Our goals for today:
-Can crushed tomatoes
-Can some Apple Butter
Went to the farmers market today and got one bushel of tomatoes(about 25 pounds. Biltmore variety) and one bushel of apples (Mutsu).
So we started by taking the tops off of the tomatoes and then boiling them for 30 secounds to loosen the skins. Then we took this HUGE pot and mushed them slighty cooking them for a long time. We sterilized the quart cans and the lids and after we put the slightly smushed tomatoes into the clean cans we tapped the air bubbles out of the secound batch(the first was a practice and we forgot to de-bubble it) we put the 12 cans (first 7 in the pressure canner and then 5) we learned how to work the pressure canner. Interesting.
While the tomatoes were pressure can-ing we took the blossom ends, the worms, and the stems off of the apples. We boiled them in the same(cleaned out) pot and then put them through the mill to separate the seeds and the skins from the pulp. That took a LOT of time out of that.
So now all we have to do is add the sugar and spices and then can and put them into the pressure canner. I'm estimating that we will have about 8 or 9 pints of apple butter. I hope.
Good luck to you canners!!
-Can crushed tomatoes
-Can some Apple Butter
Went to the farmers market today and got one bushel of tomatoes(about 25 pounds. Biltmore variety) and one bushel of apples (Mutsu).
So we started by taking the tops off of the tomatoes and then boiling them for 30 secounds to loosen the skins. Then we took this HUGE pot and mushed them slighty cooking them for a long time. We sterilized the quart cans and the lids and after we put the slightly smushed tomatoes into the clean cans we tapped the air bubbles out of the secound batch(the first was a practice and we forgot to de-bubble it) we put the 12 cans (first 7 in the pressure canner and then 5) we learned how to work the pressure canner. Interesting.
While the tomatoes were pressure can-ing we took the blossom ends, the worms, and the stems off of the apples. We boiled them in the same(cleaned out) pot and then put them through the mill to separate the seeds and the skins from the pulp. That took a LOT of time out of that.
So now all we have to do is add the sugar and spices and then can and put them into the pressure canner. I'm estimating that we will have about 8 or 9 pints of apple butter. I hope.
Good luck to you canners!!
A lot of work, but worth it! How will you use the tomatoes and apples?
ReplyDeleteUsed the tomatoes in soups and sauces(pasta, pizza sauce), and the apple butter for breakfeast and snacks!! Thanks for your comment!
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