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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 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 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...

Well I've been giving the neighbor down the road a ton of tomatos from my garden this year because I really don't have a ton of recipies for them. She pulled out a book that she has always used called: Farm Journal's Freezing & Canning Cookbook". I think it is the 1973 edition. Here is the...

I bought 3 different types of tomato plans and all are supposed to be good for canning. So it said on the tags in the pots. I know I have roma's but can't remember what the other 2 are. I'd like to can them but should I de-seed most of them first and than smash them into the cars?

I swear that I read or heard somewhere that it is recomended to pressure can tomatos now. Is that true? The Blue Ball book shows using a Hot water bath but I add like a tbsp of lemon juice to each pint. Is it still safe to hot water bath can tomatos? I pressure canned some the other day...

I bought this 2lbs package of Ball's Preserving & Pickling Salt ( thought it was something else) and it has a recipie on the back for Traditional Bread & Butter Pickles that I want to try. But I have a couple questions. . . . 1. 10 cups sliced trimmed pickling cucumbers 2. 4 medium onions...

What is the difference? Why can one be used and not the other in canning? I want to add a little salt to my canned tuna and was unsure what the difference was and which I should use. Is the canning/pickling salt only for Pickles?

Well I have I think 11 Tomato plants. 5 Roma's, 3 Manitoba's, and 3 others that I can't remember the names of. The Romas are getting ripe but not enough at once I think to can them. If their are than they are going to have to be canned in small batches. Does anyone have a good recipie for...

Is one better than the other when it comes to canning or is it basiclly just personal preferance? I have always just used Regular Mouth jars and have never had a problem with them. Though I hear more people talking about Wide Mouth.

Speaking of the safety of home canning. I talked to a buddy of mine today that opened a pint jar of peaches I canned back in august (2nd attempt at canning). Said that the peach above the liquid was moldy. I only gave out 4 or 5 jars to people and none of mine so far have had any problems...

I am getting ready to go buy a bunch of tomato plants but I am wondering what kind to get. I would like to can most of them. Mostly for sauces and stew. Not sure what kind to buy. Their are a ton of difffernt kinds. So far I have a couple Roma Tomato starts. I have heard that they are good...

I bought Cabela's 1 hp meat grinder last year and I believe the instructions ask me to use food grade silicone on the parts befor storing it. What is it exactly and where can I get it? I know that the plates with all the little holes that go on the front (meat gets pushed through like...

How tight do you screw the bands down on the lids befor putting them in the pressure canner? Do you tighten them down or leave them semi loose? None of my canning books specify and I have heard it both ways.

My husband is cooking a turkyinthe oven for Easter Sunday. I read on the forums somehere about boiling the carcas and making a turkey stock. I would hate to waste the carcas if it can be used. I would also like to can the stock if that is possible. Does anyone have a recipie for Turkey...

I just baught an 11 pount chunk of beef to can this morning. The meat is in the pressure cooker as I type this. My question is this. . . . . .. I got about 3/4 - 1lbs of trimmings off of this massive chunk of beef and it's probably 60/40 meat and fat. I was wondering if I could make beef...

I was surfing the WWW looking for canning recipies since I am very new to canning with a pressure canner. I saw this statement and I can't figgure out what one I have? Dial or Weight Guage. What do I set my canner to? 10 or 11lbs? "Dial Gauge Type @ 11 pounds pressure or Weighted Gauge Type @...