Question of the Week - Do You Can or Preserve Food? - Deanna

[Guest guest]

Dear Deanna,

 

A couple of weekends in a mountain ranch sounds like fun

 

Is " canned " the same thing as " tinned " ?

If so, we do not have a gadget for " tinning " food.

Besides, the air has to be drawn out of the tin before the lid is put on.

I have no idea how this is done

 

 

Jam

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I " bottled " lots of Blackberry Jam every summer.

This year I have a handful of Plums from my Victoria Plum Tree

When I get a good yield, the plums are more than the leaves on the tree

The whole tree is covered with delicious, very sweet, Dark Red Plums

We make lots and lots of Plum Jam and " bottled " it.

 

Pickles

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As for " Pickles " , we have tried to pickled our own " Onions " and " Beet Roots " .

 

Dried Tomatoes

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I left some of my favourite " Beef-Steak " tomatoes on the Kitchen Window sill to

dry, purely

for the seeds to use next year but as the tomato shrivels, there are signs of

ungus covering

the tomato. I am not sure why, anyone knows why?

What is the best way for me to collect the seeds for next year's crop( without

the fungus

infestation).?

 

I haven't the faintest how you make leather out of Tomatoes?

Please explain.lol

 

Preserving Greens.

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I have successfully preserved Bok Choy and Mustard Greens in the past.

I may need to repeat this again as I have too many Bok Choy in my allotment,

right now.

 

 

Best Wishes,

Wee

 

 

 

 

 

On 1 Oct 2006 at 12:19, genny_y2k wrote:

 

> Well I have been away for a couple of week ends visiting a friend's

> mountain ranch. We canned 'jillions' of tomatoes, and pickles. Made

> sauce,bread and butter picks, and relish. We decided this year to

> make 'sandwich length ' pickles instead of the rounds because they

> fit better on a sandwich. We also dried tomato slices in the

> dehydrator and made some 'leather'. We added nothing to the tomatoes

> for leather and decided that we like it better than fruit leather.

> We experimented with the Bread and Butter brine until we got it just

> right for our taste..Following is our recipe for those who are

> interested.

> Smiles and hugs Deanna

>

> Bread and Butter Pickle Brine

>

> 3 cups white distilled vinegar

> 3 cups sugar

> 1 teaspoon sea salt (not iodized)

> 1 tablespoon mustard seed

> 1 tablespoon celery seed

> 1/2 tablespoon tumeric

>

> Bring this brine to a boil in a stainless or enamal pan and simmer

> for apx. 20 min...Pour over pickle slices packed into canning jars.

> Process in boiling water for 20 minutes. You can also make these

> pickles without processing and store in fridge to be used in the

> following month.

>

> Now my question to all of you groupies is:

>

> Do you can/preserve food?

[Guest guest]

Dear Friend Wee,

Yes the time at the mountain ranch was so much fun.

My guy friend helped me can/bottle the pickles , etc.

The 'leather' is made from a cooked until thickened paste of either

fruit or veggies, spread out on a drying tray and placed in the

dehydrator until dry. Then wrapped in wax paper, or plastic wrap.

Makes a wonderful chewy treat. Light weight and easy to carry in a

back pack or saddle bags. We also canned/bottled a few jars of

pickled beets and onions.

If you can leave your 'seed' tomatoes on the vine they will dry

naturally and you can then remove them for the seeds. Store the whole

dried tomato in a glass container in a cool dark place. I live in a

very dry climate so this may not work for everyone. I have opened the

ripe tomatoes, squeezed out the seeds, and let them air dry on the

counter. This works beter than trying to dry the whole tomato. The

seeds work best if you dry the membranes and juices with the seeds.

I can imagine that your plums make a wonderful jam.

We plan to make applesauce in the next few weeks.

Smiles and hugs

Deanna in Colorado USA

[Guest guest]

good thing that guy friend has you or else he would be one sick as a dog guy

friend.

 

hugs,

CHanda

-

genny_y2k

Sunday, October 01, 2006 9:50 AM

Re: Question of the Week - Do You Can or Preserve

Food? - Deanna

 

 

Dear Friend Wee,

Yes the time at the mountain ranch was so much fun.

My guy friend helped me can/bottle the pickles , etc.

The 'leather' is made from a cooked until thickened paste of either

fruit or veggies, spread out on a drying tray and placed in the

dehydrator until dry. Then wrapped in wax paper, or plastic wrap.

Makes a wonderful chewy treat. Light weight and easy to carry in a

back pack or saddle bags. We also canned/bottled a few jars of

pickled beets and onions.

If you can leave your 'seed' tomatoes on the vine they will dry

naturally and you can then remove them for the seeds. Store the whole

dried tomato in a glass container in a cool dark place. I live in a

very dry climate so this may not work for everyone. I have opened the

ripe tomatoes, squeezed out the seeds, and let them air dry on the

counter. This works beter than trying to dry the whole tomato. The

seeds work best if you dry the membranes and juices with the seeds.

I can imagine that your plums make a wonderful jam.

We plan to make applesauce in the next few weeks.

Smiles and hugs

Deanna in Colorado USA

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I've never tried to can but I've always wanted a chance to try it. I

don't know one person that cans. As a child I would stand and watch my

Grandmother and that's about all I remember of it.

 

Sissy

[Guest guest]

My Mom had rows and rows of jars in the basement. Either she canned or it

was some weird experiment.

Sue

 

 

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pepepukpetunia

10/1/2006 8:58:46 PM

 

Re: Question of the Week - Do You Can or

Preserve Food? - Deanna

 

I've never tried to can but I've always wanted a chance to try it. I

don't know one person that cans. As a child I would stand and watch my

Grandmother and that's about all I remember of it.

 

Sissy

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Wee,

 

There is a called OrganicHomesteadingGardening

 

organichomesteadinggardening/?yguid=142576664

 

and they have lots of great files regarding drying and saving seeds

from all kinds of veggies & fruits.

 

Peace,

Diane

 

 

 

>

> Dried Tomatoes

> ---------------------

>

> I left some of my favourite " Beef-Steak " tomatoes on the Kitchen

Window sill to dry, purely

> for the seeds to use next year but as the tomato shrivels, there are

signs of ungus covering

> the tomato. I am not sure why, anyone knows why?

> What is the best way for me to collect the seeds for next year's

crop( without the fungus

> infestation).?

>

> I haven't the faintest how you make leather out of Tomatoes?

> Please explain.lol

>

[Guest guest]

Good to know, thanx!

 

 

, " strayfeather1 "

<otherbox2001 wrote:

>

> Hi Wee,

>

> There is a called OrganicHomesteadingGardening

>

> organichomesteadinggardening/?

yguid=142576664

>

> and they have lots of great files regarding drying and saving seeds

> from all kinds of veggies & fruits.

>

> Peace,

> Diane

>

>

>

> >

> > Dried Tomatoes

> > ---------------------

> >

> > I left some of my favourite " Beef-Steak " tomatoes on the Kitchen

> Window sill to dry, purely

> > for the seeds to use next year but as the tomato shrivels, there

are

> signs of ungus covering

> > the tomato. I am not sure why, anyone knows why?

> > What is the best way for me to collect the seeds for next year's

> crop( without the fungus

> > infestation).?

> >

> > I haven't the faintest how you make leather out of Tomatoes?

> > Please explain.lol

> >

>