WHAT ARE YOU CANNING TODAY?

[lcertuche]

Last night and this morning I did a canner full of dried beans. Pintos, Great Northern, garbanzos, small red making 5 qts. and 10 pints all together.

 

[lcertuche]

Salsa, Cape Gooseberry jam, plum jam, and canned plums in light syrup. I still have plenty of plums leftover to share and for fresh eating.

 

[sumi]

That looks yum!

 

[lcertuche]

This was the first time I ever tasted a cape gooseberry. Yummo! As soon as I tasted the first one I knew I had to try jam. What an explosion of flavor in that tiny little yellow morsel!

 

[sumi]

They are amazing, aren't they? Incredible flavour and SO easy to grow too. Just squash one and toss the bits out where you want a plant and wait. They make a decent size plant, but don't take over. We had volunteer plants all over our place years ago, after some berries got into the compost heap. I didn't mind! What we didn't eat fresh, I made jam with.

 

[lcertuche]

Well Sumi you're 'a day late and a dollar short'. I used every one in the jam! I will try to get my hands on some more.

 

[sumi]

That sauce sounds delicious!

 

[lcertuche]

Oh my goodness, that sauce sounds so delicious!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

It does!

 

[lcertuche]

@baymule you need to post your Hot Pepper Butter recipe on this thread. I am definitely make some of that this summer as soon as I can get enough hot peppers.