Recent content by MNTaxi

Thanks guys! Sparrowgrass. When you said cut side down do you mean the inside of the pumpkin down? What temp did you have the over? How long did you roast them or how did you tell they were done? I'm going to go pull them all later today. It is starting to rain and we get a lot of it here

You'd thing so. I just want to make sure I don't have to let them set for a week or so before using them.

Yeah they basically tell you everything. I call it my Recipies for dummies website. I love it. My big question is how do you know when they are ripe enough to make pies with? When they turn 100% Orange? Most of mine have been orange for close to 2 weeks and the plants are already mostly...

I planted some Sugar Pumpkins for making pies and I've never done ths before. I've always planted Pumpkins for carving Jack O Lanterns. How do you know when they are ripe enough to make pies out of them? I'm pretty new at baking and cooking. My Mom and grandma use to do all of it. Since...

I planted some Beets this year thinking I might try and can some pickled Beets. So now I have 2 questions. #1 I think I let the beets grow longer than I should have but I am not sure. Some of them are close to the size of my fist. I pulled one tonight and cut it open and for never having...

I just got a couple plants and I was wondering if anyone knew how well they freeze? Bolth say they are good for Jams Jelly's and fresh eating.

I reuse the jars and bands to.

New and unused.

Thats different. Never heard of that before.

I think the canning gods are agsinst me today. went out yesterday and bought 75lbs of peaches. I checked them at the stand and a few were bruised bu no big deal. After an hour drive home I went though the boxes. Layed peaches on towels and 50% were bruised from their own weight. :mad...

I have bought boxes of jars befor that have had some lids sealed on to the jar. From either being stored in a how wearhouse or in the sun. I never use those. So was just wondering if there was a reason not to use them.

I was just wondering if those who can use the lids that come with the new jars they buy?

This is my second year doing a garden. I planted a bunch of onions. Two different kinds. One of them are Walla Wallas that I plan on using in spagetti Sause, Salsa, Bread and butter pickles, etc. The second kind I planted I can't remember what they are and I can't find the tag for them that...

Yes velochic! I figgure this was the case. If I used it I was planning on putting 1 tbsp per pint jaw of spagetti sauce. My main concern is if their was anything in the first recipie that isn't recomended for canning any more. I have heard that some spices can cause gas to build up even...

I was thinking of adding the 1tbsp lemon juice and using the cook time for the "Seasoned Tomato Sauce" recipie in the Ball Blue Book. I don't think you can really over cook the sauce by increasing the processing in the jars time. I just don;t want to get someone sick.