7/2/2023 – We made cajun marinara like last year and froze it in quart and pint containers for easy meals in the winter. Started with a 25 lb. box of canning tomatoes from Sessions Farm Market (only $15) as our … Continue reading
Category Archives: Preserving
8/3/2022 – Given the 60-ft row of Clemson Spineless and the 60-ft row of Red Burgundy okra at the beginning of their season…at least this year…we had enough to make our popular pickled okra. 8/18/2022 – Made 4 more pints … Continue reading
7/9/2022 – We have a lot of tomatoes and bell peppers from the garden and decided to put them up prepared into two base dishes for use with meat in the winter. Cut off all the bad places and chopped … Continue reading
Taqueria-Style Pickled Jalapenos And Carrots First, slice 4-5 jalapeno peppers and 2 medium sized peeled carrots into 1/4 inch slices. Discard the stems. Next, heat a bit of olive oil in a large pan to medium heat. Add the jalapeno and carrot … Continue reading
1/10/2022 – This salsa was made with green tomatoes picked since we began having very cold nights and the tomato plants are freezing. It also has serrano peppers from our garden that were picked last week. 4/23/2022 – Enjoying the … Continue reading
1/9/2022 – This canning was done like the one on June 22, 2021. What is significant is this is happening in JANUARY with a bunch of our 2011 Fall tomatoes. This was with the Better Boy tomatoes from the fall garden. … Continue reading
12/30/2021 – Made our standard german kraut with a large head of Cheers Cabbage. Rebuilt Spreadsheet 12/30/2112/30/2021Cabbage1578Caraway Seed – 2gm /1000 gm cabbage3.2Juniper berries – 2 gm per 1000 gm cabbage3.2Mustard Seed – 6 gm per 1000 gm of cabbage9.5Salt … Continue reading
8/22/2021 – We have a collection of various peppers that include Anaheim G76, Peppercinies, red Serranos, and maybe a Grand Marcino with about half being picked this morning. The pickled peppers and garlic turned out great. … Continue reading
8/22/2021 – This ferment is a repeat of Okra Fermented No. 6, and the first okra ferment in 2021, because the one in 2019 turned out great. Stuffed a half-gallon jar with large and small okra and added about 3 … Continue reading
This preparation was inspired by the one at The Ranch Kitchen although ours has a lot more spices. Ingredients Fresh okra from our garden3 cups 5% white vinegar1 1/2 teaspoons Morton Canning and Pickling Salt2 tablespoons sugar6 average garlic cloves … Continue reading