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Here is some of what I canned this year.

Top row:

Roma Green Beans
Red Sour Kraut
Pickled Jalapenos

Second Row:

Roma Greens Beans and New potatoes
Dill Pickles
Tomato Juice
Tomato Wedges


Third Row:

Tomato Sauce
Apple Sauce
Bread and Butter Pickles (In Back)
Smoked Pureed Jalapenos

Fourth Row:

Peach Jam
Plum Jam
Apple Jelly

Plus I have a little bit in the freezer.

Great job Pat!!

I just put up the Peach Jam today.

Some of that is from last year, but 80% is this years.

Wow!!! Pat, could you PLEASE post your recipe for the smoked pureed jalapenos??

Everything looks fantastic!!!

Wow Pat you have been busy Looks great!!!!!

So far all I have canned is green beans, sweet pickles, sweet pepper relish & sweet pickle relish. I will do apples in the fall and my taters are still in the ground. I also have a freezer full of okra & squash.

Gee, Pat, you HAVE been busy! Gathering for the winter huh. Thanks for sharing. Sue

I haven't canned anything in years. Have always loved the jelly. I used to make it from pineapple juice. Sure was good.

Well it is simple.
I smoked them in the smoker and pureed them in the blender, and added some generic pickling brine.

I use 5 cups of Vinegar, 1 cup of water, and 4 teaspoons of salt. Bring all of this to a boil and add however enough to the peppers to make it smooth.

And whatever is left over stores nicely on the shelf, you don't have to refrigerate the left over brine. I use this brine for just about anything I pickle. (You can add whatever flavorings you want for other uses.)

Then jar it up, it's good as an additive for just about anything, it adds a nice smokey, hot pickled taste to what ever you add it too.

And come January I can open a jar of Green Beans and New potatoes!!!

Canning is a lot of work, but I enjoy it.

I still have AppleButter to make!!! YUMMMM!!!!!!

YUM!!! Will be doing that one for sure.

Also, your apple jelly looks so clear! It all looks great Pat!

Well the apple jelly was a 'by product', I made Applesauce, and Applebutter, and had some peals, and cores to do something with. So I bought some SureGel and made some jelly.

Well it looks good!! And now I know why it is so clear, I bet you just strained all the icky stuff out and ended up with that great looking juice leftover! Good idea!

Wow we shoudl be calling you Busy Beaver!! Your stash looks great Pat!

I was afraid it wouldn't taste very good. I had to add some water in order to get enough juice to make the Jelly. But after I tasted it and it was just fine.

I am just about out of jars, I need to find some more. I have a lot of jelly jars, 1/2, and 1/4 pints, but just about out of pints and quarts.

WOOOOOOWW A canner after my own heart I love Applebutter


AHHH How far away are you guys from Dallas?? Me and Jimmy may just have to make a road trip!!!

I wish I knew how to can things.
Your shelves of canned goods look wonderful.

I WAS THINKING THE EXACT SAME THING....

Pat, you are one awesome dude....
Give yourself one gia~gando pat on the back...
A job wellllllllll done....
(insert gremalin's holding award)

Well canning IS a lot of work, but the wife won't let have a Girl Friend. I have to have something to do!!!

P.S. Weezie your Mailbox is full.

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="COMIC SANS MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="3" face="COMIC SANS MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Wrennie:
<strong> I wish I knew how to can things.

Oh yum Pat, that one sounds really good!

i have a water bath canning 'kit' and book but I'm scared to try. Something about boiling water and glass.

I place the jars in a 250* oven to keep them warm, put the flat in a small sauce pan, at just under a boil. And I keep the tea kettle full of hot water just in case I need to add some water to the canner.

And what ever I am canning I ALWAYS hot pack, I have cracked a few jars, but if the jars are hot you won't have any problems.

I don't use a metal plate in the bottom of the canner, but my pressure cooker came with one that will work, but my big sauce pot really isn't as tall as it needs tot be so I don't use the plate, I do use it when I can with the Pressure Cooker.

You could let her have a boyfriend, and then he could do it all!