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Welcome Grumpy Pumpkin! I stumbled in here about a month ago. There is so much incredible information shared here! If you are new to gardening, you might also want to check out the sister site - http://www.theeasygarden.com/forum/index.php A lot of great information is shared there too...

The more I think about it, the more I realize that it's the prep that feels so time consuming for me. I did a little bit of canning quite a few years ago and then nothing for years. Got back into it this year with chokecherries and crabapples for jelly and butter. While I did get several...

Yesterday - 5 quarts + 1 pint green tomato relish Many of you get soooo much canning done! HOW? Do you can in your sleep?

I could take or leave regular apple butter but discovered I LOVE crabapple butter. :drool I will have to make more next year. It's disappearing a lot quicker than expected. :(

I did a quick picture search out of curiosity. I don't think I've ever seen them in my region and wondered why they wouldn't fit in the canners right. Interestingly, the results took me to a site that sells them for candlemaking. Hmmmm. Seems like that would be a good way to use them up...

It is a very useful tree if it is healthy and producing good crabapples. I have had a crabapple tree for many years and never did anything with the apples until this year. Now I kick myself and wonder why I waited so long. I've always known a crabapple to be just the little teeny apples have...

Interesting you should mention this. Years ago, I bought a special dark jar for doing sprouts. It's dark brown like the good root beer is bottled in but is like a quart canning jar. The top is a canning ring with a fine stiff window screen for good air circulation and easily rinsing the...

Glad you like it PunkinPeep! I didn't even think about using the lid as backing but that is a great idea! Imagine an entire Christmas tree themed with ring framed tree ornaments. I bet it would look really pretty. I seem to remember a window ornament using rings as the outer frame. It...

I love all these great re-purposing ideas! For the rings, I was thinking a little spray paint to refresh them would make nice little frames for smaller needlepoint projects? Actually, I think they would work for photo frames too. I can't think of anything for the lids at the moment but I have...

Cool! What are you going to make with them? I wish I had more because the crabapple butter and jelly I made are already being eaten up too quick!

Was it this one? http://www.americansworking.com/ I just looked at a couple categories so far but it is interesting to see all the Hawaiian coffee.

A while back, I decided I wanted to be more conscientious about buying USA products. I was noticing labels after purchasing the product and discovered I was buying a heck of a lot of foreign products. I started making an effort check labels before buying and make wiser choices. I was floored...

I finally got to my crabapples. The deer had cleaned all the lower branches but I still had enough for a batch of butter and jelly. I also used the leftover pulp from the jelly to double my batch of butter, making 6 pints instead of 3. The jelly uses additional pectin and recipe is...

Oh no!! So sad!! :( I know your frustration. I grew up in New England with unpredictable weather and moved to another unpredictable weather state (MT) about 20 years ago. I've seen a foot of snow mid-June ruin everyone's garden, hail storms in August (severe enough to demolish house roofs...

I'm mostly a soup and then compost user upper. If it won't work in soup and is still edible but know I can't use it before it goes bad, I try to share it with someone that might be able to use it. :hugs Can also extend the expiration by cooking a fresh, canned or frozen ingredient that is...

Anyone watching The Human Family Tree on National Geographic? We recorded it but haven't watched yet. I think we will be surprised to learn we are all more related than we imagined regardless of our skin color. Here's the web site about the program...

Wow! I would have never thought about freezing them like this. It actually would work out perfect if it is better to pick them after the frost. By then, most everything else would be harvested and stored. Freezing them would give a chance to deal with the last minute stuff picked in...

:yuckyuck There's a comedian in every bunch! :lau I'm feeling pretty silly right about now too. However, it's from lack of sleep as I am still up early rather than just getting up too early. Definitely going to get a few zzzzzzzzzzz's now though. Thanks for the silly welcome and have a...

Thank you, Iceblink! I don't know about the pressure canning but if it took 30 minutes to hit the jelly stage, maybe we are at the same general altitude. This does help. I think I am going to try without added pectin first. If it won't set, I can always remake it with the pectin. It...

Did you see it with the modified quantity of chokecherries to water? I just changed it early Monday morning. My first few batches had mostly all ripe bigger chokecherries and produced a lot of juice. My later batches had about 2/3 ripe and 1/3 smaller semi-ripe and I didn't get nearly as much...