The Canning Thread

[HRDWRK]

Not sure if any Interest in green beans.
Hanover foods outlet store has green beans by the plastic shopping bag for $5. It's all you can put in the bag.
The wife and I put up about 2 gallons from one bag.

The beans currently are from NC and sometime in July they will be local beans.

 

[smkranz]

A couple days ago we canned 7 pint jars of Pickle & Pepper Relish. The cukes were courtesy of @eruby (thank you!!). The recipe is the Sweet Pickle Relish recipe from the Ball Blue Book, with the addition of jalapeño and hot red peppers, and only half the amount of onion called for. The recipe with my variations is a definite keeper.

 

[XCheckR]

We did green beans a few weeks ago again.

 

[Bigsawer]

Peach jelly. A few will be gifts but with only 2 of us, this is probably a couple years worth

 

[F-Stop]

Have 2 gallons of salsa simmering on stove getting ready. I will appreciate it around holidays but not right now. Lol.


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[smkranz]

I never realized until today that Giant sells Kirby cucumbers which are preferred for pickling such as pickle chips, because they have a denser core with fewer seeds. I’ve been shlepping down to H Mart where they sell them loose, whereas Giant’s are wrapped in a tray.


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[FrankZ]

We grew lunch box cucumbers this year. We have been swimming in them. All summer we have had a jar of refrigerator pickles as well as she has canned hamburger dills, bread and butter pickles and some pickle relish.

 

[gamer_jim]

Have 2 gallons of salsa simmering on stove getting ready. I will appreciate it around holidays but not right now. Lol.


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Great Karma, I'm in!

 

[Blacksmith101]

If you are looking for canning supplies Good's store has a good selection on line and they have a number of store locations.

Link to Good's Store canning supplies:

Preserving, Pickling and Canning Supplies

Buy home canning and pickling supplies from Good's Store. Orders over $75 ship free within the lower 48 states. We offer Ball lids & rings, canners, canning tools, ingredients and more! Shop for water bath canners, pressure cookers, Victorio strainers, Dutch Freeze freezer boxes, Sure Jell, and...

goodsstores.com

 

[Alphabrew]

I need a crap load of jars and I’m having a hard time finding them. Canning season must be in full swing, lol.

Anybody seen the brown/amber colored canning jars?

 

[FrankZ]

I need a crap load of jars and I’m having a hard time finding them. Canning season must be in full swing, lol.

Anybody seen the brown/amber colored canning jars?

She found jars at Weis.

It looks like Amazon has a good selection, including amber.

 

[Alphabrew]

She found jars at Weis.

It looks like Amazon has a good selection, including amber.

I checked Amazon but only found off brands (not Ball or Kerr) and the prices were very high compared to Walmart and Southern States.

 

[FrankZ]

I checked Amazon but only found off brands (not Ball or Kerr) and the prices were very high compared to Walmart and Southern States.

I found a lot of Ball jars listed. I searched specifically for them. They do seem a little proud of their jars.

 

[Alphabrew]

I found a lot of Ball jars listed. I searched specifically for them. They do seem a little proud of their jars.

Even if they are real (I have my doubts), the Amazon prices are 2-3 times higher than Walmart.

I bought the last two cases of the Ball half gallon jars at Mount Airy Walmart, I’ll need a few more cases. Hopefully they get a re-stock soon.

 

[adit]

Sam's Club has regular mouth Ball's for $17 per 20 pack of Pints. In stock at Severn, Golden Ring, Laurel, and Salisbury.

Ball Regular Mouth Mason Jars, 16-Oz. Pint Glass Jars with Lids & Bands, 20-Pack - Sam's Club

Buy Ball Regular Mouth Mason Jars, 16-Oz. Pint Glass Jars with Lids & Bands, 20-Pack : Food Storage at SamsClub.com

www.samsclub.com

 

[Archeryrob]

Have not seen brown jars anywhere.
Walmart has pints for $12 and quarts for $15
Dollar store selling off branded for $3 less a case maybe.

 

[Archeryrob]

So I did a test to use up jalapeño and bell peppers.

Pints are 1# jalapeño and 1# bell peppers relish
1/2 pints are all deseeded jalapeños relish and 1#

Both have vinegar, sugar, garlic, mustard seed and pickling salt. Plus half and onion and cooked 30 minutes before water bathed

Hoping the sweet hot relish is like the red stuff they put on subs. 1/2 pints are for cooking or for real men that can handle more heat than me

 

[FrankZ]

So I did a test to use up jalapeño and bell peppers.

Pints are 1# jalapeño and 1# bell peppers relish
1/2 pints are all deseeded jalapeños relish and 1#

Both have vinegar, sugar, garlic, mustard seed and pickling salt. Plus half and onion and cooked 30 minutes before water bathed

Hoping the sweet hot relish is like the red stuff they put on subs. 1/2 pints are for cooking or for real men that can handle more heat than me

Nice....

Looks great

 

[TI-tick]

Anone have a pear canning recipe?
My Aunt used to can them in a light sauce but she's passed and nobody knows the recipe. I can find some online but if someone on MDS has any recipes I'd appreciate it.

They appear to be a Bartlett pear or similar.

TIA.

 

[TI-tick]

I went out to find quart jars today and couldn’t find any! I went to 4 stores, this is nuts.

I got wide mouth pint and quarts at TSC in Easton, Wal Mart was fairly picked clean. Good luck.