Dry Pack Canning

Today my friend Erin will be coming to visit and we are going to do some dry packing. I have beans, rice, milk, and some carrots to do. She will be doing cereal and oatmeal. It should be a lot of fun and we should get alot done. We are also going to be packing some chocolate chips into canning jars and vacuum sealing them. I am really looking forward to spending the day taking steps toward being more prepared as well as spending time with a friend.

Restaurant Store

Hi All-
I am going to a store that serves restaurants tomorrow. I have been getting boneless, skinless, chicken breast pieces for $1.00 per pound.

There are many things available. If you would like more information please e-mail me at annascoupons@yahoo.com

Anna

How does your garden grow?

My backyard garden in my planter bed is going great. My garden on the land is slow, but I am seeing progress. My potatoes are starting to come up and my peas are growing like weeds. I also have pumpkins, watermelon, squash and tomatoes that are starting to show signs of life and new growth. I am excited about the results on the land. I have corn that is about 8 inches high and that is very exciting to me.

Well I better get off to CO-OP so I will post more later.

Anyone feel like Canning?

As you all know we are headed into canning season here in AZ. I have made a connection with a gentleman who buys jars in bulk. Here are the prices. I need all orders and money by Monday, April 27th. I will check back with him today and post an approximate delivery date.

Golden Harvest - small mouth
1/2 Pint - $6.60
Pint - $7.25
Quart - $8.00

Ball - wide mouth
Pint - $8.00
Quart - $9.00

Please e-mail if you have any questions.

Strawberry Jam

Strawberry Jam Recipe:

4 cups of strawberry puree (I clean mine then blend them in the blender, mine is still chunky)
sugar to your taste, let sit 10 minutes
add 2/3 cup of ultra gel

ladle into jars, wipe tops and boil bath for 20 minutes

You can get ultra gel from Shars (expensive), www.grainsplus.com, or someone said you can get it from Costco (not sure).

Canning Cheese

I was told that I was able to can cheese at home. I did some about 3 months ago and it is great. I tried it and it is good. I did some more on Monday so I thought I would post instructions.

Bake your wide mouth jars for 15 minutes at 245 degrees.
Melt cheese in pan and ladle into jars.
Wipe top of jars
Water bath for 45 minutes.

I will post a picture later today.
Anna

STRAWBERRIES!!!!!!!!

Superstition Ranch Market has Strawberries for $.50 per pound container. That is a good deal! I will be making jam and canning strawberries.
Anyone who is interested in learning to make jam feel free to e-mail me at annascoupons@yahoo.com and I will be more than willing to teach you in person or help you over the phone. I use a product called Ultragel to make my jam, I can use less sugar and no cooking.

Good Luck if you do a canning project or at the very least Happy Eating!