I was very (VERY) bad about listing my canning in my sidebar this year (actually, I neglected my sidebar terribly! tsk, tsk) but I did keep track of it on paper. Here it is~ before I toss the list in the burnables and start fresh for the new year. As you can see, I got a pressure canner last year! ;-)
( Qt. and P. are pretty obvious, but the j stands for 'jars', when I used a mix of sizes.)
I canned:
17 qt. canned meat, chicken and beef
7 qt. squash
10 j. zucchini relish
13 qt. sweet pickles
2 qt. volcano pickles
8 j. jalapeno jelly
20 qt. pears
18 qt. spaghetti sauce
12 qt. grape juice
5 p. grape jelly
7 p. grape syrup
23 qt. Hurricane Lee Beef with or without tomatoes. (H.L canning done without power.)
6 p. pork sausage
7 qt. spaghetti MEAT sauce
9 p. elderberry syrup
23 qt. applesauce
In addition to canning:
I froze bags and bags (and bags) of:
huckleberries
strawberries
shredded zucchini
squash, cubed
pesto
I dried pounds and pounds of:
apples
bananas
sun-dried tomatoes
pears
I harvested lots of lots of:
peppermint
chamomile
hyssop
plantain
lemon verbena
lemon balm
rosemary
chives
oregano
parsley
thyme
and I made plenty of:
Homemade Vanilla
plantain salve
Here's to a new and, Lord willing, ABUNDANT year!
10 comments:
Such a beautiful picture!
WOW, good job!
if only my garden could be so abundant! oh and i had a pressure canner, dreams for this year! Maybe ill find one on crags list!
: )
-Bobbi
Like you don't have enough on your list of to do's, but could you do a series on canning. I have wanted to for a few years and would love for this year to be THE year I do it. Thank you!
That is one impressive pantry! Curious as to whether you aII reaIIy eat that many pickIes?
Anonymous~ believe it or not~ we do. Even MORE surprising is the fact that the pickles shown are all VOLCANO pickles, meaning hotter than all the people in this familys' tastebuds can handle save one. Named Matt. And he managed to clean us out. And if, by chance it takes him two years, so be it. Notice I only did 2 qt. of volcanos this year. That means he has a few left over.
Pickles do get overwhelming though which is why I generally ONLY pickle cukes and not beans, squash, etc.
And that was, I am sure, more than you ever wanted to know about pickles.
pleeeeeeeeeeeeease post that volcano pickle recipe..and know that i am so envious of the harvesting you have done...way to go!!!!!!!
celina (from canada) now virginia
LOVE THAT PHOTO!!! :) Just before I read your post I was looking at a canning book called Putting Food By from the library! HAHA. It must be a sign. (or not.) I am so jealous of your hard work and wonderful finished product. I'm so lazy. ;)
I always like these posts, makes me hungry and anxious for growing and harvesting!
Looks scrumptious! You have in your pantry what I have only in wish dreams!
We were not able to plant a garden last summer for various and sundry reasons. We were able, though, to get quite a few veggies and fruits from our Amish neighbors. We are determined to get in a really good garden this year! And we'll be canning and dehydrating and otherwise putting food by .I'm so excited! I went through the seed inventory today to see what other seeds we will need. Oh, spring can't come soon enough! :D
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