Posted by ehme on April 25th, 2008 in canning, family recipes, vegetables
Pull beets, wash with hose and wait a bit. cut off stems, leaving 3-4 in. Cook in large container in hot water until tender but not mushy. Peel, then cut into chunks or slices. Small beets may be left whole. Add to boiling syrup and heat through. Pack in hot, sterilized jars. Seal, process 10-15 [...]
Posted by ehme on January 4th, 2008 in Green Recipe Box, canning, vegetables
Peel, seed, and cut. Let stand over night with salt. Drain and cook tender in half vinegar and half water. Drain.
To one qt vinegar add 2 1/2 lb sugar (brown or white), 1 tsp. cinnamon, and cloves if you wish Cook until tender and can hot.
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If you cook something until it is tender twice, what [...]
Posted by ehme on September 29th, 2007 in Green Recipe Box, canning, vegetables
8 lbs ripe cucumbers
2 lbs sugar
1 T. each of
cinnamon
allspice
pepper
2 T. vinegar
1 qt vinegar
Cook until soft, seal while hot.
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I just put up 100 pounds of tomatoes today, there is no way I could even think about pickles at this moment.
Posted by ehme on September 29th, 2007 in Green Recipe Box, canning, things I would never eat, vegetables
cut in cubes
to 1 qt vinegar add 3 cups white sugar. 1 or 2 cinnamon bark, thimble of cloves put in a bag and take out after theya re done.
cook until soft. Put in jars. Use enough vinegar to cook.
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Pumpkin is not something I would ever think of pickling. Pumpkin is something that I never [...]
Posted by ehme on September 28th, 2007 in Green Recipe Box, canning, vegetables
2 qts chopped green tomatoes
1 qt chopped onions
1 qt chopped cucumbers
1 small cabbage (chopped)
3 red peppers
1/2 cup salt
Mix well and drain for 1/2 hour.
Dressing
4 cups sugar
1 cup flour
8 T. mustard
1 T. tumeric
Mix gradually with 3 pints cold vinegar. Add vegetables and heat through. Seal in glass jars.
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This actually sounds really good. Jars and jars of [...]
Posted by ehme on June 30th, 2007 in canning, family recipes, fruit
5 c green tomatoes, ground
5 c. sugar, boil for 5 min.
Add 1 lg 6 oz. raspberry Jell-o, and stir and bring to a rolling boil. Continue to boil 5 min. Put in jars and seal. Let stand a day or so before using.
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If you don’t have it, I highly recommend the Ball Blue Book of [...]
Posted by ehme on June 30th, 2007 in canning, family recipes, fruit
4 cups rhubarb cut up fine
4 cups sugar
1 pkg (3 oz) raspberry jello
1 pkg frozen raspberries (10 oz.)
Mix rhubarb and sugar (no water). cook till rhubarb is very tender. Immediately add the jello and stir until dissolved. Remove from the heat and add frozen raspberries and stir until melted. Pour in [...]