Archive from December, 2009

Canning for fun & frugality

Dec 30, 2009 by     3 Comments    Posted under: Blogroll, Bobbie's Store, Canning/Preserving, saving money

Anita and I did some canning over the Christmas holidays.  Above is the photo of some meatballs and bolognese  sauce I made; 22 jars of one and 17 of another. I also canned chicken, butter beans, & taco soup (with ground beef, hominy etc). It’s funny to say that it’s fun and work at the same time! I even think it’s relaxing/satisfying…go figure! I guess that’s what hobbies are all about! The pressure canner that I use is on the carousel below.

Pain de Mie

Dec 29, 2009 by     3 Comments    Posted under: Blogroll, recipes, saving money

One of my favorite Christmas gifts from John this year was a new bread pan. With the help of our daughter Jesseka, who purchased it, boxed it up and had it shipped to us, I now have this… Read more »

Canning Turkey

Dec 15, 2009 by     3 Comments    Posted under: Blogroll, Canning/Preserving, Grocery Challenge, recipes, saving money

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One of my favorite things to do is can meat. It relaxes me and gives me a sense of satisfaction when I see all the jars lined up on the shelves.

canned turkey

canned turkey

I always know when it’s time to can when I have a shelf of empty jars, so I start making my plans. This week I hope to can about 10 quarts of goulash. I’ve never canned this before but it would be nice to have it on the shelf. My sister-in-law, Vanita sent me spices as couple of months ago and it’s perfect for this. I’m also running low on my Spaghetti Meat Sauce seeing that I only have  2 jars left on the shelf.

The one of the things I would like to can is lamb, which would be excellent for Shepherds pie but I need to find it at a good price first.

Anita (child #5) will be here next Monday and we hope to squeeze some canning in for her too. Nice to travel down with empty jars and take up full jars of  food and meats. They are very handy. I can have most every casserole ready in just a few minutes, no thawing of meat, just open the jar and add the already cooked meat to the other ingredients. Easy!

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