Recent content by ValeriGail

Lid Label! Good Idea! I hated the two labels I used. Once wet, they disintegrated and the second label was just way too big. I want a photo quality, and wonder if I could get that better in a round lid label.. and bet its easier to get it on straighter too! Ok, so since fresh figs were...

I wish I could give pointers. I have no clue. We moved into this house, which is a rental, in February. We didn't even know it was a fig tree growing there, as it didn't have the usual markings. I live in South east Texas and this is a California Kadota fig. We live on water front, and our...

I'm probably going to drive you guys crazy with all my questions! LOL I am going to be doing a dry run at the local tractor supply this week. They have a small farmers market every saturday and Wednesday. Basically, if you have something to sell (must be a home made, home grown product) you...

I've been meaning to get back here and reply but yesterday was one crazy day! We totally redid the two patches over last night in a water boil. When I opened each jar, they just ran out like syrup. We decided to hold off on working with the pressure canner till my mother in law has time to...

I actually did pick up the ball "complete book of home preserving" book. It arrived from amazon yesterday evening! Super excited about that! Here is my issue this morning.... I'm working with Figs. When researching online, they fall into the low acid group. Some say they need the...

For my first batch of Jam, we used a enamel water bather canner to heat seal the jars. My mother in law has a pressure canner and brought that over for me to use. Which is better? Or what are the pros and cons of both methods?

Awesome!!! Thank you so much for that link!! I am leaning towards the Kadota fig tree. It is the closest, I think. Here is a pic of my figs. This was yesterday, and I have another full basket of figs we picked this evening waiting to be washed. That makes 4 full baskets I need to work...

See, I'm so much on overload that I can't even tell anymore when its preserves or jam that I'm reading about. I ordered the Ball complete book of home persevering and hope that it helps bring everything into focus for me. The internet has been great, but at times its confused me even more...

Reading your recipe, do I actually need to use a pectin product? What would I need to do to get it to set with out the pectin? I like the baking soda boil idea in that recipe. Might try that tonight. Some of my figs have thick skins. I just mashed them up last night. I also made an apple jam...

I have a Fig tree that is producing like crazy. I've got figs coming out of my walls! So far, We've been Harvesting twice a day, filling one of those plastic easter buckets each time. I think Today is day 5, and it finally looks to be slowing. We might have a full bucket this evening, but...