbs of mandarin oranges (minus 3 of the navel that had started getting moldy) to make the 5 cups of juice the recipe called for. I hope it sets up. It has really good flavor. Like orange suckers.

Welcome to the forum, I hope you stick around!

Well one of the chicken jars didn’t seal, so I put that one in the fridge. I tasted it at lunch time, and it was quite good, even without salt. Maybe a little dry for eating straight. But probably fine for using in recipes. I don’t have canning salt, and I read that regular salt isn’t...

Same here. 🙇‍♀️ And, I prefer canned green beans but he prefers frozen. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Oh well. Yesterday I canned chicken for the first time! Love this canner! Plan for today is mandarin oranges.

First batch in my Presto, 5 quarts of chicken broth from my freezer.

If you were supposed to get 2 day shipping, doesn’t that usually mean you receive it in 2 days? Maybe their definition is that they send it in 2 days! 😅

My guess is if they didn’t send you an email with a tracking number, then yeah, scam. But sometimes they send a “tracking number” that isn’t real, or that gives a date several weeks out. (I got caught once by one I was suspicious of.)

Oops, I was thinking today was Thursday! That’s what lack of sleep will do :lol:

My Presto canner Amazon delivery came at 9:30 pm last night! Haven’t opened it yet. But I woke up at 4:30 am and started thinking about what I could can, and couldn’t get back to sleep. Forced myself to stay in bed until 6:30, mostly awake but with some dozing off, thankfully. Then I came on...

Hmmm. Now I feel the need to research the Nesco one a little bit.

Interesting. I will be watching to see if my well water affects them. I don’t drink it, but I cook with it and use it for coffee or mixing up juice and everything else. I’m just super picky about what my water tastes like.

I’ve been thinking about canning potatoes too, because I never use up a bag from the store in time before they go bad. But the price of smaller bags is ridiculous compared to 10 pound bags. So on the rare occasions that I want a few potatoes for something, I could just can the rest before they...

I have been listening (reading) to folks talking about this canner for a few years and wishing for one. Been thinking about it even more lately. I think there was some discussion on BYH. But you guys just pushed me over the edge with the mention of Amazon having it 25% off. I immediately went...

Hitting the “love” reaction button is not enough for this post! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

7 quarts of tomatoes from my freezer and one big pot of goulash for tonight’s dinner. Before: After:

Congratulations! I’m so happy for you!

Six half pints of apple butter and 6 half pints of apple slices, yesterday.

While you were sleeping 😄

Sounds like this is your answer. I also think it’s great that both properties are close to each other. Live on whichever one you are more comfortable in, and put your animals (when you are ready) on your dad’s property. As @FarmerJamie suggested, make your main garden at the property that has...