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This summer, I’ve shared how I canned squash, onions, & corn.
I haven’t shared any recipes, because I don’t have any canning recipes of my own. I usually stick to the recipes in the Ball Blue Book of Canning
Here’s what I ended up doing with my onions:
I peeled the onions and left them whole. I boiled the onions for 5 minutes. I then placed the onions and 1/2 teaspoon salt into a pint jar (use 1 tsp. for quart jars) and filled with the cooking liquid. I processed them at 10 pounds of pressure for 40 minutes for pints & quarts.
See my little jar of onions on top of the squash? I only got one jar with the onions I had. I’m planning on making creamed onions for Thanksgiving this year with onions from our garden. I love creamed onions, and it’s a good thing the jar is in the cabinet out of sight, or it might not make it to Thanksgiving!
I did share about my canning earlier this month, along with where to buy a canning kit.
I told you about re-usable canning lids, then I found that Granny Miller shares her review of them. Since I haven’t bought any yet, it was nice to read her review. Now I know for sure I want to try them.
Sweet Preservation has canning labels you can print out. What a great way to dress up your canned goods for gift giving.
Why you shouldn’t can like your grandmother did is an important article to read for your families safety.
Here’s another article to stay save while canning.
Pick your own has canning instructions and recipes from applesauce to zucchini.
Mary at Owlhaven is sharing her canning recipes. She has even included videos to help you get started.
I love growing our own food and preserving it. I like to can, freeze and dehydrate. The growing season is not over for us yet. We have a fall planting in now. Including several rows of our favorite green beans that I plan on canning.
To see more canning ideas and recipes and join the linky party, visit:
For more frugal ideas, visit Frugal Friday.
Also visit Finer Things Friday
Food on Fridays
Show & Tell Fridays
Traveling Through Thursday is a Blog Hop, hosted by Living on Love and Cents, Mom On Dealz and Clipping for Cash! Traveling Through Thursday and a new kind of blog hop!
They “travel” someplace different each week. This week it’s Twitter. Sounds like fun!
Come join the fun!
I’m also joining Buzz on By Thursday.
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Should be a day full of fun!
I found some new blog hops to participate in! Blog hops are a great way to find new blogs and met new friends. Why don’t you come join, too?
Image via WikipediaI find nothing more frustrating in the kitchen, than fruit and vegetables going bad before I can use them. Fruits and vegetables can be expensive. Throwing food away is a real budget buster. I’m not very fond of having to throw our fruits and vegetables away. Well, I give them to the chickens, but still, that’s expensive chicken feed. Of course, at least I get an egg out of the deal! lol
I have found out that one problem is I have been storing some of my fruits and vegetables wrong.
Did you know if you store apples near other fruits and vegetables, the apples will cause them to go bad faster? Conversely, if you have fruit that you want to ripen faster, put an apple next to them.
If you store ripe bananas next to green bananas they will ripen faster. If your trying to make your bananas last longer, that can be a problem.
You shouldn’t store potatoes and onions next to each other, either. Who know that 2 things that taste so good together can’t be stored next to each other?
Here’s information on how to store produce from Artichokes to Winter Squashes so they last longer.
Now I know why my lemons go bad so fast, I should be storing them on the counter, instead of the fridge!
For more kitchen tips, visit Tammy’s Recipes.
For more homemaking tips, visit Homemaker Monday.
Works For Me Wednesday
Homemaking Link Up
This was not staged. I really caught him using two computers at once!
For more pictures, visit Wordless Wednesday,
Wordless Wednesday at 5 Minutes for Mom ,
Say “Cheese” at It’s a Blog Party
A Beautiful Mess,
Live and Love Outloud,
7 Clown Circus
Attic Girl
Shibley Smiles
by Karen Porter I love the name of this book! lol I’m loving this book. This book has chocolate quotes (that I’ve been sharing on Facebook), and chocolate recipes!
– How to deal Effectively with the Impossible People in Your Life by Jan Silvious The world is filled with difficult people. Gain the tools you need to get along with others and conduct your relationships in a manner that honors God and preserves your sanity.
In addition to reading the above books, this week I continued a Read the Bible in 90 days program. So that’s keeping me busy reading, also.
