WHAT ARE YOU CANNING TODAY?

[Corn Woman]

Tuna boats are coming in on the coast, so DW and I took a road trip. Canned 21 (1/2) pints of fresh albacore tuna. Then did 9 pints of sirloin to help clear out the freezer.

Lucky you albacore tuna home canned I am drooling just thinking about it. DD brought me a half flat of beautiful California strawberries and I did 9 half pints of jam. I love that kid.

 

[moolie]

Hubs and I ended up tackling the peaches last evening, over 3.5 hours 60 lbs of peaches resulted in 41 quarts (with two peaches having been eaten fresh with lunch).

 

[SSDreamin]

Hubs and I ended up tackling the peaches last evening, over 3.5 hours 60 lbs of peaches resulted in 41 quarts (with two peaches having been eaten fresh with lunch).

Can I ask how much you paid for the peaches? I've had two different people tell me that peaches will be $75 a bushel this year here - I guess I won't be canning any peaches this year

 

[SSDreamin]

Did up 7 pints of sweet cuke chunks. Won't say what goofy thing I did, but they were an epic fail :/ Oh well, the chickens love them. Also did 22 1/2 pints of butter yesterday. All but one sealed!

 

[moolie]

Hubs and I ended up tackling the peaches last evening, over 3.5 hours 60 lbs of peaches resulted in 41 quarts (with two peaches having been eaten fresh with lunch).

Can I ask how much you paid for the peaches? I've had two different people tell me that peaches will be $75 a bushel this year here - I guess I won't be canning any peaches this year

Got a total deal this year actually, $70 for 60 lbs.

The stand I got them from had them listed as "$24/20 lbs (19 litres/.52 bushel box) or $48/40 lbs" so I asked if I could get a similar deal for 60 lbs and she told me $70 so we snapped them up

And this was for organic, although not "certified"--the stand selling certified organic wanted $55 for the same 20 lb box

Last year we paid $30/20 lbs at a BC orchard for certified organic so we were really happy with this year's price.

 

[k15n1]

I foolishly paid 40 $ for a half-bushel box.

That's 1.60 $/lb or so, which is full retail price.

 

[FarmerJamie]

19 pints of Fire-hot salsa! got "scratch and dent" peppers for $5 for more than a bushel. Coupled with the spicy peppers from the garden, my sinuses are running just from the fumes.

 

[BarredBuff]

Hubs and I ended up tackling the peaches last evening, over 3.5 hours 60 lbs of peaches resulted in 41 quarts (with two peaches having been eaten fresh with lunch).

Can I ask how much you paid for the peaches? I've had two different people tell me that peaches will be $75 a bushel this year here - I guess I won't be canning any peaches this year

We got two bushels for 30$ about last of July....

Did some beans, and pickled green tomatoes and pepper rings

 

[ORChick]

7 pints of German red cabbage with apples.

 

[Corn Woman]

Hubs and I ended up tackling the peaches last evening, over 3.5 hours 60 lbs of peaches resulted in 41 quarts (with two peaches having been eaten fresh with lunch).

Can I ask how much you paid for the peaches? I've had two different people tell me that peaches will be $75 a bushel this year here - I guess I won't be canning any peaches this year

Oh my peaches are that much? I have a backyard full or organic gold. At the farmers market they are $20.00 a half bushel. I was given nectarines at the market yesterday so I canned 9 half pints of jam.