Preserving the Harvest - Page 35

[Jennifer3141]

So, similar to a tomato mill but even nicer... I may have to add that to my list.

[lmonter]

Ah yes, the Squeezo. Ebay's the less expensive place to buy one. May even get the old school 1979 packaging.

Makes tomato sauce and applesauce and mashed potatoes and such pretty darned easy. With the last of my apples this year, I quartered them, cut off the bloom end (with the little dangly-like strings), nuked 'em in the microwave for about 10 minutes, and squeezed. I didn't have the time to be using giant pots of water with all the kids underfoot. It was cool.

[Jennifer3141]

They came out with a new Food Saver recently. I couldn't resist. It's really neat. I can't wait to see what blueberries look like 6 months after freezing.

I also got my hard cheese kit the other day but you really do need a press so that's on hold until next month. Oh, the fun this summer is going to be!!

[Chicky2]

Canning Question

Ok, x posting several places 'cause I need an answer rather quickly!


I'm making my super yummy zucchini pickles, and I've got ALOT of brine left. Does anyone know if there's any harm in refrigerating it, and reheating for more pickles in a few days? It's got so much mustard seed, celery seed, and turmeric in it and I just can't stand the thought of wasting....

[Carlyn]

I would certainly save it to use for another batch of canning. I'm not an expert in food safety, but within 3 days would be fine in my opinion. Wow that you are canning zucchini already! Our plants are just a few leaves big so far. Guess we're in different zones

[Chicky2]

The only safety issue I was concerned about was not having enough vinegar left in it to make the next batch preserve long enough, yk? I'm going to just add a half recipe of the vinegar, sugar, and water to the next batch.

We are in Texas, so yeah, def. different zone than Canada!

[rosie29]

Subbing and bumping!

[PiesandAbrosmama]

I'm getting a peck of peaches tomorrow. . .thinking about peach marmalade. I'll let you all know!!