Harvesting
We've been canning and harvesting a good bit of the garden's bounty the last few days.The kraut was ready to go, so we canned that. We started a few weeks ago with approximately 15 pounds of cabbage; on Friday we canned it, and ended up with 5 quarts and 7 pints. Looking forward to some good Reubens this winter!
We've canned quite a few green beans: I believe the total is 38 pints and 38 quarts. Thereabouts, anyway.
Last year, we started using the propane burner and stand from our turkey fryer to help speed up the canning process. Not only does it heat up the veggies much quicker
than the stovetop, it also frees up the stovetop for other needs. We use two pressure canners or hot water baths at a time: that is a great perk from combining our household with my parents' a couple of years ago. We also have a number of folks lending a hand: our two daughters are usually providing great and very competent support; 3yo son is always around--he's actually able to help a great deal on some items; and 11yo son jumps in, too, when he's not got other chores to tend to. And my mother: she's the foreman. We are blessed to have her around!
We were able to can 38 pints of beans in about 2.5 hoursMary Susan
posted by The Bradshaws at 8:00 PM
4 Comments:
You know, I just had a thought. Perhaps you should put one of those green flashy thingys at the "Unhook Water Treatment System From Basemant", too. Unless it really does mean "In progress..." in which case you should put in a red flashy thing that means "Need to do really soon"!!!
I'm surprised at how much sooner your vegetables are coming on than ours are—maybe two to three weeks ahead. You're not all that far south of us, but it sure does make a difference.
Debbie fried up some of our cabbage with sausage, and it came out shockingly sweet. We're assuming that it is due to the massive amounts of lime we put on the ground. I wonder what kind of kraut it would make; maybe we'll have to give it a try.
Reqesting an update!!!
I would love to have your kraut recipe. Everyone who made it around here last year ended up throwing it out.
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