WHAT ARE YOU CANNING TODAY?

[Mini Horses]

@FarmerJamie great job! I find it satisfying to see a pantry of filled jars

I've been contemplating what & how to expand the use of coming figs & elderberries. Saw a fig & hot pepper jam I'd like to try. Would be a great glaze for pork or chicken. Somehow the specialty cooking loses its appeal with only yourself to eat it.

 

[Mini Horses]

Today I have a canner of potatoes in Qt jars started. Prepping free peaches while those cook. Making a few jars of jam. It'll be a nice change of taste from other jams on the shelves.

 

[Mini Horses]

Peach jam put off -- peaches need a couple more days to ripen. The potatoes, 5 qt, are "dry" canned. No water added. Plus I scrubbed, spot trimmed, didn't peel. First time this way. They all sealed nicely and I'm sure they cooked! Will open one and decide if I like this finish better. Since I needed couple more qt to fill, I used some extra grapes. A little sugar and now juice working?

Anyone else ever canned potato this way? If I like texture better, I'll add pepper & onion next time, for a ready made stir fry.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Can't wait to hear how the potatoes turned out!

 

[FarmerJamie]

Anyone else ever canned potato this way? If I like texture better, I'll add pepper & onion next time, for a ready made stir fry.

I haven't tried the dry canning method. The wife didn't care for the potatoes I canned in water. Will await your results.

 

[FarmerJamie]

Tried the non bourbon baked beans for lunch today. Will make more of this recipe, for sure.

 

[Mini Horses]

I'm not "thrilled" with the water canned. Ok but more overcooked when you use. They're ok in some dishes, others not so much. I'm trying a jar of these dry can this weekend & will report.

However, sweets in water are still ok taste wise.

Dehydrating a whole bunch of onions. I'll chop some, grind some, once dried. Store for winter.

 

[flowerbug]

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Anyone else ever canned potato this way? If I like texture better, I'll add pepper & onion next time, for a ready made stir fry.

never heard of such a thing before. pressure canned i hope?

 

[Mini Horses]

Pressure canned, raw potatoes BUT no water added. Moisture from the potatoes. Like meats, sorta. You don't usually add water there, either.

 

[Mini Horses]

Potato report.
Tried some straight out of jar. Taste was good. Not "watered down" piece of potato. Fried some, added pepper & onion. Again good taste and better texture than water canned. Didn't fall apart when cooked. Also, didn't brown up like fresh. That could have been partly due to type of potato, as some are starchier. Plus these I'd use in potato salad as they were drier. Overall, I'd do again. Obviously potato type has effect on outcome. Next time I'll do jars of different ones -- a russet, a Yukon gold, a red.

Fresh is better but, having a few canned is nice.

Beyond that -- I put a few pounds of grapes in dehydrator (friend of a friends vines) for raisins. Yeah, they brought me waaay too many & my conscience wouldn't let me throw away. Not the concord type for jelly, so. Ate, shared & in desperation scewered each grape & they're drying. The onions I dried need to be chopped to store. Peaches went into jam. Never had time to do more cheese or something with milk....got to!! And eggs.

Not complaining for the bounty, just trying to use it!
Honestly, beyond a couple bags of flour, maybe a little more coffee, I'm stocked for about a year.

Oh -- figs will be ready for me this month. Dehydrators will be running have jars of preserves stocked from last yr!